Language | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/language/RSS feed for LanguageenTue, 27 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000How Do Sea Creatures Survive the Intense Pressure of Living Deep in the Water? And More Questions From Our Readershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-do-sea-creatures-survive-the-intense-pressure-of-living-deep-in-the-water-and-more-questions-from-our-readers-180989636/You’ve got questions. We’ve got expertsTue, 27 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/how-do-sea-creatures-survive-the-intense-pressure-of-living-deep-in-the-water-and-more-questions-from-our-readers-180989636/This Mysterious Medieval Manuscript Has Stumped Scholars for Well Over a Century. Could Its Pages Have Been Bound Out of Order This Whole Time?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-mysterious-medieval-manuscript-has-stumped-scholars-for-well-over-a-century-could-its-pages-have-been-bound-out-of-order-this-whole-time-180989737/A new study claims that the pages of the Voynich Manuscript, thought to be written by several different scribes in 16th-century Europe, alternate irregularly. It may change the way codebreakers approach the textThu, 22 Oct 2026 20:21:27 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-mysterious-medieval-manuscript-has-stumped-scholars-for-well-over-a-century-could-its-pages-have-been-bound-out-of-order-this-whole-time-180989737/From ‘Sunday Scaries’ and ‘Whack-a-Mole’ to ‘Looksmaxxing’ and ‘Cuffing Season,’ These Are the Newest Words in the Dictionaryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/from-sunday-scaries-and-whack-a-mole-to-looksmaxxing-and-cuffing-season-these-are-the-newest-words-in-the-dictionary-180989529/Merriam-Webster’s update includes 1,400 words that have demonstrated frequent, widespread and meaningful useMon, 21 Sep 2026 13:28:11 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/from-sunday-scaries-and-whack-a-mole-to-looksmaxxing-and-cuffing-season-these-are-the-newest-words-in-the-dictionary-180989529/