A cephalopod-like extraterrestrial creature changed its skin color and moved its tentacles, forming a sentence meaning, “Did ...

When words fail them, creative writers imagine entirely new ones. Author Patti Callahan Henry examines fictional language, from the words of Tolkien to her own. Our editors and experts handpick every ...

In this one-hour activity, students gain an understanding of the nature of human communication and foster a scientific view on languages. Through class activities, games, reading, and analysis, ...

DeafBlind people are creating a new language called Protactile, based solely on touch. Join author and disability rights advocate Rebecca Alexander as she meets the founders and educators of ...

The distant moon Pandora from James Cameron’s Avatar films is a feast of sci-fi world-building. Dragonlike creatures prowl the skies. Supersmart whalelike beasts write poetry under the sea. And a ...