Sam Walters is the associate editor at Discover Magazine who writes and edits articles covering topics like archaeology, paleontology, ecology, and evolution, and manages a few print magazine sections ...

Learn these 14 advanced English words to sound more like a native speaker Join “A2 Grammar and Vocabulary” intensive: Download my English workbook: Video was filmed in this location (Topanga): It ...

What makes some words easier to learn than others? Researchers found that ideophones — words that sound like what they mean — are easier to learn than regular words. This suggests that some of our ...

As different as the world’s languages may seem to the untrained ear, some concepts share the same sounds even in languages that are completely unrelated, a new study finds. In a study spotted by Atlas ...

When we have conscious thoughts, we can often hear a voice inside our heads – now new research is revealing why. Why do we include the sounds of words in our thoughts when we think without speaking?

Linguists uncover how aspiration compensates for missing vowels, offering insights into endangered languages and speech ...