book by Walter Charles Langer

One of the biggest and most vibrant cities in the US is Los Angeles. It is clear that numerous teams from various sports call it home. In light of this, it is also quite simple for

This article lists the Human Development Index rating of each U.S. state, territory, and federal district according to the UN.

National event during Pahlavi Dynasty in 1971

"What a stupid question!" I bet this is the natural reaction of many readers once they see the noscript of this article. Indeed it is a dream of any chess fan to play like Magnus Carlsen. OK, let me rephrase the original question: Should we play our openings…

1896 rail crash publicity stunt in Texas, USA

satirical novel by Natsume Sōseki

The first atomic bombs were devastating weapons. How were they built and used?

Sniffing a molecule emitted from baby heads makes men less aggressive yet women more aggressive.

Back in the Cold War craziness of the 1950s, a CIA operative in the Philippines used the local folklore myth of the blood-sucking aswang to try and scare off communist rebels. Did it work?

room decorated by Leonardo da Vinci in the Castello Sforzesco, Milan

Worldwide nearly 1 billion urban dwellers live in inadequate housing, with poor access to clean water and limited sanitation and ventilation. This number is growing: by 2050, as much as 70 percent of the world’s population will be living in cities (up from…

His celebrity clients have included Sir Alex Ferguson, David Beckham, Jeremy Clarkson and Van Morrison

Two actual lions watch on as a human dressed in a lion costume pretends to escape its enclosure 

"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" is a song originally performed by the Four Seasons, written by original Four Seasons keyboard player Bob Gaudio and his future wife Judy Parker, produced by Gaudio, and included on the group's album, Who Loves You (1975).

David Pirner reveals why he wrote his ‘metaphor for depression’, while Tony Kaye recalls what inspired the video – which showed the faces of missing children and became a phenomenon

Austrian musician, soldier, and friend of Adolf Hitler

Try as you might, you can't walk in a straight line without a visible guide point, like the sun or a star. You might think you're walking straight, but a map of your route would reveal you are doomed to walk in circles.

The term bystander effect refers to the tendency for people to be inactive in high-danger situations due to the presence of other bystanders (Darley &

The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani /ˈroʊməni/, /ˈrɒ-/), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group and traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live predominantly in Europe and Anatolia, but have diaspora populations located worldwide…