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“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself”—unless you also fear the number 13. Or insects. Or being buried alive. Here are the fears of just a few of history’s most notable figures, from FDR to Dalí.

The famous 1889 painting was the artist's second depiction of a twinkling night sky.

Maui residents need a tremendous amount of support right now. Here's how you can help.

The fast talking, coffee-loving mother-daughter duo became a pop culture sensation when 'Gilmore Girls' premiered in the early 2000s.

Some cities are more cat-friendly than others. Here's the hard data to prove it.

Nicknamed Ötzi the Iceman, the mummified man was around 40–50 years old when he died in the Copper Age. Here are 13 surprising facts about him.

The world is heating up, and things are often on fire—literally. As we do what we can to squelch the flames, check out some old and obscure words people of the past used when they wanted to talk about all things fire.

‘Barbie’ is a certifiable box office phenom. How high can it rise?

Just underneath the surface of many paintings, both famous and obscure, is another hidden painting that could have been.

Katsushika Hokusai's ‘The Great Wave off Kanagawa’ gracefully distills the power of the ocean into a two-dimensional image that's as deceptively simple as it is mesmerizing.

Grab the gelatin and the hot dogs and head to the kitchen to make these meals from the Great Depression.

Over the past decade or so, the spotted lanternfly has become one of the most notorious invasive species in the United States. Here’s how it got here, how to spot it—and most importantly, how to kill it.