In every state, urban legends have been scaring residents for years, and they can mean big business for local economies. Here ...

A ghoulish past clings like mist to the Scottish capital — if its walls could speak, they’d be screaming . . .

While treasure hunting might seem like a thing of the past, there are many beaches across the globe where you can search for ...

Ready to attend your first Dia de los Muertos festivity? Take this crash course on how to celebrate Day of the Dead.

Researchers race to protect West Coast bats from a fungus that has ravaged colonies elsewhere, and citizen scientists in Washington are filling in the gaps.

Ken Burns’s obsession with this country can be felt in all 234 hours of his roughly 40 films—including his latest mega-doc, ...

The camera effects and animated enhancements still look great, as do the matte painted vistas of midwest meadows with multihued fall trees.

Here's a look at San Antonio's craziest yard displays for Halloween with tips on how to make your home the scariest on the ...

Nineteen people are known to have died in the house, which has stood for more than 200 ... In June, the owner discovered part of what appears to be a human skeleton under the old front porch. And then ...

Terry: Okay, I’ll admit it: I ducked and darted past anything remotely scary, but I did lead us through some of the worst ...

James: I’m a four on fear, but feeling undead hands on my shoulders would instantly take that to a 10. I’m really eager to ...

So where, on this scorched earth, was my own humour and silliness? Though I possessed some, it was rarely found in my writing ...