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    Some words and phrases we use today still hold their original meanings. Others have evolved into something completely different, their origins disguised by the passage of time. Rediscovering the origins of old words sheds light on their modern meanings.10...

    Lets face it: English is a weird language. Its messy, its chaotic, and the rules sometimes just straight-out make no sense. Theres plenty of peculiarities built into our grammar rules and everyday expressions, many of which make next to no sense, to the f...

    Language is constantly evolving, and this can make it hard to define what is correct and incorrect. Sometimes misunderstood words and phrases become so dominant that they become, well, not misunderstandings anymore. A divisive example of this is the word ...

    Why Is This Important?Soon the only password you'll need will be one based on your unique patterns of behavior.Long Story ShortMilitary developers are building security systems that, rather than using a pin or a password, will use physical interactio...

    Why Is This Important?Because there's still so much that we don't know about our own world.Long Story ShortVideo has just been uploaded of an eerie underwater creature only seen by humans 100 times over the course of the past century.Long StoryJ...

    iStockOn July 29, 1836—30 years after it was first commissioned by Napoleon—Paris celebrated the inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe. Here are just a few of the stories that are hidden within the historic piece of architecture's walls.1. BEFORE IT...

    iStockRegardless of how often we actually do it, it's common knowledge that washing our hands before eating, after coughing, and after using the bathroom is good for us. But the connection between handwashing and health wasn't always accepted as...

    iStockOn July 29, 1836—30 years after it was first commissioned by Napoleon—Paris celebrated the inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe. Here are just a few of the stories that are hidden within the historic piece of architecture's walls.1. BEFORE IT...

    iStockOn July 29, 1836—30 years after it was first commissioned by Napoleon—Paris celebrated the inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe. Here are just a few of the stories that are hidden within the historic piece of architecture's walls.1. BEFORE IT...

    iStockOn July 29, 1836—30 years after it was first commissioned by Napoleon—Paris celebrated the inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe. Here are just a few of the stories that are hidden within the historic piece of architecture's walls.1. BEFORE IT...

    iStockRegardless of how often we actually do it, it's common knowledge that washing our hands before eating, after coughing, and after using the bathroom is good for us. But the connection between handwashing and health wasn't always accepted as...

    THE PORT Washington Public Library has brought together some of fashion’s most illustrious photographers in a new interactive virtual exhibition, entitled The Reflected Eye: Fashion through the Lens of the Photographer.Curated by historian and co-fo...

    [slideshow_deploy id=’16506′]The born-again,  post-austerity Dublin – small but perfectly formed – is a cornucopia of elegant places to be, from stylish  hotels to quality restaurants and lovely, lovely things to buy – plus lots to g...

    [slideshow_deploy id=’19636′]Michael Pawlyn is a conceptual and functional pioneer. As the founder of Exploration Architecture, a practice that challenges the fundamental processes of traditional design by initiating schemes derived from...

    Hannah Olinger/UnsplashThe second edition of the Global Migration Film Festival opened yesterday (05/12) with the screening of Lost in Lebanon, at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.Addressing more...