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Not all microbes are pathogens (but this one, the mpox virus, is).

‘Venomous’ versus ‘poisonous.’ ‘Hominin’ versus ‘hominid.’ Scientific terms can be confusing to non-specialists—so here's how to use them correctly.

The Ghostface dolls come in black and pink.

Your nightmares just got a whole lot cuter.

Manchineel trees with warning signs at Buccoo Beach, Tobago.

The “little apple of death” is the true forbidden fruit.

From Yosemite National Park’s Glacier Point, hikers can witness Half Dome bathed in alpenglow.

There’s something sublime about seeing the sun slip behind the horizon: The colors change, the temp cools, and the world seems to pause in a place of perfection. Here are 10 of the top trails for seeing the show.

See if you can figure out this twisted tune.

It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

From moving stories of the Black American experience to imagined worlds of breathtaking vision, here are 13 books that had an influence Gen X—and help shaped the world as we know it today.

‘Tis the season for cozying up with a maple latte on a fall morning.

According to students, living in these dorm rooms is borderline luxurious.

These odd architectural features are remnants of a time when people had to pay if they wanted to look outside.

See if you can guess where class was in session.

Legal eagles like adding “Esquire” to their letterhead. But does it actually carry any meaning?

Long-distance bird migration is one of the natural world’s most inspiring phenomena—and how we learned about it is just as fascinating.

Supernatural Season 15 "Believe" Trailer (HD) Final Season

How the series—which ran from 2005 to 2020—came about, its nod to a literary classic, and more.

Honking in a tunnel is a common practice in certain parts of the country.

If you’re not originally from Tennessee, tunnel honking can be a mystery. Here's why drivers do it.

School buses don't always come with seatbelts.

Drivers are constantly being reminded to buckle up. The same rule doesn’t seem to apply to busloads of children.

This certainly looks like an opening to hell.

Has someone told you to “go to hell?” If so, let us direct you to these potential portals to the underworld.

More than half of all land managed by the National Park Service is in one state. How does your state measure up?

All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?

Think rinsing with water in between uses counts as cleaning your sink? Think again.

The divisive confection wasn’t originally intended to be a candy at all—but that didn’t stop it from becoming a beloved treat in many parts of Northern Europe.