Game of Thrones may be blamed for many things, but one of its biggest mistakes was made by The Lord of the Rings first.

About a year into his job as an interfaith chaplain at Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Fla., J.S. Park began to have what he calls "really awful death anxiety." "I saw all the ways people could be ...

While the exact numbers are debatable, scientific research using validated psychometric tools—like the Collett-Lester Fear of Death Scale and the Templer Death Anxiety Scale—has been conducted in ...

At least four of the 37 men whose sentences were commuted last year could face the death penalty at the state level after a push from the Trump administration. By Eduardo Medina Two days before ...

The deaths of director Rob Reiner and his wife have drawn attention to California’s long and tangled history with the death penalty. Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 68, were found dead of stab ...

Claire Tracy, the 19-year-old former Rice University soccer player found dead in her Houston apartment Sunday, killed herself by inhaling helium, according to an online report from the Harris County ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Between 128,000 and 186,000 years ago, when ice covered the Sierra Nevada, a lake 100 miles long and 600 feet deep ...

Those who study near-death experiences are occasionally confronted with cases that resist straightforward interpretation. The broader phenomenon is well established: Millions of people worldwide have ...

An ancient lake that thrived during the last Ice Age has reemerged in California's Death Valley National Park, after a record spell of rainfall hit the area, the National Park Service said. Informally ...

Editor’s Note: This is one of Popular Mechanics’ greatest stories. It was initially published in December 2022. On December 9, 2013, 13-year-old Jahi McMath was checked in to Oakland Children’s ...

Elden Campbell grew up watching the very team he’d play for in his years-long basketball career as a Los Angeles native. The former Lakers center played in the NBA for 15 years before retiring in 2005 ...

The creator was found 'unresponsive' at a clubhouse in a private Florida community on Oct. 23, police previously confirmed to PEOPLE Luke Chinman is a writer at PEOPLE. He joined PEOPLE in 2024. His ...