In “Pronoun Trouble,” John McWhorter explores the little words we use to describe ourselves and others.

"Did you see that?" It is a simple phrase we hear every day, but how do we know what "that" refers to? A new study from ...

Manufactured objects — plastic bottles, ballpoint pens, concrete buildings, teabags, wind turbines, cell phones, T-shirts, aluminum cans — outweigh the living world and will form distinctive ...

Phonemic awareness—being able to recognize and manipulate the sounds in English—is a critical early literacy skill. But you don’t need fancy, pricey commercial materials to help kids master ...