Each day, Times Insider editors scour the newspaper for the most interesting facts to appear on our pages. This year, tidbits about plastic recycling, whale sharks and crab Rangoon enlightened and ...

The Atlantic’s Science, Technology, and Health desk has had a busy 2025: Our writers have spent the year probing the limits of human consciousness and gene-editing technology, studying the ubiquity of ...

Since the very beginning, Mental Floss has been dedicated to dredging up fascinating facts from across a broad range of topics—we’ve covered everything from strange animal stories to weird historical ...

Compared to the same period last year, the number of new NSF research grants has dropped by nearly half during the initial months of the Trump administration. The number of new grants awarded by the ...

There’s a reason fun facts are called fun facts. It’s always entertaining to discover a new and interesting or shocking piece of trivia to share with your friends, family, partner, the mailperson, ...

Presidents Day is here. It's a day to commemorate the nation's 46 chief executives dating back to the face of the one-dollar bill. There's a lot to know about the first president from his successful ...

With the internet and A.I. services like ChatGPT and Bard at our fingertips, there’s no shortage of fascinating facts out there. Whether you’re curious to know if your favorite band has ever broken a ...

The universe is a bizarre place. It’s packed full of mysterious alien planets, stars that dwarf the Sun, black holes of unfathomable power, and many other cosmic curiosities that seem to defy logic.

Sustainable development is how we must live today if we want a better tomorrow, by meeting present needs without compromising the chances of future generations to meet their needs. The survival of our ...

Napoleon wasn't short? Bananas don't grow on trees? Here, we debunk the world's most common myths, misconceptions and facts that aren't proven. Should you swim after eating? Was Napoleon short? What ...