Humans possess incredible analytical capabilities, but we also remain uniquely vulnerable to distraction. Is this why we seem ...

Rated Red explores why we say “balls to the wall” in history explained. Man gropes, attacks store's customers, then female shopper fatally shoots him, authorities say Islamist extremists have taken ...

Weather patterns like heat waves or dry spells can sometimes stall over one region. A new University of Arizona study found clues about why. The researchers analyzed tree rings from centuries-old ...

British polar explorer Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton established his place in the annals of history after ensuring the survival of his entire crew following the shipwreck of Endurance in 1915. A new ...

When it comes to longevity, women are much more likely to outlive men. In the U.S., the gap widened to 5.8 years in 2021. On average, men can expect to live just shy of 76 years, compared to 81 for ...

"I know that I could go everywhere I wanted to in Japan and never see another scout," Ted Heid, the longtime Mariners Pacific ...

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History lessons are being wiped from the internet, and California is retreating from ethnic studies, as education swings away ...

Here are a few of local historian Adam Selzer’s favorite headcases — and a few others that have been profiled by the Tribune through the decades.

Batters try all sorts to get themselves right when they’re having a bad day at the plate. Some go and splash some water on their face. Others offer up a prayer. Shohei Ohtani found a simple solution ...

Researchers from Leeds found that overeating is driven more by what people believe about food than by its actual ingredients or level of processing. Foods perceived as fatty, sweet, or highly ...