The etymology of mistletoe — a plant with small, oval evergreen leaves and waxy white berries — may strike some as repugnant.

Many golf terms stretch back centuries, and contested origins are common. Here is a history of some of golf’s most ...

A UC Berkeley study shows that when zebra finches hear the call of another zebra finch, they have a mental representation of ...

Birdsong fills wetlands, forests, and plains with energetic patterns. These sounds do more than keep ecosystems lively. They show how birds gather and interpret information. For years, researchers ...

For their latest City Edition Remix uniforms, the Charlotte Hornets went outside the box with a vibrant colorway that’s much different than anything they’ve ever donned before. The story behind these ...

Dictionary.com has crowned a set of numbers as its 2025 word of the year. It says it reserves that distinction for a word that reflects "social trends and global events that defined that year" and ...

Noname is back with new music. “Hundred Acres” is the Chicago rapper’s first single since her 2023 album, Sundial. In the accompanying video, directed by Daren Rabinovitch, Noname is pursued by a ...

It’s a birdie he won’t ever forget. Bird lovers are flocking to a Long Island golf course to see the biggest star to hit the links here since the Ryder Cup — after a golfer spotted a rare cuckoo bird, ...

Dictionary.com has announced its 2025 Word of the Year, and if you're not up to speed on this year's slang, you may be puzzled by the outcome. The online dictionary announced on Oct. 29 that its Word ...

Sorry, parents and teachers of middle schoolers: your days of hearing "67" shouted randomly are far from over. Dictionary.com on Wednesday announced it has chosen "67 ...