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Catherine Matacic

Catherine Matacic is an associate online editor, specializing in linguistics and the social sciences.

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Latest Stories

Top stories: Indonesia’s research tensions, a science-light budget, and a new telescope network

World’s largest linguistics database is getting too expensive for some researchers

U.S. attorneys warn of upcoming ‘spike’ in prosecutions related to China ties

Top stories: Hypersonic weapons, acid waters, and interstellar comets

What is love? It depends which language you speak

Science organizations speak out in defense of Uyghur academics

‘There’s no hope for the rest of us.’ Uyghur scientists swept up in China’s massive detentions

This U.S. lawmaker wants greater scrutiny of algorithms used in criminal trials

Human speech may have a universal transmission rate: 39 bits per second

Top stories: Skin-seeing caterpillars, a climate ‘reality check,’ and why cats eat grass

Police misconduct may spread like a contagion, new study suggests

First Cherokee cave inscriptions commemorate sacred lacrosselike game

Researchers probe jail before trial

Podcast: Mysterious racehorse injuries, and reforming the U.S. bail system

Does jailing people before trial make cities safer? Not always, new research suggests

These docile foxes may hold some of the genetic keys to domestication

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