70,000 years ago, a nomadic star came within a light-year of the Sun, likely sending dozens of comets and asteroids tumbling out of the solar system.

The 84-year-old author created much of the popular spy jargon that intelligence agents use and every English speaker knows.

The sci-fi series' theme song is familiar to pretty much anyone who lived in the free world (and probably elsewhere, too) in the late 20th century. Do you know the words?

Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects humans and other animals. Malaria causes symptoms that typically include fever, tiredness, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases it can cause yellow skin, seizures, coma, or death. Symptoms usually…

item in the National Archives and Records Administration's holdings

The Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab is a toy lab set that was produced by Alfred Carlton Gilbert, who was an American athlete, magician, toy-maker, business man, and inventor of the well-known Erector Set. The Atomic Energy Lab was released by the A. C. Gilbert…

problem affecting digital systems that store system time as a signed 32-bit integer

If there is one place you shouldn't store your medication, it's the exact place where you probably are: the medicine cabinet in your bathroom.

Luke Owen looks back at the death of Brandon Lee on the set of The Crow… On March 30th 1993, Brandon Lee walked onto the set of The Crow in Wilmington, North Carolina. Less than 24 hours later, he was dead. Based on the comic of the same name, The Crow was…

In Anchorage, Alaska, many large animals, such as moose, are hit by vehicles like road trains, especially during the long winter nights. Motorists get first rights to roadkill. Charity groups sign up to collect large roadkill and the meat is donated to the…

It's obvious that oranges are orange, but what came first? Is the fruit named for its color. or is the color named for the fruit?

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noted black scientist within the beliefs of the Nation of Islam

A cow has been living alone on an island, attacking anyone who comes near, after staging a miraculous escape on its way to a slaughterhouse.  The animal made its bid for safety last month after it

volcano victim from Colombia

NFL franchise relocation

A woman who lost her sight during a serious assault 10 years ago has been prosecuted twice for not having a TV licence.

American sleeplessness world record holder

The expedition's members occasionally got constipated, and relied on Dr. Rush's Bilious Pill.

On the upside, teen births are at record lows, and more women in their late 30s and early 40s are having babies.