Games and Competition
Which of These Vintage Dolls Do You Find the Creepiest?
Now in its fifth year, an annual contest spotlights a Minnesota museum's historical doll collection
'Nightmare Before Christmas' Pumpkin Mosaic Sets World Record
The Jack Skellington-inspired display is made from more than 10,000 gourds across 2,081 square feet
Groundhogs Are Old News. In This Tiny Town, Caterpillars Predict the Weather
Thousands of people flocked to Banner Elk, North Carolina, this year to watch the nation’s biggest woolly worm caterpillar race
This 21-Year-Old Used A.I. to Decipher Text From a Scroll That Hasn’t Been Read in 2,000 Years
The papyrus scroll is one of hundreds that were carbonized in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E.
Minnesota Man Sets World Record With 2,749-Pound Pumpkin
Travis Gienger is a horticulture teacher who grows his award-winning gourds in his backyard
This New Hand-Painted Video Game Takes Place Inside Claude Monet's Eyeball
Australian designer and developer Pat Naoum spent seven years creating "The Master's Pupil"
The Medieval Sect That Inspired the Video Game 'Assassin's Creed'
The Order of Assassins is loosely based on the Nizari Ismailis, who formed a Shiite Muslim state that relied on political assassination to achieve its goal
Why the Pulitzer Prizes Are Expanding Eligibility to Non-U.S. Citizens
The prestigious awards will soon be open to permanent residents and those who call the U.S. their "longtime primary home"
Art Made With A.I. Won a State Fair Last Year. Now, the Rules Are Changing
Artists who submit to the competition will need to disclose whether they used A.I. tools like Midjourney
Nebraska Volleyball Sets New World Record for Attendance at a Women's Sporting Event
A total of 92,003 fans packed into the university's football stadium on Wednesday night
You Can Rent an Entire Baseball Stadium on Airbnb
Travelers can use the field, clubhouse and batting cages of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos
A Century Ago, Glenn Curtiss Was the 'Fastest Man on Earth'
Before he changed aviation forever, the daredevil achieved an unparalleled speed record on land
The Man Behind Nintendo's Mario Is Retiring After Nearly Three Decades
Charles Martinet has voiced the famous character in more than 100 games since the 1990s
This 84-Year-Old Has Ridden Every Mile of the Amtrak Map
Nat Read finally completed his 21,000-mile journey last month in Brunswick, Maine
Five Ways of Looking at Harriet Tubman
Philadelphia has selected five semi-finalist proposals for a new statue at City Hall
Gotta Catch These Pokémon Reimagined Through Stunning Traditional Japanese Craft Techniques
A new exhibition features 20 artists' creative interpretations of Pikachu, Charizard and more
These Climbers Just Set a New Record for Ascending the World's 14 Highest Peaks
Kristin Harila and Tenjin Sherpa completed the series of climbs in just over three months
Does Playing Games With Spiders Reduce Arachnophobia?
An anthropologist ponders whether a children's pastime in the Philippines, pitting the creatures against each other in wrestling matches, decreases fear
This Summer's Women's World Cup Follows Decades of Challenges On and Off the Field
Predicted to break attendance records, the tournament has already sold over a million tickets
Pickleball Courts Are Replacing Shuttered Mall Stores
Across the country, developers are trying to capitalize on the approachable sport's growing popularity
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