Nation Jan 31 Watch 3:49 Melissa Malzkuhn on the power of connecting through language Melissa Malzkuhn was born deaf, and into a deaf family of gifted storytellers. In her brief but spectacular take, Malzkuhn describes how early access to sign language allowed her to connect with humanity. She's now the creative director of the… By Steve Goldbloom
Science Jun 21 Koko, gorilla who communicated with sign language and raised kittens, dies at 46 Koko's capacity for language and empathy opened the minds and hearts of millions of people, the Gorilla Foundation said. By Associated Press