👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! In a scene that brings new meaning to “scattered, smothered and covered,” French fries and onions washed up on a beach in England. Volunteers helped clean up the mess after ...

Most drivers glance at a parking sign, think they understand it, and only later discover the hidden rule that turns a ...

The names and symbols associated with the zodiac signs are deeply rooted in ancient mythology and traits attributed to each ...

They found that students assigned to teachers who used more mathematical vocabulary in their lessons made greater progress ...

The expression “6-7” spread like wildfire last year, making its way outside the realm of usual adolescent slang and into the ...

Psychological research shows that intolerance of uncertainty limits reasoning ability. Highly intelligent individuals tend to ...

Information pervades the universe, yet means nothing. Meaning emerged when matter organized into systems that could ...

NBC News reached out to the 20 states, plus Washington, D.C., that run their own ACA exchanges about changes in sign-ups for ...

Walk or drive down any stretch of road and you’re sure to pass a few signs telling you what you can and can’t do. Add in homes, businesses and a few landmarks and you’re practically swimming in ...

How do words get their meanings? Why does the string of letters (and sounds) "d-o-g" mean "dog" and "c-a-t" mean "cat"? For the most part, meanings are conventions: A group of people (like speakers of ...

A group of middle-school girls is puzzling over a pie chart about reading habits in the U.S. Their “math designer” stands at the front of the room, encouraging students to share what they “notice and ...