In the News
The Copperhead Snake Is Seldom Lethal But Always Venomous
April 13 By Zach Taras, John Perritano
Rube Goldberg: The Man Behind the Ingenious Contraptions
April 10 By Stell Simonton
Oedipus Complex: Digging Into Freud's Controversial Theory
April 10 By John Donovan
Neuschwanstein Castle: The Real Story Behind the Fairy-tale Fortress
April 10 By Dave Roos
The Ring of Fire Is the Pacific's Volcanic Hotspot
April 10 By Mark Mancini
What Is Zionism and Is It Fueling the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict?
April 9 By Dave Roos
Did You Hear?
Walt Disney World Rides: List of Attractions by Park and Land
What Is a Group of Hedgehogs Called? It's Adorably Appropriate
Why Did the USSR Fall? The Real Costs of Becoming a Superpower
What's the Worst Day of Common Cold Symptoms?
Why Did the Han Dynasty Fall? Warlords and Puppet Emperors
Science
What If You Traveled Faster Than the Speed of Light?
Does Absinthe Really Cause Hallucinations?
The World's Strongest Acid: A Deep Dive Into Extreme Acidity
The Stratosphere Is Home to Earth's Ozone Layer
Culture
The Hamsa Appears in Multiple Cultures, but Why?
The 'Close, But No Cigar' Origin Story Makes a Lot of Sense
Do Murderers Disproportionately Have 13 Letters in Their Names?
Where Does the Phrase 'On the Lam' Come From?