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One of the most common questions we get asked is how do fish undergo surgery? Yes, fish surgery can be performed just as easily as in...

One of the most important Civil Rights Leaders in the 20th century, behind perhaps only the giants of the movement such as Martin Luther King Jr. WEB

Ed Catmull has aphantasia, as do some of the world's best animators at Pixar.

UCLA becomes a harbinger of the modern era as it launches ARPANET, the precursor to the modern internet, from its Measurement Center in September. UCLA becomes the first "node" of the internet, and the first message goes from UCLA to the Stanford Research…

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system that allows direct communication between the leaders of the United States and Russia

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American comedian and actor (born 1978)

Why Coca-Cola contracts with a chemical company to manufacture cocaine in New Jersey.

A lucky coincidence has given Murphy the opportunity to nurture an eaglet of his own

Electrically, the brain remains largely a black box. We send electrical signals in and we get electrical signals out, but what it all exactly means is open to a lot of interpretation and some intense controversy.

A book bound in human skin was recently discovered at Harvard University. The grim tale is not as unusual as you'd think, writes Erin Dean.

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Gulf corvinas croak for mates while in groups of millions. By listening to their undersea serenades, scientists may be able to estimate how many are out there.

Women in Ghana suspected of being witches are banished from their communities and forced to live together in witch camps.

history and regulations of Liechtensteiner citizenship

dessert wine produced from grapes that have been frozen while still on the vine, allowing for a more concentrated grape juice to develop, resulting in a smaller amount of more concentrated, very sweet wine

Translated by Johanna Bishop A history of Italian pasta can only start here, with the legendary fettuccine Alfredo. A very simple dish, with just three ingredients, that has been wildly successful:…

McDonald's advertising character used in the late 1980s

German chancellor (1885-1970)