NEW YORK — Word nerd alert: Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over ...

The hacktivist collective is being linked to last weekend’s protests and to 1.4 million breach attempts and DDoS attacks against government sites, says the DICT MANILA, Philippines – The Department of ...

Each year, the lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) update the prestigious tome with new words. In 2022, over 650 new words were added, ranging from slang and tech terms to pop ...

In a horrifying end to her short life, a two-year-old girl from Florida in the US was strangled in her cot by her mother's severely underfed 8-foot Burmese Python. "Gypsy" the snake tragically ended ...

Scientists set out to understand all the ways the animals use their eight appendages. It wasn’t easy. By Kate Golembiewski The eight arms of an octopus are right there in its name. But these ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is setting itself a tight deadline to finish the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the Konektadong ...

They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive snakes out of their ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

English is evolving faster than ever — and the Cambridge Dictionary’s 2025 update proves it. This year, a record 6,212 new words and meanings have been added, reflecting the huge influence of social ...

The robots mimic the movements and body temperature of real rabbits, a favored prey of pythons. The project is funded by the South Florida Water Management District and builds upon previous research ...