"Lesbian" is a demonym for the inhabitants of the Greek island of Lesbos, so why does it today describe female homosexuality?

Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.’ This quote from TS Eliot has become a critical commonplace. And if we’re to take ...

Public confusion about bio-based and biodegradable materials stems from communication that fails to align with how people ...

Our thoughts are an ever-changing swirl of fears, feelings, desires, impulses, memories and body sensations that interact to ...

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While the latter refers to someone who looks exactly like another person, being called a choppelganger is not polite. Since ...

The reasons why seemingly random experiences are preserved in our memory, and how this could hold the keys to our future.

Across cultures, people literally point to the future in different directions. Our hands reveal how language, writing, and ...

Projections by climate scientists paint a vivid picture of our future, hoping it will inspire us to change our ways—before it’s too late. Floods along the Mississippi River cover crops in Oakville, ...

The Federal Reserve sets the federal funds target rate, also known as the fed funds rate, which is the interest rate at which commercial banks lend to each other overnight. Below, CNBC Select explains ...

A 2025 study explores allocentric and egocentric references and whether the two can be integrated simultaneously in a single ...

The ruling clarified that the Finance Act, 2021 amendment applies only from AY 2022–23. For earlier years, exemption cannot be denied by treating the amendment as ...