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In the 1840s, Ada Lovelace wrote the world’s first machine algorithm for an early computer that existed only on paper.

Climate can cause a big difference in how much hair a lion grows.

American painter Jasper Johns shook up the art world by reconceptualizing common icons like targets, numbers, and letters—and it all began in 1954 with ‘Flag.’

Everyone has a preferred way to laugh online, whether it’s an acronym like IJBOL (“I Just Burst Out Laughing”), a reaction GIF, or a crying laughing emoji. Which one do you use?

Pigeons aren’t known to be particularly talkative birds.

November has been proclaimed Native American Heritage Month for more than 30 years, but the movement to honor Indigenous cultures started long before that.

There's new insight into the reasons we're not down with clowns.

Here’s your introduction to this legendary, (maybe?) extinct avian—and a look-alike species that might be the source of all the rumors.

The Great Flood of 1889 killed more than 2000 people, swept away 1600 homes, and caused $17 million in damage. And it wasn’t the last time Johnstown would flood.

These vintage Polly Pocket toys from the ’90s and beyond are fun for more than just nostalgia; they could pack some serious cash into your wallet, too.

The kids‘ TV classic is reinventing itself after more than a half-century on the air.

Whether you call it Mischief Night, Devil's Night, or something else, it all means one thing: wanton destruction of property.