An entrepreneur, advocate, and member of the Blackfoot Nation, Elouise Pepion Cobell (“Yellow Bird Woman”), fought tirelessly for government accountability and for Native Americans to have control over their own financial future.

Jeffrey Dahmer… towards the end right before he got caught, had so many bodies in his apartment that he ran out of room and stored one victim in his bathtub. He proceeded to shower over him e…

American WWII hero

These white-painted bicycles show up in cities and towns all over the world. Here's where they came from, and what they mean.

Facing incredible odds and racial obstacles in 1916, Eugene Jacques Bullard excelled and rose as the world's first black pilot

The human ear is capable of hearing very quiet (low intensity) sounds and extremely loud (high intensity) sounds. The ratio of intensities between silence and ‘ow that hurts my ears’ is…

1975 drama film based on the novel by Ken Kesey

A legally blind 78-year old man has regained his sight after being the inaugural patient to receive a promising new type of corneal implant.

Chemists at the University of Manchester have produced the tightest knot ever created. Published earlier this month in the journal Science , the team led by David Leigh used techniques in synthetic chemistry to braid strands of different molecules into a…

The bravest new face on television is a Muppet that doesn’t say much. But she speaks volumes about life on the spectrum

Farewell, Masturbating Swede

training manikin used for teaching CPR

More than 6 million people, most of them Jews, died in the Holocaust. The music they wrote as a temporary escape, however, did not, thanks in part to the efforts of an Italian composer and pianist.

British chemist, biophysicist, and X-ray crystallographer

A helium balloon on the moon might as well be made of lead. For any balloon to stay aloft in any atmosphere, the gas inside it must be lighter than the surrounding air.

A webpage documenting the Italian 17th-century composer Francesco Corbetta, featuring a biography, and links to sheet music, audio and videos

British chemist, biophysicist, and X-ray crystallographer

Bull. Steer. Cow. Heifer. Keep your bovine straight with this guide.

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has officially entered the decommissioning phase, following approval by the country's nuclear regulator. The first phase of decommissioning is the so-called final shutdown and preservation stage (FS&P), which is…