Named for Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, the Copernicus Science Centre is where budding scientists can learn more about topics like electricity, light and engineering. In addition to hands-on ...

The Copernican Principle, named in honor of Nicolaus Copernicus (who proposed the heliocentric model of the universe), states that Earth and humans do not occupy a special or privileged place in the ...

Given certain conditions having to do with word stress and the other sounds in a word, we simply do not like to have two r’s so close to each other. The name for the linguistic process where one sound ...

Yankees pitcher Cam Schlittler produced a historic display on Thursday night, but radio host Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo was still unable to pronounce his name correctly the following day. The rookie ...

At the Webby Awards on Tuesday, Steve Wilhite, creator of the Graphics Interchange Format, asserted his authority in the controversial matter of the proper pronunciation of GIF. His five word ...

Situated on the 2nd floor of this secure complex you will find this spacious South/East facing apartment. Comprising tiled kitchen with stone bench tops and stainless steel appliances including ...

Did 17th-century immigrants to the 13 colonies have modern British accents? First, we need to figure out what a “British accent” is. Accents are pretty complicated things. Linguistically speaking, the ...

Every Springbok fan knows exactly who Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is, but can they all (especially the white folk, including the author of this piece) pronounce his name? SFM, as he’s affectionately ...

From KMUW Studios and part of the NPR Podcast Network, You're Saying It Wrong is a podcast that looks at what we get wrong—and what we sometimes get right—when it comes to this English language.

Nicholas Copernicus was the astronomer who, five centuries ago, explained that Earth revolves around the Sun, rather than vice versa. A true Renaissance man, he also practiced as a mathematician, ...

This was the humorous remark of some Filipinos after Eraserheads vocalist Ely Buendia responded to comments made by podcasters Baus Rufo and Macoy Dubs regarding the pronunciation of his surname. In ...

Abstract: The Copernicus Imaging Microwave Radiometer (CIMR) is one of the six Copernicus Expansion Missions currently being implemented by the European Space Agency and the European Commission. The ...