Merriam-Webster is more than a dictionary in the social media age. Credit: AP Photo/Stephan Savoia Merriam-Webster is way more than a dictionary, it's a social media queen that isn't afraid to say ...

Just because fintech is buzzy doesn’t mean it’s brand-new. Although Merriam-Webster just added the phrase to its dictionary in 2018, the concept dates back decades. ATMs, for example ...

“You’ll Catch More Flies With Honey Than Vinegar” Beautiful woman having a cup of coffee Merriam-Webster defines this ... why neuroscience or quantum physics didn’t make the cut instead.

Combustion growth follows three basic physics considerations ... both suppression and extinguishment. Consider, per Merriam-Webster, suppression: to inhibit the growth or development of; and ...

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According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, intersectionality is defined as “the way in which the effects of multiple forms of discrimination (such as racism, sexism and classism) overlap or ...

What is …?” is a section-wide column that explores the STEM majors at UW and explains what they are. This week, c William ...

In the case of lead-208—the heaviest stable isotope known so far—a team of researchers led by physicist Jack Henderson ...

Can one single mathematical framework describe the motion of a fluid and the individual particles within it? This question, ...

We are the Universe trying to understand itself. How, and why, did we come to be? Why does the Universe take the shape it ...