Few plants are as strongly associated with Greek culture as the bay laurel for its culinary value and deep symbolic value through the ages.

In the ceremonial conferment of degrees, the conferrer places a laurel wreath on the master’s graduands’ heads in recognition of their academic achievement. But why is the wreath made of laurel ...

The Indiana attorney general's office has filed a brief opposing Richard Allen's appeal of his murder conviction. State attorneys argue that evidence from Allen's home and his confessions were legally ...

Back in the early 1970s, psychologists at Northwestern University performed an experiment that, on the surface, looked like a child’s fantasy. The researchers gathered 45 college women and asked some ...

For many around the world, St. Patrick’s Day is a celebration of green beer, fiddle music, and the best holiday after Halloween for wearing a silly hat and throwing up in the street. For me, though, ...