The history of Earth Day began in Santa Barbara in early 1969, when an oil platform six miles offshore of the idyllic beach town on…

Britain’s longest-ever ruling monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, turns 92 today (April 21). Living through the terms of 21 UK prime ministers and 16 US presidents,…

Until this month, Dennis Rodman—the former NBA player—was the highest-profile American to have met Kim Jong-un. But in the presidency of Donald Trump, all that…

This post originally appeared at WaitButWhy.com. To a frustrated single person, life can often feel like this: And at first glance, research seems to back…

At this point, the least amount of global warming the world can hope for is probably 2°C (3.6°F). Scientists have described anything less as unlikely.…

From the way you move and sleep, to how you interact with people around you, depression changes just about everything. It is even noticeable in…

If you haven’t heard, universities around the world are offering their courses online for free (or at least partially free). These courses are collectively called…

The average person makes about 35,000 decisions every day—from choosing an outfit to deciding which seat to take at a meeting. In fact, we make…

Hey, guess what? I got married two weeks ago. And like most people, I asked some of the older and wiser folks around me for…

In early March, Donald Trump’s White House unveiled tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. “Trade wars are good, and easy to win,” Trump tweeted at…

As Arsene Wenger steps down as Arsenal coach and the longest serving manager in the English Premier League era, a discussion of his legacy will…

Dance music pioneer Tim Bergling, known by the stage name Avicii, was found dead yesterday (April 20) in Muscat, Oman. The Swedish superstar DJ was…