The words in Macfarlane's book came from dozens of languages, he explains—dialects, sub-dialects, and specialist vocabularies: from Unst to the Lizard, from Pembrokeshire to Norfolk; from Norn ...

In the book “Landmarks,” Robert Macfarlane highlights something he calls “word magic” — the terms that “enchant our relations with nature and place.” He recognizes how certain nature ...

Word counts refer to the text of the paper ... or other peer-reviewed material published within the past 18 months in Nature. They are published online but not in print. For further details ...

This work clock functions in an unexpected way. With each passing second it displays a random four letter word on the right side of the display. Traditional word clocks tell the time in natural ...

While the dust slowly settles over a staggering case of scientific fraud, a bitter aftertaste lingers with scientists and editors alike—that of having been deceived by grossly manufactured evidence.