An online archive highlights the astronaut’s little-known life as an academic.

This remarkable relationship between man and beast has been kept alive for 50 years thanks to one family's tradition.  

Timothy Darrell Russ (born 22 June 1956; age 62), better known as Tim Russ, is an actor who has portrayed different characters in various Star Trek television series and movies; however, he is...

McDonald's iconic "M" design had to be tweaked for one location—and the reason is pretty funny. Here's the story behind these unique "turquoise arches."

The Stone of Scone (/ˈskuːn/; Scottish Gaelic: An Lia Fàil, Scots: Stane o Scuin)—also known as the Stone of Destiny, and often referred to in England as The Coronation Stone—is an oblong block of red sandstone that has been used for centuries in the coronation…

Eric V. Money (born February 6, 1955) is a former American professional basketball player born in Detroit, Michigan.

The Woozle effect, also known as evidence by citation, or a woozle, occurs when frequent citation of previous publications that lack evidence misleads individuals, groups, and the public into thinking or believing there is evidence, and nonfacts become urban…

Khutulun (c. 1260 – c. 1306), also known as Aigiarne,Aiyurug, Khotol Tsagaan or Ay Yaruq (lit. Moonlight) was an ancient Mongol noblewoman and wrestler. The most famous daughter of Kaidu, a cousin of Kublai Khan, her father was "most pleased by her abilities"…

An extinct language is a language that no longer has any speakers, especially if the language has no living descendants. In contrast, a dead language is "one that is no longer the native language of any community", even if it is still in use, like Latin.…

The director tells EW how the late comedian will play his part in 'Toy Story 4.'

Margaret Louise "Polly" Grubb (September 22, 1907 – November 17, 1963) was the first wife of pulp fiction author and Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, to whom she was married between 1933 and 1947. She was the mother of Hubbard's first son, L. Ron Hubbard…

By burning away all the pesky carbon and other impurities, coal power plants produce heaps of radiation

A cable tie (also known as a hose tie, or zip tie, and by the brand names Ty-Rap) is a type of fastener, for holding items together, primarily electrical cables or wires. Because of their low cost and ease of use, cable ties are ubiquitous, finding use in…

Testosterone is a hormone produced primarily in men's testes. The adrenal glands of both men and women also produce small amounts of testosterone.[1]

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Chimichanga, or 'chimi,' has achieved cult status in Tucson.  A Chimichanga is a Mexican-American fusion large burrito prepared with a choice of meat, vegetables, and spices. deep-fried to a golden

Even spacemen are insecure.

Sole survivor of Galaxy Airlines plane crash that killed 70 people explains why he reaches out to survivors of other crashes and how that helps him.

The 2005 Glendale train crash occurred on January 26, 2005, at 6:03 a.m. PST, when a Metrolink commuter train collided with a sport utility vehicle that had been abandoned on the tracks in an industrial area north of downtown Los Angeles, causing the death…

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