It may be little more than grains of weathered rock, and can be found on deserts and beaches around the world, but sand is also the world’s second most consumed natural resource.

Spanish Benedictine monk, first educator of the deaf

Walnut, who is rumored to have killed two avian suitors who tried to mate with her in the past, has fallen in love with her Smithsonian zookeeper

Highlights from the funky singer's posthumous autobiography, featuring Jim Morrison, Prince and Neil Young

During World War II, a mathematician pointed out his observation, the survivorship bias, that saved tons of resources and lives.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>eyes have less keen sight than those whose eyes are moist. It is stated that if one removes the eyes of young snakes and swallow chicks, they grow again. The eyes of all insects and of creatures with...

A long way from their native environment of Africa, these free-roaming zebras seem to like the grass in Maryland just fine

A man is savaged so badly by two donkeys that it was initially believed he had been attacked by a pack of wolves.

Despite Newton’s general brilliance and his expertise in finance, groupthink led him to plunge into the South Sea Bubble and lose much of his fortune.

The New-York Historical Society's newest exhibit delves into the history of the city's once-turbulent ink scene

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Dogs shed no matter their age, breed, coat - there’s simply no stopping it. Read the Simpsons Premium guide to reducing excessive shedding in dogs here.

Although essential for psychology, introspective self-talk has rarely been studied with respect to its effects on behavior. Nevertheless, the interrogative compared with the declarative form of introspective talk may elicit more intrinsically motivated ...

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! The “McBarge” takes the cake—or, should we say, apple pie—when it comes to spine-tingling dereliction. Source: The Creepiest McDonald’s In The World

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If you're visiting Sweden on a Thursday, you'll want to try this yummy (and slightly unusual) tradition – pea soup with pancakes!

On May 1, 1869 Robert E. Lee visited U.S. Grant at the White House. This meeting would be variously interpreted over the years. The two...