While excavating clay cylinders in Syria, archaeologists discovered a rare find: an early writing system. The script has given scholars the new challenge of reinvestigating the timeline of alphabetic ...

Many people think there are only two forms of handedness, but there are actually three: left-handedness, right-handedness, and mixed-handedness.

A new state law requires teaching cursive writing in elementary schools starting in September. Some educators aren't happy ...

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New Jersey is bringing cursive back to schools. According to a new bill, all third, fourth, and fifth-grade students in the ...

What happens to writing when we stop writing? This piece reflects on how time away from the page quietly reshapes memory and ...

Most people take for granted which hand they use to reach for a cup of coffee or a puzzle piece. However, a new study out of ...

As time goes by, it seems like there is less and less of a need to write things down by hand. Letters are no longer necessary when you can easily text or email someone. Things you need to remember can ...

This past year, a computer scientist named Tuhin Chakrabarty tried to coax artificial intelligence into producing great writing. Chakrabarty, who had recently completed a Ph.D. at Columbia University, ...

Mo Marie Lauyanne Kouame, 18, dreams of being an aerospace engineer and building spacecraft. This fall, she applied to MIT, Princeton, and Columbia. For one college essay, she wrote about being ...

This video explains why ships are classified as left- or right-handed based on propeller rotation, and how that rotation creates a turning force known as propeller walk or transverse thrust. Through ...

Fans noticed swelling in Trump’s right hand and a bruise on his left hand, prompting questions about his condition. Ohio sheriff takes defiant stance on immigration, draws spotlight After winning his ...