Kids ask a lot of questions. mental_floss has answers. WHY?, our new series for kids and parents, tackles all types of questions children have about how the world works by providing science-based, kid ...

2 pets exposed to rabid skunk in Anderson County, officials confirm Immigration crackdown may spark 'black swan event,' CEO warns He was singing to an empty restaurant. Then strangers joined in and it ...

As a boy, I once owned a whoopee cushion. I thought it was hilarious; my aging and extremely “proper” great aunt—God rest her soul—did not, and at one Thanksgiving dinner, she let me know. Chastened, ...

A teaching assistant in a South Carolina school has been arrested and charged with using fart spray on students, leading to some pupils having to seek medical attention and creating tens of thousands ...

Authorities said the spray caused $55,000 in damages and sickened students. A 32-year-old South Carolina assistant teacher has been arrested on charges he surreptitiously sprayed his school with a ...

Brad LaCour is a Senior List Writer for Collider. Based out of Los Angeles, California, Brad lives close enough to the stars but is too busy to find out where exactly they live. Brad is fairly certain ...

When a scientist started fixing backward-facing cameras to the bellies of seabirds called Streaked Shearwaters in a breeding colony in Japan, he had pure intentions: he wanted to observe the birds’ ...

Most relationships have challenges, whether that involves communication issues, financial disagreements, frustrations with quirky habits, or simply how they do the washing up. It's not uncommon to ...

The star said things could have been a lot worse Skunk Anansie star Skin has revealed how a man posing as room service tried to mug her in her hotel room. The British singer and musician, whose real ...

Cows and pigs produce a large share of planet-warming methane. A new tax is part of a plan to clean that up. Denmark is home to five times as many pigs and cattle as people. A dairy farm in Slagelse, ...

The NGAS program, also known as KC-Z, aims to replace or complement KC-46 and KC-135 tankers in the 2030s. The program might also include an autonomous tanker for operating in contested environments, ...