A new study suggests that the phonemic composition of words influences as how beautiful we perceive them to be, and how well ...

(AP) Dan the baboon sits in front of a computer screen. The letters BRRU pop up. With a quick and almost dismissive tap, the monkey signals it is not a word. Correct. Next comes, ITCS. Again, not a ...

When repeating four-letter words, participants held a challenging physical task for longer than when they said neutral words.

Like humans, dogs have the capacity to link words to mental images or ideas in their minds, researchers have recently found. Researchers in Hungary and Norway made the discovery while researching ...