Everyone needs a good night’s rest, or at the very least, a decent power nap on occasion. These 15 animals have taken sleep to fascinating and...
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Can trees talk to one another? Researchers believe it makes a lot of sense; now it’s teaching humans...
How did Black Friday become America's shop-til-you-drop day? It involves a crisis that has nothing to do...
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Eating out can be an adventure for food lovers, but sometimes it’s not just about what’s on the menu...
World War II was an expanse of awful. Millions killed, displaced and separated from their families and...
If it floated, it was needed. Half a million New Yorkers were rescued by a Coast Guard-led fleet of...
Rosie the Riveter was a symbol for the feminist movement for decades, but behind the poster was a real...
There're not many tasks these days that folks in the western world would do for a paltry three dollars...
The responses to a suspenseful film clip are similar between some people with brain injuries and healthy...
Valentina Tereshkova, call name “Seagull” and the first woman in space, flew solo for 71 hours and...
The pioneers that we now know as the Pilgrims were anxious, given many tales of vicious tribes, about...
Prisons are not designed to be pleasant places. They are harsh, cruel, unforgiving. They can be deadly...
Alongside high-tech businesses and the accompanying high paid salaries, Silicon Valley has one of the...
Lost tourist says monkeys dropped fruit, led him to shelter during nine days in the rainforest. He’d...
The greatest pirate story ever told isn't the Pirates of the Caribbean movies; it has already...
Antarctica has mystified adventurers, wreaked havoc upon sailors, and been the subject of many...
Satellite and drone photography are vital in today’s espionage arena, but there was a time when pigeons...
A well-made suit and colorful tie can go a long way, or so the Sapeurs of the Congo like to say. Meet...
China has its eyes on a very big economic prize and it's dangling the proverbial golden carrot of a...
Some people might shrug it off as a fad; others take the path of self-righteousness and judgment. But...
Before there were bicoastal battles over rap styles or international incidents about comma use, there...
Ellis Island, the busiest immigrant inspection gateway in the U.S. for over 60 years, opened the doors...
Let’s be honest: we take science and technology for granted. Just be glad that these women didn’t...
As far as holiday airport mayhem goes, chances are the 92 occupants (86 passengers and 6 crew) of the...
What’s a lonely Japanese pufferfish to do when he’s in search of a mate and needs to make a spectacular...
Robot-staffed hotels are popping up in Japan where you're checked in by friendly dinosaurs. The lobby...
British eco-sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor is back again, this time with a massive new undertaking in...
Gale-force winds and snow squalls: two things that usually mean you're breaking out the shovel to clear...
Imagine yourself waking up one morning at the crack of 10 a.m., pulling back the bedroom curtains with...
