The word “resplendent” is pronounced /RUH-splen-dnt/. She appeared resplendent in a deep blue jacket that caught the light.

What if the pages of an old book could tell us who touched them, what medicines they made, and even how their bodies ...

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If you haven't been to one of the area's light shows yet, you still have a few days left to enjoy the beauty. Lots of events ...

Happy New Year, Milwaukee! Out with the old, in with the new, as we start 2026 in the best way possible! Get your year ...

Here’s where to find the holiday spectacles that make the season shine — from Filoli and the Oakland Zoo to homes and ...

Our brains create false perceptions through these illusions, which make us see things that do not exist while they distort ...

Carved into rock near the village of El-Khawy in southern Egypt, a massive line of ancient hieroglyphs has just been brought ...

It all started with a song. In 1953, 10-year-old Gayla Peevey recorded the holiday hit “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” unaware that her music would help bring a real hippo to the Oklahoma City ...

Discover some of the world's most celebrated designers, creators and movements through these exhibitions around the world ...

There’s no stopping Les Lalannes. Today, a coveted 1976 Hippopotamus Bar by François-Xavier Lalanne greatly exceeded presale expectations to sell for the whopping sum of $31.4 million after a ...

A rare bar in the shape of a hippopotamus by François-Xavier Lalanne sold for $31.4m (with fees) at a Sotheby’s design auction in New York on Wednesday (10 December), breaking the artist’s ...