Will McGough

Lucky stargazers in America have gotten the chance to see them from their own backyards lately—and may be able to again this week.

Avoiding oysters throughout the summer is now a thing of the past.

It happened to me just this morning, when I was fiddling with my closet doors, trying to get them back on their tracks so they would slide correctly. As one door fell off and slammed into the other, my response was automatic. “Aye yai yai, these doors!”

The presence of one heart is ingrained into our idea of biology. But did you know there are a handful of animals with multiple hearts?

According the Oxford English Dictionary, if you “turn the tables” on someone, it is generally understood that you have reversed the fortunes in your favor to some capacity, so as to “reverse one’s position relative to someone else, especially by turning a

If you live in any U.S. city, you probably think those pesky, puke-eating pigeons and their feathered friends are pretty brain dead. Don’t be fooled. Birds are capable of some pretty amazing feats, and we’ve provided a sampling below.

"Every time I read Pride and Prejudice, I want to dig Jane Austen up and hit her over the skull with her own shin-bone.”

Many cultures have long-standing traditional ways to celebrate birthdays that don’t involve a sugar rush.