Florida solves invasive python problem by transforming apex predators into A-list leather goods

Shopping will now save the planet. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced this week that the state is taking an ...

Merriam-Webster publishes a new dictionary. It’s a jab to AI and a reminder of actual intelligence.

The new edition might remind people that a physical book from a source with a two-century-old pedigree might be more ...

Racist slurs, naughty words, and how dictionary editors define them

How do we define slurs like the N-word? Whether it’s heated debates about racist or ableist slurs, arguments about gender, or ...

In 'Unabridged', Stefan Fatsis discusses the past — and future — of the dictionary

Dictionaries are deceptively simple, and incredibly ambitious. NPR's Don Gonyea talks to Stefan Fatsis about his book, "Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) The Modern Dictionary." ...