Science is probably the most misquoted field in all of human conversation. Not because people are trying to be dishonest, but ...

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 ...

This is a part of Science Diction, a series digging into the scientific origin stories behind our words and language. Find all our stories and previous issues here. Words like these weren’t just ...

In the brain, language pops up everywhere. All across the wrinkly expanse of the brain’s outer layer, a constellation of different regions handle the meaning of language, scientists report online ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link 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 ...