Archaeological findings suggest alphabetic writing may be some 500 years older than other discoveries.

New research shows that a grasp of grammar helps even very young children figure out when they must acquire new words.

People from Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin and the north-east of England are better at detecting someone imitating their accent than people from London and Essex,

Borges imagined an endless library that contained every possible permutation of letters. The truth is out there, but it’s embedded among hoards of lies and gibberish.

The rigid structures of language we once clung to with certainty are cracking.

What happens when none of the mainstream climate information is published in your native tongue?

As more people turn to ChatGPT instead of Google, research shows AI can be a better tool for creative problem-solving – though it still has its limits.

Decoding emergent languages in AI can have many behefits.