Paul McCartney once said his favourite Latin word was 'ecce', meaning 'behold', likely connecting to his appreciation for ...

Recently published research looks at the possibility that rainwater played a crucial role in stabilizing early cells, paving ...

Where did Halloween come from and how did it end up like this? The real history of Halloween is far more complicated than ...

“Air names” have been in high demand ever since beauty mogul Kylie Jenner and hip-hop artist Travis Scott decided to name ...

Today’s column is about linguistics and language, both words with different vowel letters but the same root meaning. Both ...

As twilight ushers in a nippy breeze on All Saints' Day (November 1) in the Philippines, an age-old tradition comes to life ...

Pro-life football star Harrison Butker and his wife, Isabelle, just welcomed their third child. The Kansas Chiefs kicker ...

I walk into the Grove Street cemetery. The evergreen spruce mocks its deciduous kinsman as leaves, red with the blood of ...

The idea of a species is fundamental to the way that many people understand the structure of life on Earth. But ask 10 ...

How much civics have you had?” I was asked by a skeptical adult, shortly after high school. I hesitated to answer. Civics? I ...

Today, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, presided over the yearly celebrations ...

Ancient Greek general Phocion, elected 45 times for his leadership, achieved major military triumphs but met a tragic end.