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These gory yet fascinating reads delve into the weirdest chapters of medical history, from the dancing plague of 1518 to the bizarre saga of Typhoid Mary.

Anna Sewell’s 19th-century novel about a horse named Black Beauty put the spotlight on animal welfare.

The cute canids start out life needing a lot of help from their parents, but they soon find their footing.

Consumer tastes have shifted over the past 20 years.

Not everyone gives directions the way you do—in fact, the way people tell others how to get where they want to go can vary by city, town, and culture. Some of these directional systems might just change how you navigate the world.

Long before he was Calvin Coolidge’s vice president, Charles Dawes wrote an instrumental piece called “Melody in A Major” that later became a #1 hit.

Suggestions for what to call the period of time from 2000–2009 ranged from ‘the nillies’ and ‘the oh-ohs’ to ‘the double zeroes’ and ‘the noughties.’ So how’d we land on ‘the aughts’?

Next time you’re in the Hub, you can let your Masshole flag fly with these Boston slang terms that will have you sounding like a townie in no time.

Fazlur Khan and the idea that would turn architecture on its head.

Scientists are closer to understanding how Greenland sharks can survive for hundreds of years.

Don’t be deceived by this seemingly simple painting of a man and his instrument. Pablo Picasso’s The Old Guitarist has secrets in its past and in its paint.

The part about the old man bumping his head and not waking up in the morning could describe a dangerous head injury.