Say the word "doubt" aloud. What is that "b" doing there? Does it have any purpose? Gina Cooke explains the long and winding history of "doubt" and why the spelling, though it seems random, is a wink to its storied past.

species of marine mammal, the largest animal in the world

 

In the spring of 1918, just as the man-made horrors of World War I were finally starting to wind down, Mother Nature unleashed the deadliest strain of influenza

The Samoyed (/ˈsæməjɛd/ SAM-ə-yed or /səˈmɔɪ.ɛd/ sə-MOY-ed;Russian: Самое́дская соба́ка or Самое́д) is a breed of large herding dog that descended from the Nenets herding laika, a spitz-type dog, with a thick, white, double-layer coat. It takes its name from…

Brown eyes get their color from melanin, the same pigment that colors your skin. But blue eyes don’t have any blue pigment in them. Blue eyes get their color the same way water and the sky get their b

The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871 – January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867 – May 30, 1912), were two American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane. They made the…

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During the Dust Bowl, people living in northern Texas and Oklahoma had to contend with storms of flour-fine dust that could last for days. The dust blasted through the cracks in window frames and under doors, blinded people, and smothered cattle to death.…

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The tenant was ordered to hand over all short-term rental earnings to her landlord as the French capital attempts to tackle its growing housing crisis

a custom of dyeing one's teeth black, most predominantly practiced in Southeast Asian and Oceanic cultures

Gaining insight by watching honeybees “waggle dance” their way to a democratic decision.

German alchemist Hennig Brand started with about 1,500 gallons of urine in his 17th century hunt for gold. Discovering phosphorus was just a nice surprise. Know a modern tale of scientific luck?

Medieval dentists knew how to fill cavities, spot oral cancer and even how to whiten teeth

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The small hopping insect Issus coleoptratus uses toothed gears on its joints to precisely synchronize the kicks of its hind legs as it jumps forward

Isigny Sainte-Mère et The Walt Disney Company France ont décidé de célébrer ensemble les origines normandes de la famille Disney ! Découvrez les produits en édition limitée en magasins.

Genetically Modified 'Super Bananas' Could Prevent Blindness The 'super-banana,' a genetically modified fruit from Australia that contains increased levels of vitamin A, could help prevent thousands of Ugandan children from going blind and dying from Vitamin…