Discover the surprising and often strange origins behind common expressions you use every day.

The bioprocess engineer at a biotech firm contrasted the experience sharply with her former employer in the US, where she ...

The speech by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos was an aggressive tirade in favor ...

NUUK, Greenland — German troops quietly packed up and left Greenland on Sunday — just two days after arriving for a highly ...

"In Japan, it's pretty much unheard of. In fact, if people overheard it, they would call the police for a wellness check." ...

Guardian breeds won't tells you with words that they care for you and love you, but they will tell you with specific body ...

Writer-director Yasser Shafiey's debut feature starring Mahmoud Hemida and Sherine, set in Cairo and premiering at Rotterdam, ...

For many parents of toddlers, the most basic routines can feel like high‑stakes negotiations. One mother’s plea about a child ...

Human language is structured to minimize mental effort by using familiar, predictive patterns grounded in lived experience.

Lüften, meaning “airing out” or “ventilation,” is dogma in German households. Rain or shine, hot or cold (which, in Berlin ...

“Pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” It’s a common phrase in American political discourse, particularly present in ...

"In Japan, it's pretty much unheard of. In fact, if people overheard it, they would call the police for a wellness check." ...