Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, an MIT team has designed a technique that could transform flat panels into medical devices, habitats, and other objects without the use of tools.

In addition to learning to sign their name or read greeting cards from grandparents, children practicing cursive writing hone ...

Ancient carvings once thought decorative may actually be early attempts to record information. Their statistical complexity matches that of proto-cuneiform, pushing the origins of writing-like systems ...

Experts caution that low-quality, A.I.-generated videos on YouTube geared toward children often feature conflicting information, lack plot structure and can be cognitively overwhelming — all of which ...

From cave walls to keyboards, from clay tablets to touch screens, writing has always been about preserving thought and sharing ideas. It has survived centuries of change because humans, at heart, are ...