Ash Wednesday marks the start of the 40-day Lenten season–a time in which Christians are called to prayer, fasting, and repentance before celebrating Easter. Ash Wednesday marks the start of the ...

“You probably looked like the little girl on the cover,” my husband commented. “I wasn’t alive in 1943, but she does look a little like me, I suppose,” I remarked as I looked at the pin-curled blonde ...

In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of Kyle Chayka’s column, Infinite Scroll. Chayka will return in March. Forty years ago, Bill Weiss, a student at Columbia ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — Residents across the Appalachian Mountains observed Groundhog Day on Feb. 2 to determine if winter weather will persist. The annual tradition involves watching whether a ...

How did Groundhog Day become so ingrained in our culture that it inspired a movie, memes and passing references all year long? Angus Kress Gillespie, a folklorist and professor emeritus of American ...

According to Jane Goodall – and who should know better – even chimpanzees make themselves a pillow. Each night, they create a new nest, lining it with soft leaves that they also use to make themselves ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The popular nursery rhyme This Little Piggy is an early childhood ...

Have you ever wondered why we wrap gifts? Good Question. With the time-honored tradition of gift giving comes gift concealing. The Mall of America's premier gift wrap location is the Paper Source.

This Pew Research Center report examines religious switching in the United States, including the reasons people give for staying in or leaving their childhood religion. It also looks at social and ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In the summer of 2019, a group of Dutch scientists conducted an experiment to collect ...

Aircraft manufacturer Airbus recently faced scrutiny after a software error caused a JetBlue flight to lose altitude and make an emergency landing. Nearly 6,000 ...

Kissing could be 21 million years old. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Matilda Brindle an evolutionary biologist from Oxford University about the origins of smooching. You've got to get in the mood for ...