The large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus) is a Southeast Asian species of megabat. In China, bats are said to bring good luck. Ancient Egyptians believed they could cure an array of diseases. But ...

The conspiracy theory is that an actor who played one of the munchkins died by suicide and their body can be seen hanging from a tree at the end of the Tin Man sequence, as Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and ...

Hotels are in the business of make-believe. The show starts the minute a guest walks into the lobby. We see smiling staff members in uniform standing ready at front desks. What we don’t see is the ...

In introducing the concept of normal aging, I would point out that many contemporary images of aging have generally reinforced negative stereotypes of the elderly. Certain conditions do occur but ...

For more than 2,000 years, the idea has been repeated that the characteristic curves of the Parthenon in Athens were deliberately designed to correct optical illusions and make the temple appear ...