If you’ve ever been startled by a centipede scuttling across the floor, you know it’s not the most pleasant experience. “Centipedes are fast, with their many legs moving in a rhythmic motion,” says ...

Since at least 1886, a groundhog now named Punxsutawney Phil has emerged from his burrow every Groundhog Day to predict when winter weather will end. Other groundhogs (Marmota monax) around the ...

Each day, Times Insider editors scour the newspaper for the most interesting facts to appear on our pages. This year, tidbits about plastic recycling, whale sharks and crab Rangoon enlightened and ...

The Atlantic’s Science, Technology, and Health desk has had a busy 2025: Our writers have spent the year probing the limits of human consciousness and gene-editing technology, studying the ubiquity of ...

Santa inspired by St. Nicholas, a 4th-century bishop known for kindness and secret gift-giving. Santa's red suit popularized by Coca-Cola, earlier depictions showed him in bishop's attire. Santa's ...

How much do you really know about the coldest place in the world? Expand your knowledge of Antarctica with these surprising facts. Ah, Antarctica. Cold, windy, covered in ice and, um, did we mention ...

The season is known as both “fall” and “autumn.” The word “autumn” comes from Latin, while “fall” originated in 17th-century Britain as a shortening of the phrase “fall of the leaf.” While both are ...

The popular maxim that “facts don’t care about your feelings” has become a touchstone of modern debate. It suggests that truth is harsh and objective, immune to the influence—or distortion—of emotion.

The "Forbes World's Billionaires" list included 3,332 people total in 2026. UC Health opens $10M center billed as world's most advanced The C-STARS facility will train 300 Air Force medical teams ...