The countdown to Halloween is well underway—and you can get ready to celebrate with this spooky brainteaser by puzzle expert Gergely Dudás. At first glance, the illustration looks like a normal ...

While some may find charm in rusted-out iron or steel material—think a beloved old bicycle or decorative railing—most find it to be an insidious sign of damage and instability. You probably ...

Coffee has a language all its own. / Tara Moore/GettyImages Thanks to the proliferation of Starbucks, independently-owned coffeehouses, and expensive home machines, getting your hands on a ...

Shipwrecks continue to be a source of fascination for maritime historians and the general public alike. The image of a once-powerful vessel claimed by the sea is a testament to human fallibility ...

Let’s see how well you know your literature. / Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision/Getty Images (woman), ahmad agung wijayanto/Shutterstock (question marks) When it comes to citing novels, opening ...

These days, we use ‘GOP’ to refer to Republicans—but that wasn’t always the case. / Carol Yepes/GettyImages You’ll often hear the Republican Party called “the GOP.” The initialism ...