Why 'rewilding' wo'nt work and What does the sound of a word tells us?

A new Cornell study describes a series of linguistic experiments showing that the sounds (phonology) of a word can indicate whether it is a noun or a verb. [Article in Chronicle Online]

Introducing lions, cheetahs, elephants, camels and other large non-indigenous animals to the U.S. Great Plains and Southwest -- a plan proposed in the journal Nature last year -- wouldn't work, several Cornell researchers argue. Such animals would be unlikely to thrive and could seriously threaten indigenous species and ecosystems, they say. [Article in Chronicle Online]