The ancient Greeks believed a hundred-handed monster was behind hurricanes. Learn more!

What does this old weather lore saying about a red sky predict about the weather to come? We have the answer.

Often one of the earliest blooms to brighten spring landscapes, it is no surprise that the daffodil is honored as...

Violets are edible, and are often used to decorate salads, or sprinkled over fish or poultry. They are also often candied in sugar and eaten on their own or used to decorate pastries, or distilled into a sweet syrup used to make violet-flavored treats or liqueurs.

Learn more about December's flower, the narcissus.

Norse mythology had its own explanation for why winter is so dark. Learn more!

A palindrome date is a date that reads the same forwards and backwards when written in a specific format. The...

Will-o-the-wisps are spooky floating lights believed to lead unwary travelers to their doom. Learn more!

Learn what the Algonquin tribes believed was the cause behind the changing colors of fall.

In ancient China, it was once believed that a dragon controlled the rain.