After centuries of dominance, alphabetical order could be a phase that is destined to pass. RN in your inbox Get more stories that go beyond the news cycle with our weekly newsletter.

My husband rolled over in bed the other morning. “I was dreaming about the periodic table. I wonder if the alphabet is in the right order.” (Sometimes I feel like Ms. Frizzle, without her ...

Putting names on ballot papers in alphabetical order creates a strange statistical anomaly in local elections, writes Anthony Reuben. A paper published in the journal Parliamentary Affairs ...