NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Viet Le of Short Wave about parrots dunking food in water, a giant hole in the sun and the lifeforms neglected by emoji makers.

What it communicates, above all, is the hopeless unhipness of its sender. I use it anyway, mostly out of habit but also ...

In 2015, Oxford Dictionaries declared the "face with tears of joy" emoji its word of the year. New York's Museum of Modern art has added the original emoji set to its permanent collection.

Keyboard app maker Swiftkey, which was acquired by Microsoft for $250 million in February, has officially launched its first product since that acquisition -- and it's an emoji-predicting keyboard ...

ANYTHING you can think off – a facial reaction or an object – there is an emoji made for it and it doesn’t always carry the simple meaning of representing simply what it is. Let&#… ...

Gun control measures have stalled in the legislature repeatedly. But there does appear to be one place where gun control is catching on: the ever-more-political world of emoji. On Monday, Apple ann… ...

Take a shower that feels like a burst of freshness to start the day. As uplifting as the smiling sun emoji, warm water and invigorating aromas can help you feel good about the coming day.

SNAPCHAT’s 2015 update saw the end of the best friends list and the arrival of a new feature to help users keep track of their friends on the app. Here’s all you need to know about the… ...