When a bright purple elephant seal appeared on a Northern California beach, people online quickly began wondering what had gone wrong. Had she eaten something unusual?...
When the telephone finally traveled a real distance, Alexander Graham Bell faced a problem: How could he prove it actually worked? His solution was simple. Keep...
Hey Stewart, Why do leaves turn different colors in the fall? Andy Hi Andy, In spring and summer, leaves act as factories that make most of...
Golfers are accustomed to losing balls in water hazards. Charl Schwartzel lost one to something living in the water. Schwartzel’s tee shot on the 134-yard seventh...
Annie Edson Taylor did not go over Niagara Falls for the thrill. She went for the money. In 1901, Taylor was a 63-year-old widowed schoolteacher from...
In a Moscow operating room in the 1980s, patients didn’t simply enter for surgery and leave when their doctor finished. They went around in circles. Eight...
Do you share a birthday with a celebrity? 1 – Brie Larson, 37, actress, born Brianne Desaulniers, Sacramento, CA, 1989. 2 – Sting, 75, singer, born...
A tiny drone designed to hunt mosquitoes has already made its first midair kill. The only problem: the victim was a moth. French startup Tornyol released...
As furnaces switch back on for the year, so does the risk of a poison no one can see or smell. Carbon monoxide is colorless and...
When most Virginians think about hunting, deer, turkey, and waterfowl probably come to mind first. But on warm evenings around ponds, creeks and wetlands, another outdoor...
Ask someone what a lifetime of work gave them, and notice how rarely they begin with the money. They start with people. The lunch table that...
The colorful tiger painted on a patient’s arm may look like face paint. But it can also work as a medical sensor. Engineers at Penn State...
Life changes, and older adults often understand that better than anyone. One simple exercise can help you see not just who matters in your life now,...
If you had to leave home in a hurry, could you quickly find the documents that prove who you are, what you own, and what insurance...
Hey Stewart, What should I be doing for my trees in the fall? Jeff It’s good you’re planning ahead, Jeff. Fall is the perfect time to...
When Kiana Hall spotted something waddling across a Seattle field, she was not sure what she was looking at. She later described it as “an orb...
If you live mainly on Social Security, saving a year or two of expenses can feel impossible. That kind of recommendation is usually aimed at retirees...
The first submarine attack in American history did not involve steel, engines, or torpedoes. It involved a wooden craft barely large enough for one man, hand-powered...
For hunters who rely on dogs to retrieve birds, track wounded game, or work through thick cover, keeping tabs on a four-legged partner can be just...
The man whose signature leads the U.S. Constitution came from a family whose story stretches back to a Tudor farmhouse in the English countryside. On Sept....
Emergency planning usually brings to mind flashlights, batteries, and bottled water. But disasters are financial events, too. A power outage, flood, storm, or evacuation can interrupt...
Today is Grandparents’ Day, a chance for families to recognize the grandmothers, grandfathers, and other older adults whose love, experience, and support can play an important...
The Niger Delta red colobus monkey lives in a swamp so remote and difficult to reach that scientists did not formally describe the species until 1993....
The usual reason for keeping an emergency fund is simple: If you lose your job, you still need money to pay the bills. That changes in...
Less than a week after British troops marched into New York in September 1776, a large part of the city they had just captured went up...
An air cleaner can help people with allergies, smoke, and dust. But it cannot solve every indoor air problem. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, an...
Buying local can be one of the simplest ways to support the community while making more thoughtful choices about how we shop and eat. Whether it...
It does not take a hurricane or wildfire to leave a home without power for days. A strong thunderstorm, ice storm, or overloaded electrical grid can...
For many Americans, Labor Day means one last long summer weekend. There are cookouts, trips to the lake, store sales, and the start of football season....
Somewhere in the mail this month may be a document that helps determine what your health care will cost next year. It can arrive in a...