What is a group of bats called? Learn about a colony, a cauldron, and a cloud of bats, plus amazing bat facts for 2026.

In my imagination, Palau’s rock islands were created by sea-dwelling giants obsessed with topiary. Thriving upon hundreds of ...

This fall, the Des Moines Public Library and Little Village partnered on a short story competition titled "This Time Next ...

The grouper sandwich is a local favorite that keeps people coming back. It’s fresh, flaky, and perfectly seasoned. If you’re not in the mood for fish, their burgers will make your taste buds do a ...

I was fortunate to spend a delightful week in and around Geneva a few summers ago and enjoyed stays at a number of the best ...

What will we see in the southern sky in 2026? A total eclipse of the moon (at a convenient time), a blue moon and a supermoon ...

On Saturday (Jan. 10), for example, we will see three satellites on one side of Jupiter (going outward from the planet: Ganymede, Io and Europa ), while the fourth ( Callisto) remains all by itself on ...

We often feel perplexed by how things work around us, and usually science is waiting with a reasonable explanation. Wondering why the sky changes color at sunset or how a tiny seed turns into a ...

NASA's SPHEREx telescope unveiled its first full-sky map of the universe, combining more than 100 infrared observations into ...

Over half of the exhaust methane from lunar spacecraft could end up contaminating areas of the moon that might otherwise ...

Whether you’re a full-blown believer or just curious, exploring intergalactic soul beliefs invites you to think bigger—much ...

The best places to make this travel quote come true is to go and see the world’s most stunning natural wonders, such as ...