A new study explains the strange pronunciation of ancient Greek words by tracing stress shifts in suffixes like "-es" and ...

Colin — This Gaelic name means "young pup" or "whelp." It also has Old French meanings of "victory of the people" as a ...

The word “obfuscate” means to make something unclear, confusing or difficult to understand. It is a verb and can either be done deliberately or unintentionally. The word is essentially the opposite of ...

We’ll need to do more than “touch grass” to revive them. The Words We Use to Talk About Nature Are Disappearing. Here’s Why That Matters. originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy ...

Detroit Lions fans are wondering when the team will re-sign veteran edge rusher Za'Darius Smith. After all, the reunion makes a ton of sense considering the team's need at the position, and both ...

Over the past few days, this country has been treated to a very troubling discourse, one that threatens to unravel the very fabric of harmony we have managed to build and sustain for decades as a ...

It’s not unusual for comedians to have sticking points when it comes to perceived boundaries on their expression, but their commitment to preserving the R-word specifically speaks to either a ...

THE neighbours of a Cotswolds village church face being slapped with a £70,000 bill in a dispute over a 250-year old tree. Richard and Melanie Gray are embroiled in an unholy row after being told ...

In 1927, a $5 million donation from the richest man in America - the equivalent of $92 million today - secured the Great Smoky Mountains’ then-tenuous future for protection as a national park. But ...

The Texas redistricting battle landed on the steps of the Massachusetts State House in Boston Wednesday. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the civil arrest of the 55 Democrats who fled the state.

When a member of Congress publicly declares allegiance to another country over the United States, it’s bound to raise eyebrows — and for good reason. That’s what happened when U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez, ...