Human communication is powered by rules for combining words to generate novel meanings. Such syntactical rules have long been assumed to be unique humans. A new study, published in Nature ...

We start our discussion of syntax and how we morph words into questions and stories. Grammar sometimes gets a bad reputation, but we're actually doing grammar all the time! And we're pretty good at it ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...