CHENNAI: Even Tamil teachers in the state might be taken aback if we told them that the origins of the English word ‘free’ could be traced to Tamil. While etymology links it to the Sanskrit root ‘pri’ ...

Language is ever-changing. New words are constantly being added to the dictionary, and some definitions even shift over time. This fact may make it challenging to keep your vocabulary sharp. If you’ve ...

The languages shared by most of Europe came from the people of the Pontic Steppes, including hunter-gatherers who mixed with the early farming peoples of Western Europe. It was a mixture of ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz rejected remarks made by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen suggesting that European capitals already had a detailed plan for deploying troops to ...

The iconic London Underground map, with its vast network spanning across various zones and neighbourhoods, hasn't always been the same. For nearly two decades, one station was noticeably missing from ...

The spread of the Slavs stands as one of the most formative yet least understood events in European history. Starting in the 6th century CE, Slavic groups began to appear in the written records of ...

The 2025 winter transfer window reshaped the presence of Mexican players in European football. While Santiago Giménez’s move ...

The origin of the Latin words bardus ‘stupid’ and gurdus ‘stupid’ is examined. It is shown that bardus cannot be borrowed from Etruscan, as previously claimed. It is probably a borrowing from Oscan ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called on Ethiopian authorities to take action to address a wave of improper detentions, stating that security forces have arbitrarily arrested several journalists ...

Every Wednesday at 9 a.m., advocates and lawyers for Robert Roberson check the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals website and cross their fingers, hoping that they’ll see a decision on the death row ...

To provide timely and authoritative research relevant to the institution's academic mission and operational goals, the Office of Institutional Research and Decision Support (commonly known as IR) ...