The symbols we use to write words evolve to become visually simpler over time, and an analysis of a writing system from West Africa shows that they can do so over just a few generations. The script ...

Have you ever wondered whether left-handers are better at mirror-writing than right-handers? Several studies have investigated this question.

BISHKEK -- The five countries of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) have overcome years of disagreements about letters and diacritical marks to agree on a common Latin alphabet for their ...

The way we express ourselves in writing today differs greatly from the formal way of writing letters in the past. We’re so used to firing off emails and texts using shorthand that some habits have ...

New Jersey is flipping the script and ordering its public schools to bring back cursive writing starting next fall. In one of his final acts as governor, Phil Murphy on Monday signed legislation ...