NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WUNC listener Josh McIntyre of Raleigh, N.C., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

No wonder, necessity is the mother of all creation and invariably, the new Naga script known as Naga alphameric has its ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

In just the last few years, places names in B.C. have been given the monikers of stal̕əw̓asəm, wək̓ʷan̓əs tə syaqʷəm and ...

Learn how to crochet the letter D step by step! 🧶 This simple crochet alphabet pattern is great for banners, name projects, blankets, or personalized gifts. Follow this easy tutorial and add the ...

The coolest letter in the alphabet: When we learn the letters of the English alphabet, we just remember them in order, from A to Z. But have you ever thought about whether some letters are just ...

The letters, many of which were already available online, detail why the regulators initially declined to approve some drugs. All eventually passed muster. By Christina Jewett and Rebecca Robbins The ...

You know how sometimes you see those videos where people are asked to name countries starting with a certain letter, and they totally blank? It's tougher than it looks, right? Most of us can name the ...

There are 195 countries on the map, but can you name one for every letter of the alphabet? Find out if any letters lack representation. We did the math so you don’t have to. Read on to find out ...

Early Greek alphabet painted on the body of an Attic black-figure cup. Today, there are missing letters in the Greek alphabet. Credit: flickr / Dan Diffendale CC BY-SA 2.0 The Greek alphabet has ...