There’s no original isiZulu word for dinosaur. Germs are called amagciwane, but there are no separate words for viruses or bacteria. A quark is ikhwakhi (pronounced kwa-ki); there is no term for red ...

This line from “Unweaving Science,” the opening track of the spoken word album Experimental Words, illuminates the connections between science and art. The album, an eclectic collection of 10 poems ...

A scientist gives a test to her students: Affiliate male and female names equally — and as quickly — with science terms. Here are the results.

The idea is that we associate two things that have something in common. A scientist gives a test to her students: Affiliate male and female names equally—and as quickly—with science terms. Here are ...