You may have heard the news that the EU hit Meta with a $1.3 billion fine for violating EU “data privacy rules” and assumed that this was just Meta being Meta and being bad about your privacy. But …

Discover the 10 Oldest Civilizations in the World (Updated 2023) here. Prepare to be transported into a rich & fascinating history on the oldest civilizations that exist.

They tend backyards brimming with cactus varieties, consuming the produce. Prudence Gibson meets a hidden group of gardeners and ponders the allure – and – danger of psychoactive plants.

As Texas enters its third straight school year of coordinated book banning activity, a growing number of districts are targeting library books. Caught in the dragnet: books featuring a “naked” crayon and one with a cartoon butt.

When London's burial grounds started to overflow, a rail route began for mourners - and their dead.

New species named Pinanga subterranea as Kew botanists admit they have no idea how its flowers are pollinated

Leading up to his retirement, a New York craftsman trains his young protégé, in a short documentary by Ian Moubayed.

We love a good story about a missing painting missing. This one starts in Christmas of 2008: a Hungarian art historian is at home with his young daughter Lola, watching the popular children’s film Stuart Little, when he notices a painting in the background that shakes him up so much, he almost drops his daughter…

It’s named for frontier naturalist Gabriel Marnoch, who led a life of crime while discovering new species.

Farmers holding on to heirloom strains for generations are finding a niche as more consumers seek organic produce.

New Zealand-based Hell Pizza recently announced, "AfterLife Pay," which will allow a lucky 666 New Zealanders and another 666 Australians to order and eat pizza now, but not pay for it until after they die.

The Mexican government announced a new agreement with conservation group Sea Shepherd on Tuesday aimed at boosting protection of the endangered vaquita porpoise, as the world's smallest cetacean nears extinction.

Habsburg emperor Rudolf II owned a spirit-summoning alchemical hand bell. We want to decipher its cryptic Greek inscriptions.

China, Egypt, or Mesopotamia – the title for the longest-lasting civilization is difficult to judge, but here are some of the contenders.

From the album Images Du Futur (2013). Instant obsession when I discovered this gem half an hour ago. I love the internet.

With a shrinking population and more than 10 million abandoned properties, the country is straining to match houses with curious buyers.

The Nordic country is testing new ways to teach students about propaganda. Here’s what other countries can learn from its success.

In Oregon, researchers hope a surprising aroma will lure stray salmon back to their home hatcheries.

Fossil and gene discoveries paint an ever-more-intertwined history of humans combining with vanished species like Neandertals