One of the most impactful influences in my life was my grandmother. She would often say the most powerful thing you can do in life is to make a decision. Six years ago, at 38, I decided to pursue an ...

The name for a family of commercial chemicals usually provides a fairly clear idea of the related compounds within it. An example is organophosphate pesticides. Another is brominated flame retardants.

There was a time when Urban Dictionary felt essential. Twenty-six years ago, when then-college freshman Aaron Peckham founded ...

The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a ...

The Cambridge Dictionary recently updated its entries for “man” and “woman” to include transgender people – the latest dictionary to broaden its lexicon to reflect evolving language around gender. A ...

Last week, I sat for an exam that induced more perspiration than was necessary. My previous exam had been more than a year ago and although the one last week was more of an informal affair (there were ...

Julian Hargreaves is an Affiliated Researcher at the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge. The UK government wants a new definition of Islamophobia and has ...