We invite you to dive in and explore a database of words that appeared prominently in the print history of Scientific American. Below, each year of that historyis represented by a single word, which ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Like fashion fads, climate-science words rise and fall in popularity, finds a new study. And how ...

We all do our best to be accurate, responsible users of the English language, but despite our best intentions, we’ve all had the occasional slip up ("literally" or "ironic", anyone?) It's particularly ...

Times change, and so do languages. And in order to be useful, dictionaries must also be tweaked every now and then. The lexicographers at Merriam-Webster announced today (Feb. 7) that they have added ...

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Scientists appear to be self-censoring by omitting the term "climate change" in public grant summaries. An NPR analysis of grants awarded by the National Science Foundation found a steadily decreasing ...

Editor’s Note: Nicole Alexander Fisher is a freelance writer based in Philadelphia with a BA in English and journalism. She previously worked on the campaign for Gov.-elect Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey.

This line from “Unweaving Science,” the opening track of the spoken word album Experimental Words, illuminates the connections between science and art. The album, an eclectic collection of 10 poems ...

Unknown cabinetmaker, Italian, “Books and scientific instruments” (c. 1476), wood intarsia. Palazzo Ducale, Urbino (Image via Web Gallery of Art) On Wednesday, Intel announced that it was “dropping ...

If you want to sound like you just stepped out of a Slayer show, prattle on about demons, flames and ashes (but maybe don't use the word prattle). Leslie Katz led a team that explored the intersection ...