In the News
Doomsday Clock Now Closest It's Ever Been to Midnight
Jan. 29 By Julia Layton
The Heaven's Gate Cult: A Sad, Strange Story of Manipulation
Jan. 29 By Yara Simón, Nathan Chandler
The Seahorse Is a Romantic, Slow-swimming Fish
Jan. 28 By Talon Homer, Wendy Bowman
The Oldest President of the U.S. Is a Repeat Record-holder
Jan. 17 By Mitch Ryan
Sea Spiders Breathe Through Pores in Their Legs
Jan. 9 By Ada Tseng, Jesslyn Shields
Koi Fish Are 'Living Jewels' of the Water Garden
Jan. 6 By Zach Taras, Michelle Konstantinovsky
Science
Stoned Ape Theory: Magic Mushrooms and Human Evolution
How Many Oceans Are There?
Why Socotra Is Known as the 'Galapagos of the Indian Ocean'
Exploring the Chinese Space Station Project
Culture
Were Witches Really Burned at the Stake in Salem?
Wilma Mankiller, First Female Cherokee Nation Chief, Still Inspires Today
A Roundup of Some of the Wildest Characters in the Wild West
It Takes 9,000 Steps to Reach China's Fanjingshan Temple