The vernal equinox happens every year, yet most people don't know what it is or why it's important. Here's the scientific—and spiritual—scoop on the first day of spring.

Nurses spend their work lives caring for the sick—you'd better believe they know how to keep from getting sick themselves! Here are some common health mistakes nurses try NOT to make.

Your great- (or great-great) grandparents really did have to walk five miles in the snow to get to school! Here's how American childhood education has evolved since the 19th and early 20th centuries.