People often compare sting stories because these encounters leave a vivid memory. A small insect can create a sharp jolt, and the discomfort varies from quick irritation to hours of throbbing pain.

The bluegrass musician's mom Debra died of a drug overdose in June Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her work has ...

Billy Strings is opening up about the unexpected death of his mother, Debra Apostal, which happened in June. Strings — whose legal name is William Lee Apostal — says his mom wasn't sick leading up to ...

Billy Strings revealed that he wants to set his late mother’s poetry to music for a potential new album during an extensive interview about drug use and addiction on the Dopey podcast. Strings’ mother ...

Hamza is a gaming enthusiast and a Writing Specialist from Pakistan. A firm believer in Keyboard/Mouse supremacy, he will play Tekken with WASD if you let him. He has been writing about games since ...

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. MY EARS, LIKE SWELLING. IT FELT LIKE A PINCH. LIKE A LITTLE ZAP. AYER DESCRIBES THE THREE STINGS SHE SUFFERED ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL. SHE SAYS IT HAPPENED RIGHT WHEN SHE WAS ...

As students arrived for the first day of classes at the David Mindess School in Ashland Wednesday, a swarm of bees emerged from an underground nest, stinging 39 children and a teacher, officials said.

On this day 105 years ago, the 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution was officially certified—forever changing the course of history and immortalizing these mighty words: “The right of ...

Enjoying the outdoors carries the danger of running into nature’s less-friendly side: toxic plants and animals. As toxicologists at the University of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Poison Center, we see many ...

Nobody likes getting stung by a bee, wasp or hornet, but for many of us, the risk is far greater than just temporary swelling, inflammation and pain. “Most of the time, the swelling is going to be ...