Language

Smarter language processors are helping experts analyze millions of short-text messages from across the Internet

Small children can have big ideas

Reenergizing science and math education in the U.S. has to begin with the teachers

Is math invented or discovered? A leading astrophysicist suggests that the answer to the millennia-old question is both

Brain studies suggest new ways to improve reading, writing and arithmetic--and even social skills

Tech companies handcuff our files to protect against digital pirates. The strategy isn't just annoying for customers—it could be hurting sales

Scientists take peer review public

In a new book, neuroscientist and author Mark Changizi explores how language and music separate us from our primate ancestors

Neandertals and early modern humans showed fits and starts of creativity before archaeology's big bang

People were once thought to have ancient psyches ill-suited to modern existence, but they have adapted much more quickly than early theories had predicted

See how researchers keep tabs on electrical activity inside the heads of the youngest young to spot developmental challenges