Domestic cats and other felids rub their faces and heads against catnip ( Nepeta cataria ) and silver vine ( Actinidia polygama ) and roll on the ground as a characteristic response. While this response is well known, its biological function and underlying…

The nonsurgical technique, developed by a UCLA-led team, allows them to turn doorknobs and open water bottles for the first time in years.

The apples John Chapman brought to the frontier were very different than today's apples—and they weren't meant to be eaten

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2010 post-apocalyptic action film

Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961) is an American actress. Her roles include Lena St. Clair in The Joy Luck Club, Julie in the NBC sitcom Friends, Dot in the final season of Grace Under Fire, and the voices for Amy Wong in Futurama, Dana Tan in Batman Beyond…

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"Unsinkable Sam" - The cat who started in the German navy in WWII, then became a ship's cat in the British Royal Navy, and survived three sinking ships during his naval service.

There is a lot of confusion on what this number represents, so our First Alert weather team explains what it actually means

Locals blame recent floods on nuclear-powered spying devices lost in the Himalayas in 1965.

It came out less than two years after Alexander Graham Bell invented the device

When Majel Barrett died in 2008, she took with her the distinction of being the only person to appear in every Star Trek TV series, either on-screen as characters like Nurse Christine Chapel or feisty ambassador Lwaxana Troi, or as the soothing voice of the…

We all like Candy, even the President!

The death of an individual can have a powerful effect on our emotions, but as numbers rise so does our indifference. Why?

“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” will begin streaming on Disney Plus two months earlier than previously scheduled.

A statue commemorating Tommie Smith and John Carlos' brave protest at the 1968 Olympics, a watershed moment for civil rights.

I am constantly on the lookout for research studies conducted on the subject of theft by employees. A few years ago, I came across a study conducted by Kessler International, a forensic accounting and investigative firm. In a press release from 2013, I found…

2001 film by Richard Kelly

Brain wrinkles naturally develop as the brain gets larger in order to lend more surface area and help white matter fibers avoid long stretches

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American actor (1945-2013)

Closing the toilet lid mid flush may not seem like a big deal...until you learn about the harm that it's causing your health.