Researchers who use Twitter took to the internet to tweet descriptions of their work using a language that's theoretically now the argot of the people: emoji. They used the hashtag #emojiresearch.

Ask participants to draw (or select from a group of emoji options) an emoji that symbolizes how the interaction made them feel or what they thought of a certain aspect of an event as a fun way to ...

Emoji might not be your first line of communication in a disaster... But researchers feel they could make a difference during emergencies like earthquakes, where every second counts. Now ...