In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, the Ghost of Christmas Past doesn’t punish or terrify. Instead, it reminds. The haunting is less mystical than moral, illustrating how history lingers when its ...

Read how ancient Greenland sharks' bodies preserve their eyesight for hundreds of years and what this means for older humans.

A picture on the cellphone is a few years old now. For some reason, it’s black and white, not really sure why. On the left side of the image is the boy; the girl is facing him from the other side of ...

The first thing I remember about Christmas, growing up, was the comic on the front page of The News Virginian, drawn by a local high school art student, either Santa and a sleigh, a reindeer, a baby ...

Charles Dickens’ novella A Christmas Carol, first published in 1843, remains one of the most widely discussed moral stories associated with the Christmas season. It was written during a period of ...

Oh the joy, the laughter — and the inevitable scent of charred dreams wafting in the kitchen. Every December, I approach the stove with the optimism of a Hallmark movie, convinced this year my ...

Nottingham Trent University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Christmas is usually seen as a time of light, warmth, and happiness. However, in Europe there is a long tradition of ...

If you rushed to area stores for Black Friday deals Nov. 27, 1981, tune in — your feathered hairstyle or long sideburns may appear on a NewsNation celebration of Christmas in the 1980s. A documentary ...

North West is coming out swinging on social media. With just three official Instagram photos to her name, she’s already making headlines with every single post. The 12-year-old daughter of Kim ...

WPI has a rare first edition of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." The book is part of WPI's world-class Dickens Collection. Charles Dickens visited Worcester twice in 1842 and 1868. WORCESTER — ...

U.S. equity markets posted mixed performance this week as surprisingly cool inflation data and soft employment data were tempered by a hawkish pushback from Fed officials and skeptics clinging to ...

The ghost shark is one of the most unusual fish ever discovered. Living thousands of feet below the surface, it thrives in complete darkness and extreme pressure. Its pale body and oversized eyes give ...