The producers behind Ghostbusters approached Ray Parker, Jr., and asked him to come up with a song that included the name of the film, but was rather simple otherwise. They played Huey Lewis’ “I Want a New Drug” for Parker as an example of the sound they…

There’s evidence that trees communicate via a vast, underground network of fungal connections – we dive in to the murky world of mycorrhizal networks.

The metallic-blue calamintha bee was discovered in 2011 and lost in 2016, sparking fears that it might have gone extinct.

In 1969, a group of rebel activists took over America’s most notorious prison for more than 19 months.

"I'm George, George McFly. I'm your density. I mean...your destiny." When the shy high school student George McFly confused the word 'densit...

It's easy to believe that a picture of the Milky Way exists—but it doesn't.

Confucius' family tree sets record for world's largest

The first time 6-year-old Bridger Walker held his baby sister, he wouldn’t let anyone take her out of his lap. His parents saw how special their bond was from the moment they met, but that love …

Human helminthiasis

In 2011, The Perth Mint achieved an incredible triumph with the successful casting of the world's largest gold bullion coin, the Australian Kangaroo One Tonne Gold Coin, inspired by the enduring popularity of the annual Australian Kangaroo Gold Bullion Coin…

This is one smart penguin!

Lost Dakota is a small portion of land that was left over after the division of the relatively gigantic former Dakota Territory into five other states in the late 19th century.

"Deep Space Homer" is the fifteenth episode of the fifth season of American animated sitcom The Simpsons, which was first broadcast on Fox in the United States on February 24, 1994. In the episode, NASA selects Homer Simpson to participate in a spaceflight…

It’s been almost three decades years since “No Doubt” was founded by Gwen Stefani’s brother, Eric Stefani. There is very little that is known about him except that his vision and creativity helped to establish the legendary punk band.

Swiss citizenship laws have undergone dramatic changes in the past 20 years.

Information from IIHS-HLDI on roundabouts

Fed up with invasive species and sterile landscapes, Douglas Tallamy urges Americans to go native and go natural

The great South American civilization used complex knots and fibers for record-keeping and communication.

An effort in Illinois to prevent biannual clock changes — such as the one Sunday moving time forward one hour — appears stalled. The state Senate passed a bill in November by Bunker Hill Democrat Andy Manar that calls for setting clocks ahead one hour to…

Ancient Greek arsonist