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The origins of the term come from the Irish word for “ring.”

This ancient symbol, also called the Staff of Hermes, depicts two snakes intertwining around a stick that is capped by wings. It’s used as a medical logo, but for almost all its roughly 5000-year history, the caduceus had nothing to do with medicine. 

A new study finds that residents of Dublin, Belfast, and Glasgow were better at detecting fake accents than their counterparts in southern areas of England—possibly as a result of long-ago conflicts.

Here's how the cornucopia went from ancient gods to American dinner tables.

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

Let’s sort these babies out.

As with many words, we have Latin to thank.

This common phrase is often used during times of political uncertainty, and has even been described as an ancient Chinese curse. History says otherwise, though.

Are all these new slang terms confusing you? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

One theory suggests that we call liquor “spirits” because of alcohol’s association with one spirit in particular: the Holy Spirit. But there are other possible origins.

The heavy-duty tool is said to be the work of a man named Moncke. Or was it Moncay?