Each year, new words find their way into the general American English lexicon. Even if we try to avoid them, these new slang terms are spreading and being used all around us.Related video above: RETRO ...

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For decades, journalists have worked to separate the language in news stories about abortion from the political rhetoric used by those fighting to criminalize or decriminalize the medical procedure.

A study led by McGill University researchers challenges the theory that language change over time requires new generations to replace older generations of speakers. Rather, when words change meaning, ...

What happens to language when two populations come together? A new study in Science Advances has sought to answer that question with the help of human genetics. In fact, in a first-of-its-kind ...

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and science podcast. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Joshua Plotkin, a biology professor at the University of ...

Slang words are more than just a playful twist on language; they’re a reflection of cultural shifts, regional quirks, and generational divides. We all know that language evolves, but sometimes it ...