A quarter century since we learned about ‘carbon footprints’, researchers say it’s time to change the conversation.View on ...

The use of computers has become inevitable in the contemporary world. From simple everyday chores to sophisticated high-level ...

A folk hero, the Oxford English Dictionary tells us, is simply “someone who is admired by the ordinary people of a country or ...

Each year, the lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) update the prestigious tome with new words. In 2022, over 650 new words were added, ranging from slang and tech terms to pop ...

That the Labour backbench is not a drawer filled with especially sharp knives is a fact becoming clearer by the day. There’s ...

“We do not know how eels procreate,” Danielle Giles tells me over video call from her home in Bristol. Although eels are not ...

I can help you with that. Fraught (adjective): causing or affected by anxiety or stress. “there was a fraught silence” ...

The answer to the “Silly as all get-out” clue in the Nov. 7 NYT Mini Crossword puzzle is “INANE.” According to the Oxford English Dictionary, inane means lacking sense or meaning and is an adjective.

A delivery driver was unfairly dismissed from his job an employment tribunal found, after a judge said swearing is more ...

Rakuten Kobo is rolling out a new software update and this time, the update applies to all of its Kobo devices. This is ...

You can tell it’s November because the lists have started to fall from the word trees, and first to land is 2024’s Word of ...

The origin of tax payment dates back to ancient civilizations, with evidence of taxation found in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. As noted by historian and soc ...