If the voice is the primary expression of personality, sarcasm and profanity are essential to Sonya Sotinsky’s.

From a young age, one woman has feared certain words that trigger intense physical reactions whenever she writes, reads, ...

Comet Nishimura came into NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft's field of view. The solar wind was interacting with the tail of the ...

Rikke Louise Bundgaard-Nielsen does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant ...

The Philadelphia Eagles lost for a third consecutive week after a 22-19 defeat against the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has been criticized for his disastrous outing ...

There's always that one friend who pulls out random big words in the middle of a casual sentence. To them, it feels natural, even if it leaves others standing around with a puzzled look. It's almost ...

Linguists have noticed that many swear words share the same sharp, punchy sounds—hard consonants like “k,” “t,” and “g” that burst out of the mouth rather than flow. When a study examined those sound ...

It is extremely difficult to convince teachers, teacher-trainers, textbook writers, parents among others that children who squeeze a system of sounds from thin air also have the capacity to learn the ...

Eilish’s post came as Musk approached trillionaire status, and she coupled her expletive-laden criticism with a repost of a carousel from activist group “My Voice My Choice.” The graphics outlined how ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. We’ve all heard apologies that ring hollow and others that sound genuine, but what makes the difference? New research ...

The English language is well known for having complex rules about grammar and spelling, often loaded with exceptions and special use cases. But the quirks of English don't stop at confusing ...

President Donald Trump announced a deal Thursday to bring discounted fertility drugs to Americans—but don’t ask him what they’re called, because he doesn’t seem to know. Speaking from the Oval Office, ...