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Since 2008, Lake Geneva has hosted Gary Con, a convention honoring the hometown hero who created the beloved game.

They’re continuing a long, prehistoric tradition of science art.

The former undertaker collects human brains, talks to them, and hopes they won’t haunt her.

The New York Times' former "52 Places" reporter dives into the ups and downs of traveling for an entire year.

This fruit owes its luminous violet shade to snapdragon flower DNA.

During the 1869 total solar eclipse, astronomers thought they had discovered a new element. They were wrong, and the truth was much weirder.

The town of Carbondale sits in the middle of an astronomical crossroads.

A deep dive into "the Venice of Africa," a waterway-filled village in Benin.

"You're drinking something that some guy just cobbled together out of Lake Michigan water and food dye.”

Enjoy sizzling shellfish and duck over charcoal.

Don't be like Sir Isaac Newton, who nearly blinded himself during an eclipse.

Here lies the world's largest collection of ventriloquist dummies.

Either way, everywhere in the U.S. is seeing a common trend.

As their habitat dwindles, reptile relocators are springing into action to save these slow-moving icons.

Why hide eggs when you can hang them on a tree?

New research explains the science behind the sudden disappearance of fluffy cumulus clouds during a solar eclipse.

A statue in Maine made for a vagrant hawk offers one way to honor these fleeting visitors. Flaco fans take note.