In the old days, programmers primarily used Notepad to write code. The old days have long gone after the rise of more sophisticated coding tools for HTML and everything else, but despite that, many ...

Editor’s update: The Economist has published a revised version of its style guide. The first words are the hardest. For many of us writing is a slog. Words drip with difficulty onto the page—and ...

You may remember those kids in grade school who struggled to "get it." The concept of paragraphing seemed to elude them, so their words spilled out on paper in a haphazard frenzy. Their work became ...

Manuscripts may have a rigidly defined structure, but there’s still room to tell a compelling story — one that clearly communicates the science and is a pleasure to read. Scientist-authors and editors ...

There’s a lot one could write about Galileo, the Italian astronomer and physicist. But on a snowy Friday morning in December, during a lesson helping students draft essays about outer space, teacher ...