New genetic evidence traces the roots of English, Sanskrit, and hundreds of other languages to a group of hunter-gatherers in ...

Science History Images / Alamy Stock Photo 10.This is John Smith, a Chippewa man who was reported to be 137 years old at the time of his death: There's controversy about whether that's actually ...

A pair of landmark studies, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, has finally identified the originators of the ...

As a poet, I like picture books because the format demands an economy of language. Black history is American history. We adults owe young people a truer and more inclusive history than we were fed ...

The decline of some languages was probably expected by India’s policymakers because the facilities provided for language ...

This February, as we watch attempts to whitewash our history books and limit classroom discussions, it’s more crucial than ever to help our kids understand and celebrate the incredible contributions ...

Using more appealing language and descriptions — rather than simply labelling foods ‘vegan’ or ‘vegetarian’ — can encourage ...

Why did humans start speaking? Scientists suggest genetics played a big role. They say the evolution of this singular ability ...

Wood County educators were recognized Tuesday night by the Wood County Board of Education for their completion of the LETRS (language essentials for teachers of reading and spelling) program.

Harvard researchers traced the origins of the vast Indo-European language family to the Caucasus-Lower Volga region, identifying the ancestral population that gave rise to more than 400 languages ...

[Photo provided to China Daily] "Each mural is a vessel of history, but when we discovered them, they were already severely damaged. The Picture of Xuan Wu, in particular, had been shattered into ...