Meme is a “new” word born in my 37th year. The word had its birth in Richard Dawkins 1976 book “The Selfish Gene.” Dawkins cited the work of three “ologists” as his inspiration.

Biologist and author Richard Dawkins has told Newsbeat he's unhappy with how the internet has defined memes as "pictures with words". You might wonder what the 76-year-old has to do with them at all.

When we think of the word "meme," Be Like Bill, Grumpy Cat and macros like "I don't ___ always, but when I do, ___" instinctively come to mind, but the origin of the meme had nothing to do with ...

The #Trumpwon meme did not start in Russia. After the #Trumpwon hashtag became popular, some people claimed that it had started in Russia.

Salt Bae gained even more notoriety after being mentioned in a tweet by Bruno Mars on the evening of Jan. 8. The meme has since gone on to spark parody videos, an emoji design, fine artwork, and a ...

Indeed, there’s an absence of the word “meme” in the pages of Salon for another few years, curiously. ... The word starts appearing in print far more frequently starting in 2001.

Memes are everywhere. They've taken over pop culture and began to find their way into almost every facet of our lives. From "Hey Girl" to "The Most Interesting Man" to "I Can Haz Cheezburger"—to ...

Biologist and author Richard Dawkins has told Newsbeat he's unhappy with how the internet has defined memes as "pictures with words". You might wonder what the 76-year-old has to do with them at all.