The specialized meaning of science words can lead to public confusion when the media apply scientific terms out of context. A poignant example recently occurred when the media reported the Antarctic ...

You probably use science words every day without thinking twice about them. Someone might tell you they have a theory about why traffic was terrible, or a company might brag about making a quantum ...

In a time where many Indigenous languages are endangered, two University of Wisconsin affiliates are working to bring new life to the Navajo language by developing science terms that previously did ...

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

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 ...