It may have felt like scientists were all-hands-on-deck battling the pandemic. But plenty of researchers learned amazing things this year that had nothing to do with COVID-19. ...read more
No one knows for sure why we (or our pets) yawn. But some hypotheses hold more weight than others. ...read more
Fake Aztec crystal skulls are found in museum collections around the world. They can all be traced back to one man. ...read more
There's four spots that correspond to the fabled location — it just depends on your definition. ...read more
Though the name is misleading, growing pains have been a known medical phenomenon in kids for 200 years. Here's what parents should know about diagnosing and treating the mysterious ailment. ...read more
Insomnia seems to be reaching historic highs a year into the pandemic. Science suggests that some people may be more susceptible than others. ...read more
You likely heard about them last spring. Then they disappeared. Or did they? ...read more
The year 2020 was tough for many reasons, but history reminds us that it could always be worse. ...read more
After the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe wasn’t quite the horrible and backwards place earlier historians would have you believe. Modern scholars now look at the Dark Ages in a whole new light. ...read more
In 1900, Audubon conservationists started a Christmas tradition of counting, rather than hunting, birds. Today, more than 80,000 people participate. ...read more