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If you've spent any time around cats, you've seen them curl up in cozy spaces. A new study on feline cognition shows that they also like to sit in snug squares created by a kind of optical illusion.

The Bellingham, Wash., quartet Death Cab For Cutie are poised to make the leap from indie-rock buzz band to a wider audience. They've released their major label debut, Plans to critical and popular acclaim.

Celebratory gunfire rang out in Beirut to mark the start of a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah to end almost 14 months of fighting.

The president said that after setbacks and successes, health care in America has been affirmed as "not a privilege for few, but a right for all."

R.E.M. played its first concert there in 1980 and still draws fans to its hometown. A visit to Athens can be like a pilgrimage of the band's music.

For decades, Sweden has welcomed the world's refugees. But with the arrival of 160,000 migrants, attitudes are starting to change and polarize. "There are two Swedens right now," says a journalist.

Researchers have examined the genomes of 240 mammal species. The project reveals when mammals evolved, how some developed the ability to hibernate, and clues that may help explain humans' brains.

Behind fears over the coronavirus pandemic, lies an even deeper worry about the fate of our planet. Here are tools to process these feelings and find the courage to face the future.

When Rosemary's Baby hit the best-seller lists in 1967, it spawned a boom in paperback horror novels. All but forgotten today, they're a wacky feast of killer crabs, evil dolls and busy skeletons.

Stocks rallied Wednesday on news of a two-week cease fire in the U.S. war with Iran. It could take some time, though, before drivers feel relief at the gas pump.