Merriam-Webster has added 455 new words and definitions to the dictionary — including nods to online culture, food favourites and the pandemic — to reflect our ever-evolving language.

What we want to do is centre those people in our study of the language, never separate it. Always understanding that a dictionary, even though it's just an assemblage of words, is ultimately also ...

The way that human adults talk to young children is unique among primates, a new study found. That might be one secret to our species’ grasp of language.

Groundbreaking research suggests fungi may communicate using electrical signals, resembling a language with up to 50 'words.' Professor Adamatzky's study analyzed mycelium networks, revealing ...

Two studies of wild chimps point to the evolutionary roots of human language. The studies found that chimp communication often relies on rhythmic structures and call combinations.