Language

Three paper cut-outs in the shape of speech bubbles read bonjour, hello and hola

CognitionNovember 11, 2025

Learning Another Language May Slow Brain Aging, Huge New Study Finds

A large international study suggests that being multilingual can slow down cognitive aging

Katie Kavanagh, Nature magazine

A robot and human hand forming a heart to suggest a futuristic dating concept.

Artificial IntelligenceOctober 23, 2025

So You Fell for a Robot—‘Chatfishing’ Is Taking Over the Dating Apps

Forget fake profile pics on dating apps—AI is now doing the talking, and we can’t tell the difference

Deni Ellis Béchard

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LanguageOctober 14, 2025

Science Crossword: Organized Chaos

Play this crossword inspired by the November 2025 issue of Scientific American

Aimee Lucido

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LanguageOctober 7, 2025

Babies’ Brains Recognize Foreign Languages They Heard before Birth

Babies process foreign languages they heard in utero much like their mother tongue, researchers find

Meghie Rodrigues

Taylor Swift gestures while speaking at NYU commencement ceremony

LanguageSeptember 25, 2025

Scientists Take on Taylor Swift’s Linguistic Eras

An analysis of Taylor Swift’s interviews suggests her speech pattern has changed over her career

Mohana Basu, Nature magazine

A traditional Italian spaghetti cacio e pepe dish, featuring al dente pasta coated in a creamy blend of Pecorino Romano cheese and freshly ground black pepper

CultureSeptember 19, 2025

Tipsy Bats and Perfect Pasta Win Ig Nobel Prizes for Weird Science Research

Winners of the annual Ig Nobel awards include the science of tipsy bats and the physics of cacio e pepe

Chris Simms, Nature magazine

NeuroscienceSeptember 19, 2025

Writing in Your Books Is Good for Your Brain—Here’s Why

Annotating the margins of books is an important part of deep reading and has a long legacy of merit in both science and literature

Brianne Kane

A series of yellow speech bubbles with the words

Social SciencesSeptember 19, 2025

The Linguistic Science behind Viral Social Media Slang

Linguist Adam Aleksic explains how viral slang and algorithm-driven speech aren’t destroying language––they’re accelerating its natural evolution.

Rachel Feltman, Allison Parshall, Jeffery DelViscio

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LanguageSeptember 18, 2025

Genetics Can Track How Languages Mixed in the Past

New research shows that wherever human populations mix, their languages blend as well

Cody Cottier

LanguageSeptember 16, 2025

Science Crossword: A Little Light Launch

Play this crossword inspired by the October 2025 issue of Scientific American

Aimee Lucido

LanguageAugust 19, 2025

Science Crossword: A Trip Down Memory Lane

Play this crossword inspired by the September 2025 issue of Scientific American

Aimee Lucido

Bird FluJuly 15, 2025

Science Crossword: On the Fly

Your favorite word game with a twist of science

Aimee Lucido

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