A type of wood commonly used to make Samurai sword sheaths may be the future of space exploration.

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We ran the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translated them back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?
Whether you love canned cranberry sauce or hate it, the way it’s packaged is pretty brilliant.
The Mudita Kompakt smartphone is designed to be less stimulating to the senses.
Some words, like ‘motel,’ ‘brunch,’ and ‘sitcom,’ are obvious portmanteaux. But the portmanteaux on this list are undercover.
We now have a stuffing-flavored potato chip thanks to ALDI.
Discover the most valuable Hummels that might have been lurking in your grandmother’s curio cabinet for years, including finds from the brand’s special limited-run Disney collection and others.
Is your puffer jacket looking a little lifeless? It may just need a good wash.
He got the idea from a story his wife told him while they were visiting her parents: “I joked, ‘This would be good for a novel. I am going to write a novel based on this.’ ”
All five answers to the questions below have something in common. Can you figure it out?
The ship’s pilot helped his family reach freedom, then served in the Civil War and in the U.S. Congress. Robert Smalls’s statue will be the first to honor an individual Black citizen on South Carolina State House grounds.
We all have our favorite Thanksgiving side dishes, but do other U.S. residents feel the same about them?
Within the last 200 years, we’ve discovered about two dozen species of hominins in Europe, Africa, and Asia—which you can see laid out in this map.
Researchers just described one of the tiniest frogs known to science.
The imposing clocks have an origin story, but it doesn't have much to do with any actual grandfathers.
Each of these ancient fossils, even if just a small part of a skeleton, represents an identifiable character in the story of humankind.
Researchers recently found that polar bears are facing higher exposure to certain bacteria and viruses.
Americans get an average of only 11 vacation days per year. Use them wisely.