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Playtime with your cat is adorable—and it may also be valuable to scientists at UC Davis.

Learn the artistry behind ‘Sesame Street’ puppeteering.

From forged artworks to fake mummies and even fraudulent orangutan bones, archaeological hoaxes fool scientists and stir the public’s imagination—until the culprits are forced to come clean.

It‘s normal for cartoon characters to be missing a digit, but how did the style originate?

From Henry David Thoreau's 'Autumnal Tints' to the origins of the term 'leaf-peeper.'

Want to snatch a camping spot at Yosemite before they’re gone? The new availability alert feature on Recreation.gov can help.

Tornadoes can (and do) happen anywhere. Here are 10 of the most terrible twisters to ever take a turn on Earth.

Watch an explorer share what it's like to descend into the Darvaza Gas Crater, also known as the “Gates of Hell.”

Where did this bizarre word come from, and how has it changed over the centuries?

Popular theories involve pirates—and police.

Across the world’s languages, nouns are surprisingly chameleonic creatures, shape-shifting and category-hopping in ways that can make your head spin.

In honor of its 30th anniversary, discover even more fun facts about NBC’s hit sitcom, ‘Friends,’ which helped turn its cast—including Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry, and Courteney Cox—into household names.

Filming the inside of a tornado is tricky for obvious reasons.

All of the WHO's declarations of emergency since 2007 have been for viral diseases, including the most recent one for mpox.

Is there a weird smell coming from your dog even after you bathed it? It might be time to wash its collar.

Chemical signatures from the Chicxulub asteroid’s impact—which caused a mass extinction on Earth 66 million years ago—match those of carbonaceous meteorites formed beyond Jupiter.

Depending on how weird your home’s tap water tastes, it could be due to the pipes or an old water heater, or be a problem with the water itself.

Here are a few words for ignorant people you might want to add to your lexicon, from ‘wantwit’ to ‘dorkmunder’ to ‘ninnyhammer.’

Dogs need to sniff around to understand their environment.

Hidden inside a toy princess wand sold in dollar stores lurked a horrifying image—one that scared kids silly.