The judge, Tanya S. Chutkan of the Federal District Court in Washington, wrote that a coalition of 14 state attorneys general could not provide specific examples of how Mr. Musk’s team’s efforts would ...

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

Now researchers from The Rockefeller University have unearthed intriguing genetic evidence: a protein variant found only in humans that may have helped shape the emergence of spoken language.

I had a surprisingly positive middle school English experience. I remember my teacher holding “A Separate Peace” aloft, ...