While squash and gourds are both members of the genus Cucurbita, they’re bred for different purposes.

Libraries are usually quiet, secluded spots. But not all are as peaceful as they may seem. These six supposedly haunted libraries are said to see more than just readers and scholars perusing their ...

In Tune Twist, we run the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translate them back into English—and this October, we’re featuring songs that wouldn’t be out of place on your Halloween ...

The freeze response affects people of all kinds, but it only started getting significant attention in the 1970s, when psychologist Gordon G. Gallup Jr. equated tonic immobility— the freezing of ...

It’s the worst problem a cemetery can possibly have: No one was dying to get in. In the early 1800s, Parisians were expiring just as they always had, felled by natural causes as well as ailments and ...

In 1956, two highly-regarded party figures stepped in for candidates Eisenhower and Stevenson to tackle election issues.

It has been said that Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was among those who read newspaper notices of the Burnham and Lofty deaths and found their misfortunes oddly similar. Doyle dashed ...

Virginia has quickly become a destination for blind or visually impaired nature-lovers. In August 2024, the state’s Natural Bridge State Park became the first park in the U.S. to introduce an audio ...

They become much easier if you enlist the help of a robot vacuum to do most of the hard work, however, and if you nab Roborock’s new Qrevo Curv—on sale now for a limited time—you won’t even need to ...

From succubus chickens to hyena hybrids, here’s a list of 10 strange and terrifying creatures from around the world that you ...

Welcome to Kennections, a weekly quiz created by ‘Jeopardy!’ host and champion Ken Jennings. Welcome to Kennections, a weekly quiz created by Jeopardy! host and champion Ken Jennings. Here’s how to ...

Edema, viruses, and selective breeding can all produce a bumpy pumpkin.