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Ian McEwan, Martin Amis, and other literary icons recall Rushdie’s days hiding from the Ayatollah’s wrath.

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Early on in the Manhattan Project, the scientists taking part knew that they were pursuing a weapon that could give humankind the unprecedented ability to destroy itself. What they didn't know,...

The strain was potentially from Grateful Dead sound engineer Owsley Stanley.

Sixty years ago, at the height of the Cold War, a B-52 bomber disintegrated over a small Southern town. An eyewitness recalls what happened next.

Researchers set up "haunted" room to prove an electromagnetic theory of ghost sightings

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The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a UK-based private company. It is self-described as intending to measure the state of democracy in 167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 164 are UN member states.

A sexism scandal in Japan has widened to at least nine universities after a government investigation.

Behaviour can be affected by events in previous generations which have been passed on through a form of genetic memory, animal studies suggest.

Scratch and sniff technology generally refers to stickers or cardboard items that have been treated with a fragrant coating. When scratched, the coating releases an odor that is normally related to the image displayed under the coating. The technology has…

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Upon quitting cannabis, many notice their dreams become a lot more vivid and intense. But why?  To answer that question, it is first necessary to unde | Cannabis Sciences

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Reclaiming Silence for Holiness In this article Daniel J. Heisy uses the rule of Saint Benedict, which refers to restraint of speech, to suggest ways for Christians to respond to the call to holiness through silence.

Bizarrely mirroring the hilarious rock-comedy Airheads, Chicago’s classic rock station WLUP was replaced by Christian music programming and signed off last week one last gesture: giving the devil horns to the new owners. According to Ultimate Classic Rock…

We love our small yet perfectly formed herd of breeding alpacas. They really are fascinating creatures. Here are 38 cool facts about alpacas and their wonderful wool.

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