When exactly did human language emerge? A new study suggests that humans have been chatting away for at least 135,000 years. Researchers from MIT took a new approach to unravel that old mystery.

Sign language is a language you express by using your hands and face instead of spoken words. It’s most commonly used by people in the Deaf community. How many types of sign language are there? There ...

The hidden history of Martha’s Vineyard Sign Language. Martha’s Vineyard is known as a salty escape, with a culture of its own. But few vacationers know that long before the ferry, it was home to an ...