By emphasizing scientific uncertainty above other values, political appointees can block any regulatory action they want to.

Research into nicotine use by young Aussies and a study on an Eastern gray kangaroo pox virus have something in common.

Acknowledging the limits of one’s own knowledge could be as important a signal of expertise as credentials and confidence ...

It’s an interesting study, to be sure — if only the headlines actually described it. Turns out, only about 6 percent of the ...

Em dash is the mightiest punctuation mark — the craftiest would be comma — in the entire English language. It is also now facing extinction because of ChatGPT.

When two fluids don't mix well, they sometimes form strange patterns called "viscous fingering," or Saffman-Taylor ...

One emoji in particular seems to be a part of the generational divide, she added. The language app found that where previous ...

No piece of punctuation, though, stirs people up more than the humble semicolon. Too demure to be a colon but more assertive than a comma, the semicolon was introduced in 1494 by Venetian printer ...

What punctuation mark does Gen Z dislike? It’s the semicolon. According to the study, there’s been a steep drop in semicolon use—from once every 205 words in 2000 to once every 390 words in ...

How using a full stop could give away your age Where text message punctuation is merely good grammar for older people, Gen Z sees all kinds of hidden meanings, say linguists ...

There's one punctuation mark Gen Z wants you to stop using. Here's what it is—and why it's falling out of favor.