Reading the poems in “Burn,” Barbara Hamby’s latest collection, is a bit like going on a thrill ride through the theme park of her nimble brain. You strap yourself into a poem and it eases into motion ...

When Fei-Fei Li arrived in Princeton in January 2007 as an assistant professor, she was assigned an office on the second floor of the computer science building. Her neighbor was Christiane Fellbaum.

Medical terminology has deep roots in history, with most words tracing back to Greek and Latin. These ancient languages shaped the vocabulary that doctors and scientists still use today.

Writer and broadcaster Manchán Magan has died at the age of 55, his family has confirmed. Mr Magan used his books, documentaries and TV shows to explore the Irish language, culture and landscape.