Couples in long-term relationships know their partners very well. Almost too well. So well, in fact, that it can feel like there isn’t much left to learn. You know the stories, the habits, the opinions, the little reactions you’ve seen a hundred times. That familiarity is comfort...
In August 2024, sports fishers off the coast of Costa Rica hauled up what looked like some kind of ungodly hybrid between a shark and a traffic cone. It was just a nurse shark, but it had creepy white eyes and, most notably, its skin was a bright orange.
Growing up, many girls are taught to be quiet, modest, helpful, and agreeable. Only then are they praised for being a “good girl”—or really, for accommodating those around them, even at their own expense.
The early stages of dating can feel both exciting and destabilizing, even for the most confident and grounded individuals. When you’re getting to know someone new, there’s always some uncertainty about where the connection is going and whether you’re both on the same page.
In the 1980s, shoegaze formed in the UK. Dream pop and shoegaze were created around the same time, and the terms are often interchanged with one another. Shoegaze peaked around 1991, with major defining releases in the early 1990s. Therefore, these four shoegaze songs of the 1980...
The Ig Nobels are an annual science award given to research teams around the world whose contributions to the vast world of research tend to be a wee bit sillier than the rest, though no less valid and worthy of investigation than anyone else’s. Everything on Earth deserves to be...
Researchers have known for some time now that Parkinson’s disease is a lot less common in smokers. Dentists have just never figured out why. New research published in JAMA Neurology suggests they might finally be one step closer to solving the mystery.
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Magic: The Gathering Commander players will soon have a handful of new pre-constructed decks to check out and use to help get new players into the popular multiplayer format.
Tomatoes might be changing the way your brain functions. The changes are small and subtle, but still noticeable to researchers and laboratory tests, and they go well beyond the humble tomato’s ability to outshine bacon in a BLT.
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Pokémon cards have become a major investment, with live streams of people opening packs alone becoming a cottage industry. One guy thinks Pokémon cards will have much more value as a post-apocalyptic currency.
The 9/11 attacks devastated Americans, and overnight, the country was never the same. Paranoia was rampant throughout the US, along with heightened patriotism and anti-Muslim sentiment. Following the attacks, media companies such as Clear Channel Communications sent a memo to tho...
Vegans. You either love them or you want to run as soon as they start talking. Science just gave them one more thing to be smug about—and this time, it’s actually kind of hard to argue with.
Marvel’s Wolverine launches on September 15, 2026, but players in some regions can technically start playing on September 14. Here is when Insomniac Games’ highly anticipated superhero game releases on PS5 in every region, its Digital Deluxe Edition bonuses, and whether the New Z...
Dungeons and Dragons seems to be continuing its research and planning for some sort of upcoming Underdark-themed campaign or gameplay expansion with the release of five additional species for players to test.
As was the case with many people in the entertainment industry, the folks at MAD magazine were forced to alter their future plans in the wake of the September 11th attacks.
Dungeons and Dragons just dropped a surprise Unearthed Arcana full of even more player options inspired by the Underdark.