Jake Whitehall's joke about Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and the end of Noel Gallagher's speech were all censored on ...

Ash Wednesday marks the start of the 40-day Lenten season–a time in which Christians are called to prayer, fasting, and repentance before celebrating Easter. Ash Wednesday marks the start of the ...

The evolutionary purpose of kissing has long baffled scientists. Smooching is risky (teeth) and inherently gross (80 million bacteria are estimated to be transferred in a 10 second kiss). And yet, ...

“You probably looked like the little girl on the cover,” my husband commented. “I wasn’t alive in 1943, but she does look a little like me, I suppose,” I remarked as I looked at the pin-curled blonde ...

In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of Kyle Chayka’s column, Infinite Scroll. Chayka will return in March. Forty years ago, Bill Weiss, a student at Columbia ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Breezy Johnson with her gold medal in the alpine ski women's downhill race on Feb. 8. (Andy Wong/AP) Breaking news: We’re less ...

To use the cliché saying, a picture speaks a 1,000 words. That's especially accurate each time the Olympic Games roll around, an event that holds significant meaning, pageantry and tradition for ...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — Residents across the Appalachian Mountains observed Groundhog Day on Feb. 2 to determine if winter weather will persist. The annual tradition involves watching whether a ...

How did Groundhog Day become so ingrained in our culture that it inspired a movie, memes and passing references all year long? Angus Kress Gillespie, a folklorist and professor emeritus of American ...

According to Jane Goodall – and who should know better – even chimpanzees make themselves a pillow. Each night, they create a new nest, lining it with soft leaves that they also use to make themselves ...

Say you’re mingling at a cocktail party, networking event, singles mixer or church reception. Some exchanges are pleasant enough. Others are taxing, if not downright painful. Then you get lucky and ...

Language feels simple when we use it. We talk, we text, we listen, and words seem to appear naturally from thought. But the study of linguistics tells a more complicated story, one where language ...