People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the animal rights organization, is calling on Dictionary.com to change its definition of the word "animal," claiming that the current definition ...

A new study finds that skilled readers do not rely on sounds when reading but rather retrieve words purely from a “visual dictionary.” The research, conducted by neuroscientists at Georgetown ...

The study of visual illusions in animals provides a compelling window into both the evolutionary continuity and diversity of perceptual processes. Research indicates that many species, from domestic ...

Dictionary.com capitalizes the word “Black” in regard to racial identity and has made more than 15,000 other changes to its website, the company announced today. The site’s largest overhaul to date ...