I am lucky to have taken some incredible trips, including a recent one to “the end of the earth”: the island of Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost point of South America. In a week, we traveled by ...

THE ALPHABET is easy to take for granted. Children memorise it before they know why it matters. Then it’s off to reading, and learning the sounds of the letters and how they combine. After that, many ...

This is the time of year when Nicole Hughes gets constantly distracted by the fall foliage as she drives around North Carolina. "I'm always looking," says Hughes, a biologist at High Point University.

You're back in school and suddenly have to take a test, despite not having been present to learn any of the material. Your teeth are suddenly falling out. You run into an acquaintance you haven't seen ...

Sidney Shapiro is affiliated with the Center for Progressive Reform. Joseph P. Tomain does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit ...

Why do people believe in conspiracy theories—narratives that attempt to explain events or phenomena without strong empirical evidence? These beliefs can seem puzzling, but they aren’t random.

Generative artificial intelligence is everywhere, but not everyone is ready to embrace it — and it’s not just people who fear that AI might replace their jobs or that ChatGPT will become sentient and ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Running is built on booms. In the 1970s, the original explosion introduced people to something called jogging. In 1994, Oprah Winfrey ran the Marine Corps Marathon, spurring millions of women to flood ...

Experts explain why you're more likely to catch a cold in the winter than in warmer seasons of the year. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Tom Hanson is a national investigative correspondent for CBS News and Stations. His in-depth reports air across all platforms and programs. He is a member of CBS News and Stations Medical, Health, and ...