Folklore forecasting uses natural signs like animal behavior and plant changes to predict winter weather. A naturalist in Louisville observed hedge apples, persimmons, squirrels, walnuts, and woolly ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Well-planned, well-managed nature-based tourism is a massive development opportunity. Money spent by tourists on activities, transportation, food, and accommodation ripple through local communities.

Character creation in Dungeons & Dragons has changed a little bit in the Player’s Handbook (2024), the first in a series of core rulebook revisions to 5th edition D&D. Not much, mind you, but there ...

As we approach the public release of macOS Sequoia this fall, Apple continues to add new features. In the latest macOS Sequoia betas, there are nine new built-in backgrounds for video conferencing ...

If cinema made you care about coral reefs and raised your awareness about the brutal destruction they face (a.k.a. coral bleaching), Jeff Orlowski’s Emmy-winning documentary probably played a part in ...

Being one of the “wallpaper guys,” my eyes have marveled over some of the best phone wallpapers in existence, and also some of the worst. The thing about finding great wallpapers is that it’s like ...

Apple’s latest iOS and iPadOS 18 versions bring many useful features. Like every year, Apple has added new wallpapers to the latest version of iOS and iPadOS. These wallpapers have abstract designs ...

The default iOS 18 wallpaper is somewhat inspired by the Siri logo. However, Apple has made it available in different colors: blue, pink, purple, and yellow. There are versions for both light and dark ...

I watch a good amount of horror — I’m not as devoted as some of my colleagues, but I consider myself relatively well versed in the genre, and conditioned to the depths of depravity it occasionally ...

Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is full of mysteries. Who was she? What is the meaning of the enigmatic expression on her face? What methods did Leonardo use while creating the painting? Does the ...