It has been long thought that one of the characteristics that makes humans unique is our ability to learn and manipulate symbols for communication. However, this notion is starting to slowly unravel.

June is National Flag Month. It commemorates the official adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777, by the Second Continental Congress. The 50 stars representing the current U.S.

Emoji, accent marks, and other special characters bring an element of fun and accuracy to the texting experience, but what if you’re on your PC and you want to break up plain old text with cool ...

In this post, we will show you how to add symbols or special characters to documents in Adobe Illustrator to enhance your artwork. Symbols are a big part of what makes Illustrator so useful. Symbols ...

Chinese symbols have a ton of uses in feng shui. And even in Western feng shui, they are often used as remedies to help balance negative energy or create a certain vibe. You can try putting some of ...

Kirk O. Hanson is a senior fellow at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are his own. All human cultures use symbols to represent their core values and collective identity. We treasure most ...

The beauty of spirituality is that it differs from religion and transcends many different cultures. Many spiritual symbols we see come from all areas of the world and can be practiced by anyone with ...

In 1937, Phoenix was a small city isolated in the middle of the Arizona desert with a population of less than 50,000 people who, like the rest of the nation, were struggling to recover from the Great ...

You know those hieroglyphic-like laundry symbols on clothing labels? They relay important cleaning information. Here's what they mean and how to use them. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but ...