It can be shocking to realize that we are able to follow grammar rules that no one ever taught us explicitly. But that’s what most of language is—not the little things that textbooks tell us we’re ...

Under the shade of the pōhutukawa by the moana. Mike Johansson stands under the inspiration for his acclaimed haiku. Photo / Doug Laing If absence makes the heart grow fonder, Napier man Mike ...

Caroline Banton has 6+ years of experience as a writer of business and finance articles. She also writes biographies for Story Terrace. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer ...

Sometimes you just can't get a word out, even though you know exactly what it means. Psychologists and linguists refer to such cases as "tip-of-the-tongue" (TOT) slips. Research has shown that TOTs ...

Explorers have stumbled upon what appears to be a massive stone doorway carved into the remote Dzungarian Alatau mountains of Kazakhstan, igniting widespread speculation about its origins. The ...