Batreeq, the standard modern term for penguin, is generally regarded by linguists as an Arabised loanword shaped by contact ...

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A plan to slash Food and Drug Administration drug review times is raising alarms at the public health agency that's been ...

In China, the names of things are often either ornately poetic or stunningly direct. A new, wildly popular app among young ...

There’s something about the word “venison” that sounds too refined to be relegated to sloppy joes or tacos. The backstrap, ...

Wayne State University in Detroit presents 10 words to revive into everyday usage, "once again celebrating the joy and ...

Only reason you looked forward to coming back to work was to escape screaming kids and the 67 trend? Think again.

Maine’s Coastal Chorale is bringing classical choral music out of the church and into the community, making timeless pieces ...

Unhinged Trump's dangerous medical advice backfires spectacularly, exposing his ignorance and hypocrisy. Beware the ...

Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the best of The New Yorker in your inbox. As the Illinois governor, J. B. Pritzker, begins a run for a third term and ...

We Are Moving The Needle will present the annual Resonator Awards on January 27, 2026 at Los Angeles’ Chaplin Studios, with honorees that include Chaka Khan, St. Vincent, and HAIM. Learn more about ...

A new study suggests that the phonemic composition of words influences as how beautiful we perceive them to be, and how well ...