Tackling complex puzzles requires a different set of skills than simple writing tasks. Borrowing the non-linear techniques detectives use to organize data can help.

For background, let’s go to Alexander Aciman’s exhaustive comparison of a pair of two pairs of pants: one sold by lululemon, and one sold under Coscto’s in-house brand Kirkland Signature. This was ...

Big words aren’t always better – it’s often just about knowing what they mean in plain language. In this quiz, you’ll see 29 sentences with one fancy word in each.

Betting is similar to liking a profile, but the key difference is that users must place a bet by entering a five-word opening line. This gives the match something interesting to respond to.

This tells us that dogs can differentiate between matching and mismatched words and objects, which is similar to what researchers have observed in humans and is widely accepted as evidence that ...

This tells us that dogs can differentiate between matching and mismatched words and objects, which is similar to what researchers have observed in humans and is widely accepted as evidence that they ...

Wyatt Russell wants to make you "eat your words" if you think his new MCU film will be bad, but he also talks about the mature themes within the movie you won't find elsewhere in the MCU.

Tossing and turning, your mind races as sleep eludes you. Discover a surprising technique that might just be the key to a ...

Readers react to the Trump administration’s suppression of words in government documents. Also: Bullied Republicans; Iran’s economy.

‘Gobsmacked!’ Review: How British Words Reconquered America Confused about whether a newly popular word has made its way from the U.K.? Join the queue.