A German research team sent one team of volunteer subjects into a forest and another into a desert to test the hypothesis that humans walk in circles when lost.
Given the state of the U.S.-Putin relationship in the late 2010s and early 2020s, it may be surprising that things were different early in Putin's presidency.
Some people just have a friendly, happy sort of aura about them. They're quick to make a joke, relentlessly upbeat, and often described as happy as a clam.
While there are obvious perks to living in the White House, there are also huge downsides. These are the worst things about being a member of the First Family.
There's an old saying that crime doesn't pay, but history is filled with ridiculously adept con artists who proved time and time again that sometimes, it does.
Microwave ovens are literally everywhere, from the countertop of most homes to the convenience store down the block. But who first stumbled on the technology?
We've all been there, as students or employees: figuratively chained to a desk, engaging our brains but not moving much, and when we're done, we're exhausted.
Methods, rituals, and traditions for dealing with the dead vary from culture to time, era to era. The people of Tibet have their own traditional rituals.
President Joe Biden made history once again with his nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. She is the first Black woman to be so nominated.
Leaders of nations are in a class by themselves, with unique responsibilities and challenges most of us don't face. Do they bond with one another in some way?
With great power comes great responsibility, as well as great numbers of people who disagree with you, sometimes to the point of violence -- sometimes fatally.
Boris Yeltsin was an unlikely candidate to reach the pinnacle of the Russian political system. Here is what happened to Yeltsin after the collapse of the USSR.
During WWII the U.S. undertook a massive operation in the Pacific Northwest to build a fake town. The reasons for this may be less obvious than you think.
Depending on your point of view, Edward Snowden, who exposed U.S. government surveillance of its citizens, is a hero or a traitor. And Putin's thoughts?