In 2010, a new goddess, about two feet tall and cast in bronze, was set to appear in a village within the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. She looked nothing like the deities of Hindu mythology. In lieu ...

Today, more than 90% of the indexed articles in the natural sciences are published in English. That wasn’t always the case. During Michael Gordin’s childhood, his mother—who grew up speaking French ...

Analysis: By the mid-13th century, the "English-Irish" had already begun to be assimilated in the native culture The question of national identity in Ireland is one which has a long and complicated ...

President Trump has signed an executive order designating English as the official language of the U.S., the first such designation in the country's history. The order, which Trump signed on Saturday, ...