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genus of birds

British reggae/pop band

The tree had grown out of the stomach of a man, identified as Ahmet Hergune, who was killed during a conflict between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots in 1974.

Common swift now the longest continually-flying bird, spending at least 99.5 per cent of their 14,000-mile migration in the air.

traditional ideology and code of conduct of knights

While some get a buzz from sitting on roller coasters, others get the urge to puke. But almost no one knows about why they were made. Well, let's find out.

An introduction to the reign of King John (1199 - 1216) and Magna Carta

Auto-Tune may have initially been invented by a mathematician, but it is now used in pretty much every pop song, sometimes subtly, other times so blatantly that it becomes an instrument itself.

Derived from ethyl alcohol, ether was a sweet-smelling, colorless liquid that came into medical prominence in the nineteenth century. When vaporized and inhaled, it produced varying degrees of unconsciousness. First employed as a general anesthetic by American…

The great auk (Pinguinus impennis) is a species of flightless alcid that became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was the only modern species in the genus Pinguinus. It is not closely related to the birds now known as penguins, which were discovered later…

NASA's Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft will carry the 1.5-inch likeness of Galileo Galilei, the Roman god Jupiter and his wife Juno to Jupiter when the spacecraft launches this Friday, Aug. 5.

Edward Nevin, 75, a retired Pacific Gas and Electric Co. worker recovering from a prostate...

Method of biological warfare

2000 war film directed by Jonathan Mostow

Dean Cushman is widely regarded as sparking the Swedish duo's success in America. Here, he remembers Marie Fredriksson, who died Monday at age 61.

form of property deposited or pledged to a court

After Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones released the 'Thriller' album, pop music would never be the same again.

Six presenters and entertainers reveal their TV secrets