When we hear certain sounds, our brains often pair them with specific shapes. For example, most people will associate a sharp ...

Tobacco hornworm caterpillars have no organs that resemble ears. Yet, scientists were able to figure out how they hear—and it ...

A surprising new study shows that baby chickens react the same way that humans do when tested for something called the "bouba ...

The initial finding dates all the way back to 1947, when someone discovered that people associated some word-like sounds with ...

Dropping rates more than conditions warrant would stimulate the economy in the short term but could lead to trouble, our columnist says. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly column ...

If you are having your iPhone alarms go off without making a noise, you may want to check the settings have not been reset for them. We’re not sure how many users this affects, but we’ve heard from a ...

Gum makers have claimed, for decades, chewing is good for your mental health. They’re kind of on to something. Humans have chewed on gum for millennia. Scientists are still trying to figure out why.

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It's that time of year, when the fictionalized retelling of the von Trapp family and in particular, Maria von Trapp, escape from Austria as it is annexed by Nazis Germany, comes to prime time. This ...

As the state prepares for its annual General Assembly session beginning Jan. 14, 2026, several laws passed last session are set to take effect Jan. 1. Below is a sample of changes coming to Maryland ...

Up to two feet of fresh snow is headed into western and central New York this weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Buffalo. The Weather Service issued a winter storm watch and a lake ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The beginning of the new year means a change of calendars and habits for some people, and for all Coloradans, the new year means there will be changes in the state laws. Colorado laws ...