Ancient written languages emerged as a revolutionary development in human history, allowing civilizations to record important ...

A linguistics analysis shows that language arrived in North America in multiple waves from Siberia. The Americas have half of the world’s linguistic diversity, despite a much shorter human history.

Humans' unique language capacity was present at least 135,000 years ago, according to a survey of genomic evidence. As such, language might have entered social use 100,000 years ago. It is a deep ...

After moving abroad, I found my English slowly eroding. It turns out our first languages aren’t as embedded as we think. Credit...Artwork by PABLO DELCÁN Supported by By Madeleine Schwartz Madeleine ...