Get an inside look at the family reunion of author Leo Tolstoy, who has well over 300 living descendants.

Delve into the origins of Fat Bear Week, an annual celebration of the brown bears at Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Reserve.

Dogpatch USA opened in the Ozarks of northern Arkansas in 1968. Themed around Al Capp's popular Lil Abner comic strip, the park included beautiful natural phenomena, such as a waterfall and limestone ...

Seventy years ago this week, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Brown v Board of Education, ruling that “separate but equal” schools segregated by race are unconstitutional. The case remade ...

When a comic strip about a cat who eats lasagna has been running for decades and is probably the most popular thing ever written about a cat, it creates the impression that every section of the feline ...

Much like with “The Tell-Tale Heart,” that tell-tale squeak can become maddening after a while. So, what gives?

Among the many animals Lewis and Clark “discovered” during their expedition were pronghorns —also commonly called pronghorn antelopes, even though they aren’t actually antelopes but are instead the ...

The hottest beach read of 1974 almost came with a real shark tooth.

But chocolate chip isn’t the only flavor being neglected. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, overall consumption of ice cream has dipped in recent years, from an average of 18 pounds ...

In spy lingo, a site in an undisclosed location that’s been cleared of any potential danger is called a “safehouse.” Spies ...

Salvador Dalí, a leader of the Surrealist movement, is arguably one of the world’s most famous artists—but his creative talents went far beyond the art world. From stage plays to movies to fashion to ...

These days, the phrase hot-button issue or hot-button topic refers to any matter that is fraught with emotion, especially the ...