If the coronavirus vaccine was ready today, would you take it? About 60% of the 12,648 people polled in November said they “definitely or probably” would, according to a poll from the Pew Research Center. This is up from 51%…
The 2020 election is one for the books in more than one way. Voters by the millions turned out to shatter the previous turnout record. About 150 million ballots were collected. Biden won by 75 million, which is the highest…
Social distance trick-or-treating. Mask wearing in haunted houses. Wider corn maze paths. Drive-thru attractions. This Halloween will be like no other. Some major cities, including Los Angeles and Chicago, have passed guidelines and restrictions on door to door trick-or-treating. Safety…
The Smithsonian Magazine published a collection of articles, videos, podcasts, and websites on racism in America. The 158 resources are broken down into six topics: history of racism, inequality, violence, protests, intersectionality, and education. Each section gives a summary of…
The "shipwreck capital of the world" has grown by eight more wrecks. The ship graveyard off the coast of Fourni, Greece was recently explored again, yielding new discoveries from Ancient Greece. The 17-mile (27 km) stretch of coast now contains…
Almost exactly one year after their triumph at the 2016 Olympic Games, Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst showed they are still the world's best. Germany's "Golden Girls" won the 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship with a 2-1 win over…
The sky lit up with stars as Lady Gaga performed during Super Bowl LI’s halftime show. But these stars were created by a group of 300 drones. The drones are part of Intel’s Shooting Star squad. They worked together to make…
The coconut crab is the world largest land-dwelling crustacean. It can grow to be 18 inches (46 cm) in length and weigh as much as 9 pounds (4.1 kg). But the crabs' most amazing characteristic is the impressive strength of their claws,…
It was a fitting end to an all-too-old curse: The Chicago Cubs beat the Cleveland Indians in the 10th inning of Game 7 to win their first World Series since 1908. The Cubs' 108-year championship drought was the longest in major…
Getting around at night just got a lot easier for cyclists in one town in Poland. The town of Lidzbark Warminski in northern Poland unveiled a new glow-in-the-dark bicycle lane this month. During the day, sunlight charges special particles in the asphalt,…