As many educators and researchers will attest, there’s no exact science to choosing vocabulary words—no inherent reason the word “detest” is more important to teach than “despise,” or why “compassion” ...

When researchers from England’s University of Reading recently announced they had discovered 23 “ultraconserved” words — words, that is, which appear to have come down from an ancestral language ...

Dating back to Middle English, the word "core" has referred to an integral or a defining part of something. For instance, a "core" tenant or principle. Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY ...