Dogs might be a man's best friend with a "better ear for language" than realized before
A study of 70 dogs organized at the University of Surrey, UK by researcher Holly Root-Gutteridge has found that their ability to recognize words is more advanced than expected. The study presented the dogs with several simple words, spoken by unfamiliar voices in different pitches, that had a difference of only one vowel. 48 out of the 70 dogs were shown to recognize the differences between the words.
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Scientists recreate mummy's voice with 3D-printed vocal tract
Researchers used 3D scans of a 3000-year-old ancient Egyptian mummy, of a priest named Nesyamun who served under Pharaoh Ramses XI, to produce 3D prints of the mummy's vocal tracts, allowing them to recreate the voice of the ancient priest. The vocal tract organ has allowed scientists to investigate vowel sounds and inflections in the ancient Egyptian language.
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