Language

Lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary have added new words and definitions to reflect the rapidly evolving discourse about our hot planet

Teaching scientists to talk to policy makers

Newly created vocalizations can convey concepts remarkably well

How the words we use have evolved over the past 175 years

The magazine is more widely cited than the King James Version of the Bible by the Oxford English Dictionary

We signal our intention to speak or pause for a reply by where we direct our eyes

Volunteers taking an "implicit bias" test who were unlikely to associate images of women with leadership titles like executive or president were far less likely to vote for a woman in a race against a man of equal qualification

Careful recordings of mouse interactions find that females vocalize, overturning the long-held view that only males sing during courtship

Research shows that some consonants evoke certain shapes no matter what language you speak

Rapid fluctuations in volume—mimicked by sirens—trigger the brain’s fear centers

Hip-hop artists understand what our ears forgive

A leading researcher talks about what has been learned about how children learn language