I’m not a typical writer. I had zero desire to become an author, and honestly, I almost said no to writing this article because . . . it required writing. However, I’ve wanted to be a children’s ...

The brain uses a shared mechanism for combining words from a single language and for combining words from two different languages, a team of neuroscientists has discovered. Its findings indicate that ...

A baby’s focus may seem brief, but some words and gestures do a better job of keeping their attention on their surroundings even before they say their first word. A new study from the University of ...

Humans accomplish a phenomenal amount of tasks by combining pieces of information. We perceive objects by combining edges, categorize scenes by combining objects, interpret events by combining actions ...

When is a door not a door? When it's ajar. As an owner of a 19th century home, all of my doors are ajar. I'm plumb out of doors that shut properly. Just as those wonky door puns make you groan, words ...