A new book by Karl Pillemer highlights the prevalence of family estrangement and offers tips for seeking reconciliation.

English independent scientist (1919–2022)

Amalgam Comics was a collaborative publishing imprint shared by DC Comics and Marvel Comics, in which the two comic book publishers merged their characters into new ones (e.g., DC Comics'
Batman and Marvel Comics' Wolverine become the Amalgam Comics character…

The pelvis performs two major functions for terrestrial mammals. It provides somewhat rigid support for muscles engaged in locomotion and, for females, it serves as the birth canal. The result for many species, and especially for encephalized primates, ...

Gluteal fat grafting is among the fastest growing aesthetic procedures in the United States and around the world. Given numerous anecdotal and published reports of fatal and nonfatal pulmonary fat embolism resulting from this procedure, the Aesthetic ...

Firefighter arson is a persistent phenomenon involving a minority of firefighters who are also active arsonists. Fire-fighting organizations are aware of this problem. Some of the offenders seem to be motivated by boredom, or by the prospect of receiving…

pornographic monthly magazine issued in London during the mid-Victorian period

Find out how much a cloud weighs, why clouds don't fall even though they are heavy, and how to calculated the weight of a cloud.

Tim Sweeney ('93, mechanical engineering) is building the new frontier of gaming.

16th century mass dancing mania in Strasbourg

In some areas of the world, the weather changes in the fall, making the air turn cold. During this time, many leaves also change colors. Why does this happen?[caption caption="Deciduous trees drop

World War II air incident

The former military dictator of Panama, Manuel Noriega, is suing Activision after a character based on him featured in a Call of Duty game.

French actress (1787-1867)

1931 dispute in Iowa over testing cows for bovine tuberculosis.

Elf has become a beloved holiday classic in the 17 years since its release in 2003, but it turns [...]

public exhibits of humans