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Lose a Wallet? If It’s Full of Cash You’ll Probably Get It Back

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That’s the surprising conclusion of a study called “Civic Honesty Around the Globe,” just published in the journal Science. Working […]

Slick Dorm Rooms May Lower Your GPA

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Among the perks of student life on modern college campuses are the cool apartment-style school housing facilities that sometimes supplant […]

You Soon May Be Watching Ads on Netflix, Whether You Like It or Not

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Imagine watching "Designated Survivor," "Ozark" or "Bird Box" on Netflix interrupted by car and deodorant ads. After years in which Netflix subscribers saw uninterrupted movies and TV shows, those days could be gone in a flash.

Amazon Says These Are the Best Books of the Year

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Just in time for summer reading, the Amazon Books editorial team has announced their picks for the 20 best books […]

How Hard Is It to Sink an (Almost) Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier?

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The Trump Administration has just sent another 1,000 soldiers to the Middle East because of worsening tensions with Iran. Part […]

The World’s Least Peaceful Country Is in Central Asia, US Is Toward the Bottom

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War-torn, impoverished and politically unstable, the least peaceful nation in the world can be found in Central Asia, according to a well-respected global study of how people feel about their own countries.

Did You Know the Trick to Charging Your Phone Faster?

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Smartphone batteries have one nagging problem. When they run down, it can take three hours to recharge them. However, there is a way to decrease the time on a charger.

Rising Temperatures Could Kill 17% Of Sea Life By Century’s End

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A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports that global warming could trigger the […]

A House That Was Built Years Before the US Even Existed Is Now For Sale

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A house for sale in Medina, Ohio, is not an ordinary home. It was built in Massachusetts decades before the United States was founded and moved to its present location in the 1970s.

What Military Parades Used to Look Like in America

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Americans like parades, like the ones that show of their ethnic identity and origin or the pride parades of the […]

Why the World’s Oceans Are in Big Trouble

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The world’s oceans, which are all really just one large body of water surrounding the continents, are in trouble. Humans […]

You Won’t Believe the Depths at Which Plastic Is Found

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In the 1967 coming-of-age rom-com “The Graduate,” a family friend tells recent college graduate Benjamin Braddock (played by a young […]

This Is What People Like the Most About Video Streaming Services — And It’s Not Binge-Watching

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Customer satisfaction with a variety of telecom services like streaming video and cable/satellite TV remaining near historic lows, ranking barely higher than satisfaction with government services.

Can You Guess America’s Favorite Federal Agency?

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The reputation of the federal government is often rated poorly. Members of Congress get poor grades too. However, the reputations […]

Parrots Escape Humans, Live in the Wild in 23 States

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Domesticated parrots are escaping their owners. The trend is so widespread that parrots live in the wild in many parts of the United States.

The Least Feminist Country in the World Will Surprise You

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Denmark is known as one of the most socially progressive countries in the world, thanks to its welfare policies, consensus […]

Air Pollution Is Clogging Our National Parks, Study Finds

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Our national parks are natural wonderlands — mountains, deserts, forests, beaches, lakes and rivers, grasslands, even glaciers, designated and protected […]

Is Pluto a Planet Again?

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Pluto and astronomers have had a complicated relationship over the last couple of decades. If you went to school between […]

Latinx, Gender Nonconforming, and Other Words That Were Just Added to the Dictionary

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Springtime means baseball for sports fans, flowers and plants for gardeners, and new dictionary words for wordsmiths. Some of the […]

How Many Penguins Are in Existence?

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With all the talk about climate change and how it’s slowly killing wildlife, have you ever wondered how many penguins […]

Don’t Ever Forget to Put a ZIP Code on Your Mail, and This Is Why

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A letter without a ZIP code may not reach its intended destination. That is because of the way addresses are read by automated postal systems.

This Is Why There Are No Wild Elephants in America

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If you live in the United States and you want to see or even interact with elephants, your best bet […]

This Is Why April 15 Is the Last Day to File Your Taxes

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Don’t look now, but Tax Day is just around the corner. The hard, IRS-enforced income-tax return deadline leaves perennial procrastinators […]

House Cats in Los Angeles Are in Serious Danger

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The Humane Society of the United States warns that, while coyotes typically feed on such small mammals as rabbits and […]

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