The U.S. has mostly blue (or Indian) peafowls; this type of bird has been raised in captivity for more than 2000 years. Peafowl is the all-encompasing term for what is generally known as a peacock.

The Goonies’ turns 40 this year—and to make the film, director Steven Spielberg may have drawn inspiration from a real-life ...

As AI tools like ChatGPT infiltrate classrooms, educators are reviving blue books to curb cheating and promote authentic student writing.

In the mid-1800s, two businessmen named Frederick W. Bailey and James Noyes established a publishing and bookbinding firm in Portland, Maine, under the name Bailey & Noyes. From the late 1850s to ...

Monkey bread—a sticky pull-apart pastry that’s typically made from canned biscuit dough —is a sugary, cinnamony treat.

The Walt Disney Company was founded on American soil in 1923, but it has since gained much worldwide recognition and billions ...

From the long legs of the jerboa to basically everything about the duck-billed platypus, evolution has taken some weird turns.

From Clearwater, Florida, to Davis, California, these U.S. cities offer beautiful drives that make commuting a lot more ...

Pizza Hut revamps its iconic BOOK IT! program with a new app that rewards kids’ reading progress with free pizza.

As with most of Costco’s business decisions, it comes down to money.

Trader Joe’s reclaims the top spot in Axios’s ranking of America’s most trusted company’s, narrowly beating out Patagonia and ...

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?