To make the map below, Instacart analyzed potato chip orders made between June 28 and July 4 of 2024. Local potato chip ...

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

A science fiction writer called it an “artifact of such utter simplicity and perfection that it seems it must be either the ...

In the 1950s, the science kits sold in toy stores may have contained real radioactive material.

Recently, Mental Floss broke down the state names that Americans find the hardest to pronounce, based on a study by language learning website Preply. As part of ...

The search is on for the next Buddy. Submit your golden retriever’s video and join the legacy of the beloved Air Bud ...

Pawol made history this weekend as the first woman behind home plate at a major league game. What took so long?

Labubu dolls have been all the rage lately, gaining a devoted fanbase worldwide since their official release in 2019. Their popularity has also inspired some questionable behavior: Recently, thieves ...

In a galaxy far, far, far away, astronomers have found the oldest black hole in the universe. It sits at the center of the CAPERS-LRD-z9 galaxy, and it’s thought to have formed over 13.3 billion years ...

Sorry to residents of—or anyone planning a trip to—Wichita, Kansas. The city has been named the allergy capital of the United ...

Radioactive wasp nests have been identified at the Savannah River Site, a nuclear facility on a 310-square-mile property in ...

Wolves are helping Yellowstone’s aspen trees grow tall again after decades of overgrazing.