The other day, my best friend was recounting the story of bumping into an old (and not at all nice or, frankly, sane) friend ...

It's the perfect time to catch up on some of the great reporting and stories the Mercury churned out this week! (PRO TIP: If ...

Nikki Glaser is coming to Boston for marathon three-night, six-show run at Boch Center Wang Theatre on her “Alive and Unwell” ...

Who was the mystery couple whose secret love notes were concealed in the walls of an Akron, Ohio home for decades until a ...

Young gardening enthusiasts at a primary school in Barrow are celebrating, after securing a £10,000 grant to transform their outdoor space. Pupils at Cambridge Primary School are looking forward to ...

Dune: Awakening is an exciting survival game set on the unforgiving world of Arrakis, and it's launching sooner than we ...

The NZ velvet worm won this year’s New Zealand Bug of the Year competition, a less than scientific social experiment held every year by the Entomological Society of New Zealand to test the ...

The New Zealand velvet worm or ngāokeoke has been crowned bug of the year for 2025. The ancient gummy-looking worm, covered in velvety blue colouration and orange spots, is estimated to have been ...

In January, a disturbing X-ray of a human body riddled with worms went viral after the patient contracted cysticercosis — which begins with eating undercooked pig but is passed through fecal matter.