Stacker collected 50 classic television quotes that have become part of everyday vocabulary, consulting surveys, reviews, ...

I remember the first time I attended a linguistics lecture as an undergraduate in Argentina. The lecturer asked a simple ...

It turns out the vocabulary you've never thought twice about has been quietly revealing something about how your brain works.

New federal policies have created a temporary drop in new NIH awards that is challenging America’s biomedical research ...

Judgements of politeness go beyond language and culture – they are also deeply tied to emotion and moral intuition.

Krupa Padhy uncovers how we really learn foreign languages – in a dual challenge involving both Portuguese and Mandarin. There was a time when my oversized hardback Collins Roberts French dictionary ...

In an era of search engines and algorithm-inspired slang, dictionaries can seem like analog relics. But for writer Stefan Fatsis — who spent time working for America’s oldest dictionary publisher, ...

JANESVILLE — The Rock County Board on Thursday night approved a resolution that condemns political violence and intimidation and called on elected officials to refrain from making “inflammatory ...

In January 2025, the IDS reported on plagiarism allegations regarding IU President Pamela Whitten’s 1996 dissertation and 2006 article. Last year, the IDS received a tip about a 52-word example of ...

We often hear fascinating stories about how things originated: the universe, the wheel, even pizza. But when it comes to the words we toss around every single day without a second thought, it’s wild ...

Cool! But, uh, what does that mean, exactly? “Acts of service is focused on doing activities that make life easier or more enjoyable for a partner,” explains sex educator Carly S. “You’re giving them ...