The CIA's encrypted art sculpture has puzzled cryptographers for decades. The man with the answers is finally ready to clue ...

It’s no secret that teachers shape future generations. That said, not all classrooms come with the same paycheck. Where you work can make a big difference—and so does the grade you teach, with high ...

An analysis of nearly 200 photos and videos shows that whales and dolphins engage in more playful interactions than previously thought.

The Ice Age canine’s skull measures nearly a foot long. According to the lot description, only the upper part of the skull is real, and the lower jawbone is a cast that has been painted and aged to ...

Light pollution also had a greater pull during breeding seasons, particularly in the morning.

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In 2004, the editorial staff of the music magazine Blender named “We Built This City” the “worst song ever,” topping a list ...

From a Yosemite icon to a Grand Canyon hidden gem, there are epic waterfall hikes to be found across the country.

While some people may define literacy in strict terms as proficiency in reading comprehension, there’s often much more to it ...

They were likely “members of a raiding party who were captured and subjected to capital punishment,” the authors write, and ...

In Tune Twist, we run the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translate them back into English. Here’s a ...

A science fiction writer called it an “artifact of such utter simplicity and perfection that it seems it must be either the ...