Charles Elwood Yeager (/ˈjeɪɡər/ YAY-gər, February 13, 1923 – December 7, 2020) was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot who in 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in…

It was for a study on how enriched environments can affect stress response.

The Nero Redivivus legend was a belief popular during the last part of the 1st century that the Roman emperor Nero would return after his death in 68 AD. The legend was a common belief as late as the 5th century. The belief was either the result or cause…

The voice belongs to Salman Kahn, who wants to pulverize every last ossified notion you’ve ever had about education.

Former child actress Shirley Temple has passed away at the age of 85. But thanks to DVDs (and Turner Classic Movies), she will remain a dimpled, curly-topped 5-year-old for generations to come. We hope you enjoy these fun facts about the life and career of…

"I don't know why I am still here, but I know that I don't want to be revered for how old I am, I want to be known for who I am," says the MPTF resident. Her first pandemic was the 1918 Spanish flu. When this one is over, she "can't wait to watch my Dodgers…

How a pensioner from Gateshead paved the way for the multi-billion pound online shopping industry.

Weird rain is one of the more bizarre - and still largely unexplained - phenomena that is periodically (yet continually) reported from all corners of the globe. There have been accounts of frog rain,

Evolutionary musicology is a subfield of biomusicology that grounds the cognitive mechanisms of music appreciation and music creation in evolutionary theory. It covers vocal communication in other animals, theories of the evolution of human music, and holocultural…

Are you afraid of insects? Do bees freak you out? If yes, maybe you should see some photos of bees that sleep in flowers. Can you imagine seeing a fluffy bee covered in pollen? Sleeping inside a flower? Photographer Joe Neely will probably change the way…

torture device used for capital punishment

fairy tale

large number defined as ten to the power of one googol

novel by Stephen King

To celebrate 20 years of the triple j Hottest 100, we're throwing our collective arms up in the air in a bid for enlightenment and asking you: What is your hottest song of all time?

Since the day Elon Musk brought Tesla into the automotive world, he has been reshaping the way we look at the car-buying process. Traditionally, car dealerships have been individually-owned franchises. Automotive manufacturers supply the dealership with inventory…

This study was undertaken to increase understanding of environmental risk factors for PTSD and MDD within an urban, impoverished, population.This study examined the demographic characteristics, patterns of trauma exposure, prevalence of PTSD and MDD, ...

A common sight in cities around the world, Rock Pigeons crowd streets and public squares, living on discarded food and offerings of birdseed. In addition to the typical blue-gray bird with two dark wingbars, you'll often see flocks with plain, spotted, pale…

American academic

If your house was built before 1970, it's very likely that there are razor blades in your walls. Here's why.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the 30th anniversary of the Alma-Ata Declaration, which for the first time called upon governments and organizations to include traditional medicine in their primary…