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A black-throated green warbler perches on a funerary statue at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

Three historic cemeteries, designed as refuges of the dead, are bringing their landscapes back to life for native plants and animals.

This scene near Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks shows why New York is the top state for fall road trips.

There’s nothing quite like peeping peak foliage, dashing through a corn maze, and spending an afternoon at an apple orchard to celebrate autumn—and in some of these top states for fall road trips, you can do all three.

How To: Custom Color Home Screen App Icons for iPhone in iOS 18!

Apple offers several customization features in its new update, including the option to tint apps and widgets.

‘Alchemist in His Workshop’ by David Teniers the Younger, 17th century.

There’s more to this spooky pseudo-science than simply turning lead into gold.

Traveling with a peanut allergy isn't the flight risk you think.

The idea of peanut dust being carried through a plane cabin has always worried those with serious allergies. New research should ease their concerns.

If you’re struggling to come up with a pet name, consider these common choices.

Fresh apple cider is delicious. It’s also potentially teeming with bacteria.

Tollund Man—a bog body at the Silkeborg Museum in Denmark

China, Chile, and New Zealand are a few places that have historic mummies of their own.

Wes Craven’s meta-horror film spawned a handful of sequels—and a possible backlash against one California community.

Elizabeth Taylor, Bela Lugosi, and Bob Marley were buried with some of their most treasured possessions.

Favorite alcoholic beverages, signature accessories, and reading material are a few of the items that these artists took with them to the afterlife.

It’s as easy as filling in the blanks—or not so easy, as the case may be. Can you solve the puzzle?

One of the few days this family probably used their dining rooms.

Fewer and fewer newly constructed homes actually have dining rooms. Here’s why.

Impaling your own hand while carving for your kids is not a good look. Here’s how to avoid it.

This chicken Milanese is great for any occasion.

It’s like a big chicken tender, but fancy.

Let’s just say you’ll be super grateful for your toothpaste and toilet paper after watching the latest episode of The List Show.

Giant sequoias are Earth’s most massive trees.

A local organization is aiming to fill Detroit’s vacant land with gigantic forests.

There's a certain technique that could be worth mastering.

There is an art—and perhaps even a science—to putting on Band-Aids correctly.

Finally, an entire restaurant dedicated to Doritos.

The chip brand now has its own restaurant in the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

Divers have said that the RMS ‘Rhone’ is haunted.

Whether real wrecks or ghostly sightings, these ships bear stories of unexplained deaths, flying orbs, and screams from the depths of the sea.

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

Can a haunted attraction really be insulated against legal action for scaring people? A law expert weighs in.

Bobbing for apples wasn’t even the worst of it.

Author A.J. Jacobs breaks down why you should be thankful you’re celebrating Halloween today and not in eras past.

You know this squirrel got these two cats talking.

There’s a natural explanation for the very un-catlike sounds your pet starts emitting when it sees a bird or squirrel.

What’s the Kennection? #137

From Snakeroot to Salamanders, Life Thrives in Cemeteries

The 19 Best States For Fall Road Trips

How to Tint Your iPhone Apps Icon to Any Color

8 Fascinating Facts about Alchemy

Can Peanut Allergens Spread Through a Plane’s Air System?

The 10 Most Popular Pet Names of 2024

The FDA Wants You to Beware of Unpasteurized Apple Cider This Autumn

8 Kinds of Mummies That Aren’t From Ancient Egypt

The Time Wes Craven Called Out a High School in the ‘Scream’ Credits

The Objects 10 Celebrities Took to the Grave

Can You Fill In the Blanks and Figure Out the Word? #4

What Happened to Dining Rooms?

5 Tips for Carving a Pumpkin—And Not Injuring Yourself in the Process

Treat Yourself to This Crispy Chicken Milanese Recipe

10 Bizarre Historical Hygiene Practices

A Forest of Giant Sequoias Is Growing in Detroit

You’ve Been Putting on Band-Aids All Wrong—and Here’s What to Do About It

Doritos Just Opened a Restaurant Featuring Nacho Ice Cream and Cool Ranch Sushi

The Legends Behind 6 Haunted Shipwrecks

Definition Detective Quiz #10

Are Haunted House Waivers Legally Enforceable?

5 Ways Halloween Used to be Terrible

Why Do Cats ‘Chatter’ and ‘Chirp’ at Birds?