Have you ever wondered whether left-handers are better at mirror-writing than right-handers? Several studies have investigated this question.

The act of writing letters may be written off as obsolete, but the power of the written word remains as potent as ever. Here’s why your mind benefits when your hand writes. In the age of instant ...

I loved reading Laura Washington’s column on the art of the letter (“The digital age is destroying the art of the letter,” Jan. 30). One of the most meaningful relationships I have had in my life has ...

The symbols we use to write words evolve to become visually simpler over time, and an analysis of a writing system from West Africa shows that they can do so over just a few generations. The script ...

I’m a letter writer. Like my mother before me and her mother before her, I regularly put pen to paper. I know this makes me unusual: most Americans haven't written a personal letter in years. The ...