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Two years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic. Now there's talk that we may be approaching a new stage for SARS-CoV-2. Let's unpack the word "endemic."

A researcher collected century-old newspaper clippings with predictions in fields ranging from public health to beauty to transportation. Some have proven more accurate than others.

An ambitious long-term study of box turtles seeks to study the population across North Carolina to determine the health of the species over a hundred years.

It's taken many weeks to figure out how much oil is leaking each day. It's now estimated that up to 60,000 barrels per day are escaping. There was a time when BP executives said it was 1,000 barrels per day.

Reclusive writer J.D. Salinger has died at age 91. His most-famous work, The Catcher in the Rye, with its angst-filled protagonist, Holden Caulfield, inspired generations of teenagers. Later in his life, Salinger become famous for refusing interviews.

Working closely with a former detective, James still goes out with Brighton police to gather material for his work about an English city with a rich criminal history.

Don't skip Friendsgiving. A large new study confirms that close friendships are vital to our health. But BFFs tend to share certain vices, too.

There is just so much to read! Every year many good books get lost under a tide of prose. Reviewer Meg Wolitzer celebrates five books that might have slipped under the radar.

Many of the world's poorest places are getting even more difficult to live in as climate change fuels an upswing in natural disasters. One group says cash aid can help.

The Guinness World Record folks would have us believe in a 19th century snowflake more than a foot wide, but some scientists are skeptical.