psychological experiment

To ward off attackers this mythical animal was said to expel excrement with a devastating explosive force.

Sherlock Holmes entered the public domain this year, and the internet is celebrating with good reason; the possibilities are now endless.

device developed in Canada that could purportedly identify homosexual people, used to eliminate LGBT men from the civil service, the police, and the military

Cheese is the chameleon of the food world, as well as one of its greatest delights. Fresh and light or funky and earthy, creamy and melty or crystalline and crumbly—no other food offers such a variety of flavors and textures. But cheese is not just a treat…

Frank Herbert's Dune is one of the most important sci-fi stories in literature, but J. R. R. Tolkien had his own opinions on it.

short pasta with a flat strip and ruffles that stick out at a 90-degree angle

A Michigan funeral home just introduced a drive-thru window so people can pay their respects to a lost loved one without ever leaving the comfort of their car.

By analyzing microscopic defects in the mineral that makes up 60% of the Earth’s mantle, researchers have uncovered what makes this solid rock flow.

short epitaph or idiomatic expression wishing eternal rest and peace to someone who has died

Virgin Records founder Richard Branson and composer Mike Oldfield recall how a leftfield offering by a bedroom genius kickstarted the Virgin empire

A community-based health survey for the time period between 1944 and 1995 was collected from 801 individuals who had lived downwind of the U.S. plutonium production facility located in Hanford, Washington. The results of the survey revealed high incidences…

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German philosopher and founder of the Illuminati (1748–1830)

A RIFF on what country is really about.

prose work by John Donne published in 1624

"Twenty-four days, no land, nobody to talk to. Don't know what to do, don't know where you are. It was rough," Elvis Francois said, per reports.

In the Indian state of Meghalaya, one of the wettest places on Earth, villagers are separated by rivers and valleys. To stay connected, they coax tree roots to grow together into living bridges.

optical and meteorological phenomenon

A fly does some of its digesting outside its body before it even eats any food.

Findings hold true for those with or without college degrees