The American Chestnut towered in forests, then disappeared. Now, it’s staging a comeback.

Vocal fry has been around for ages. So why are people suddenly so bothered by it?

Jagannath Temple gave rise to the word “juggernaut.” But the ancient story of Jagannath is rather delightful.

Most people despise it. So why do we use it? And is all jargon bad?

When a high school student asked a question about algebra on TikTok, she unknowingly awoke an age-old debate in mathematics history.

The origin of the word, and why we name storms.

The origin of a superstitious phrase, and a Japanese word that’s staked its place in English.

The Myers-Briggs has arrived, but what does it tell us?

Isabel turns her mother’s philosophy into a marketable product.