Language is evolving rapidly in a world of social media. Our millennial reviewer finds Adam Aleksic's Algospeak to be a ...

Snapshots, reader-submitted photos of community events, are published Monday. They may include service projects, guest ...

What’s the difference between an insect and a bug? Who buzzes in the grass? And what does a ladybug have to do with a lady?

Amy Schneider—the woman with the biggest winning streak in the beloved game show’s long-running history—proved that point ...

Not much attention is paid to plankton because these creatures are usually hidden from sight. They are mostly microscopic in size and live in aquatic environments, but human lives are intricately ...

A visit to Fairbanks' Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum inspires a nostalgic dive into vintage cars, vanishing slang and the ...

The word "trust" is one of the strongest words ever conceptualized.

The etymology of “incumbent” offers some impish opportunities, arising as it does from “to lie or rest upon” (consider the parallel in “recumbent”). An 18th-century cleric, living it up on the ...

Doodle — funny word, right? “To scrawl aimlessly,” according to Etymology Online, and doodle is also linked lexically with ...

AEW TNT Champion Adam Cole has discussed the goals for the Paragon faction, and explained the reason behind the name.

To the editor: The Bishop of Rome. Pope Francis. Papa Francesco. In Italian, the word pope is “papa.” (With an accent mark, it means “dad.”) ...

YOU MIGHT NOT EVEN HAVE REALIZED THAT YOU WERE MISSING. IT’S AS ICONIC AS THE PRUDENTIAL CENTER, FENWAY AND THE BOSTON MARATHON, AND SOON THE CITGO SIGN IS GOING TO BE MAKING A BIG MOVE TO EVEN ...