Authorities in Gresham, a suburb of Portland, Oregon, are trying to catch the infamous "Gresham Lumberjack", a person believed to have cut down around 700 trees

Spanish sociologist

When weight disappears, the fat has to go somewhere. Our endocrinologist explains exactly where that is.

By Luke M. Snell, P.E.The discovery of gold and silver in the West attracted countless people hoping to get rich. Boomtowns sprang up overnight as newcomers flocked to where the next perceived opportunity existed. Hotels, to accommodate the influx of people…

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The Paris Gun (‹See Tfd›German: Paris-Geschütz / Pariser Kanone) was a type of German long-range siege gun, several of which were used to bombard Paris during World War I. They were in service from March to August 1918. When the guns were first employed,…

From Prohibition, Paris, and something called a "Bucket of Blood," to Hemingway, and your hangover

The F-1 engine was the powerhouse of the first stage of the Saturn V rocket that launched the Apollo lunar missions. The thrust chamber was located near the top of the engine.

Idle creep, sometimes called idle speed or just creep is the default speed that a vehicle with an automatic transmission will move either forward or in reverse when the change lever is in D for drive or R for reverse and the foot is taken off the brake pedal…

Jonathan Scott's "The Vinyl Frontier" tells the story behind the Golden Record on the Voyager.

English stage and film actor

As the 31st Women’s Memorial March wound through downtown Vancouver on Monday, protesters came up against the six-foot statue of Gassy Jack that stood in the historic Gastown neighbourhood named after him.

The English-speaking world comprises the 88 countries and territories in which English is an official, administrative, or cultural language. In the early 2000s, between one and two billion people spoke English, making it the largest language by number of…

total mass of living organisms in a given area (all species or selected species)

The case of a man who is still able to function even though most of his brain is missing, has given fuel to radical theories about consciousness. Psychologist Axel Cleeremans, of the Université Libre in Brussels, explains how.

1999 music festival in Rome, New York, U.S.

American singer-songwriter

explosive weapon, concealed under or on the ground