Like a moth to flame, many scientists and poets have long assumed that flying insects were simply, inexorably drawn to bright lights. But that’s not exactly what’s going on, a new study suggests. Hair thinning? Mongolian secret grows crazy amounts of hair [Sponsored] Rather than being attracted to light, researchers… Read More

Pedro Pascal is jumping from Star Wars to Marvel. The “Last of Us” and “Mandalorian” actor is set to play Reed Richards (also known as Mister Fantastic) in the newest incarnation of “The Fantastic Four,” the studio announced Wednesday. The rest of his squad was revealed, too, with Vanessa Kirby… Read More

When New York City officials got wind of the major winter storm headed their way, they rewound the clock four years, reopened their coronavirus pandemic playbook, and announced that instead of canceling school, teachers and students would once again meet online. No snow day. Mayor Eric Adams said it was… Read More

Nearly four years after his rape conviction fueled the #MeToo movement, Harvey Weinstein wants New York’s highest court to overturn the verdict. His lawyers argue Weinstein was denied his right to a fair trial under Judge James Burke. “It was his character that was on trial. It wasn’t the evidence… Read More

On April 8, a rare total solar eclipse will plunge parts of North America into darkness for almost 4 1⁄2 minutes. The moon will completely block the sun’s light along a narrow path from Buffalo to Dallas. An estimated 44 million people live inside the 115-mile wide path of totality…. Read More

Nearly four years after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sent to prison, New York’s highest court will hear arguments Wednesday in his quest to overturn the landmark #MeToo-era verdict. Weinstein’s lawyers are asking the state’s Court of Appeals in Albany to dismiss the disgraced movie mogul’s 2020 conviction,… Read More

Charlotte the stingray has spent years confined to a small aquarium in the Appalachian Mountains. Yet despite no contact with males, she’s now mysteriously pregnant. The rust-colored Charlotte resides 2,300 miles from her native California waters at the non-profit Aquarium and Shark Lab in Hendersonville, North Carolina. “Here’s our girl… Read More