Researchers already know that certain types of rare genetic disorders are more common among the Amish, and they are interested in looking for information about more common medical conditions, includi…

As most rock fans know, Deep Purple’s most famous song ‘Smoke On The Water’ was based on an actual real life event. In December 1971 the band were planning to record their forthco…

Hungarian-American actor (1882–1956)

John Cazale's legacy is unmatched.

Big Tobacco finally tells the truth. Companies will start running ads ordered by a federal court in which they admit their products kill and are addictive.

"Axl’s attention was 100% on the movie and couldn’t be bothered."

genus of arachnids

Dehorning, when used as part of a tool-kit of anti-poaching strategies, can help protect rhinos. But it's not 100% effective and carries some risks.

American voice actress and director

Watermeal. (Wolffia spp.)The smallest species of vascular plants in Europe – Spotless watermeal, Wolffia arrhiza – on human fingers. External linkEvery single speck of less than 1 mm length is an individual plant. Christian Fischer, photographer, 2008. Wikimedia…

Douglas Bader was a pilot in the Royal Air Force who would go on to pilot fighter planes in the Second World War without his legs and claimed 22 aerial victories becoming a flying ace. Bader joined the RAF in 1928 and graduated in 1930 and in late 1931 at…

Organized crime syndicates throughout Mexico and Central America have always loved their gadgets.

Palmares, or Quilombo dos Palmares, was a quilombo, a community of escaped slaves and others, in colonial Brazil that developed from 1605 until its suppression in 1694. It was located in the captaincy of Pernambuco, in what is today the Brazilian state of…

Future President Jimmy Carter files a report with the International UFO Bureau on September 18, 1973, claiming he had seen an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) in October 1969. During the presidential campaign of 1976, Democratic challenger Carter was forthcoming…

American actor, stuntman, director and makeup artist

You know cranberries are good for you. But what else do you know about them.

head of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States

Parenting: attachment is not, and has never been, the only way.

Chinese artist Xu Bing's book consisting of meaningless glyphs designed to resemble traditional Chinese characters

Frank’s sign is a diagonal crease of the ear lobe, supposedly related to cardiac pathology, and has strongly been associated with coronary artery atherosclerosis. A total of 45 consecutive adult patients referred for autopsy in a one-and-a-half-year ...