Researchers have found that monkeys known as macaques possess the vocal anatomy but not the brain circuitry to produce human speech. The findings suggest that human speech stems mainly from the unique evolution and construction of our brains, and is not linked…

Interactive periodic table with up-to-date element property data collected from authoritative sources. Look up chemical element names, symbols, atomic masses and other properties, visualize trends, or even test your elements knowledge by playing a periodic…

The Chile mint's general manager is dismissed after thousands of coins were issued with the name of the country spelt wrongly.

American architect

David Goldblatt, author of ‘The Games,’ outlines L.A.’s winning business model

Chinese sailor of the British Merchant Navy

A fight reportedly breaks out over the last packet of dry roasted peanuts in a Tunbridge Wells pub.

Four A-bombed Ginkgo trees in Hiroshima, Japan, are still alive.

Comic book published in 1978

world's oldest social housing complex, built by Jakob Fugger in Augsburg

It was The Simpsons’ third season and the only star they’d ever landed was Tony Bennett. That changed on Feb. 20, 1992, when “Homer at the Bat” was beamed into millions of homes across North America, featuring guest appearances by Wade Boggs, José Canseco…

Italian philosopher and esotericist (1898-1974)

sperm bank in Escondido, California

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The Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s ferocious new film, Parasite, is a parable of our money-hungry world. It’s also the most fun you’ll have in theaters this fall.

WASHINGTON -- After birders cried foul, CBS decided to stop broadcasting canned bird songs during coverage of golf tournaments. Speculation about whether the network used taped bird sounds was a hot topic on birding chat sites this summer. People...

mongol religious practice under the system of Genghis Khan

forms of address or reference to the deity of a religion

The Dungan Revolt (1862–1877), also known as the Tongzhi Hui Revolt (simplified Chinese: 同治回乱; traditional Chinese: 同治回亂; pinyin: Tóngzhì Huí Luàn, Xiao'erjing: تُ‌جِ خُوِ لُوًا, Dungan: Тунҗы Хуэй Луан) or Hui (Muslim) Minorities War, was a war fought in…