In the 1920s, the city was head over heels for airships. So why did it let this once-futuristic technology float away?

The Los Angeles Lakers paid Luol Deng, who retired in 2019, more money than all but five players on their 2020-21 roster.

Emperor of Brazil from 7 April 1831 until deposed on 15 November 1889, Pedro II was the last ruler of the Empire of Brazil

Learn all about how your colon (large intestine) works and some important information you need if you are experiencing intestinal symptoms.

Frequent ejaculation may help protect the prostate from cancer.

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Though we don’t often notice them, tires make up a significant impact on our modern lives. Here are the 23 tire statistics, facts & trends.

Nature - A play about Isaac Newton's self-experimentation illuminates scientific rivalry, finds Alla Katsnelson

One of California's most polluted lakes, the Salton Sea, is home to algal blooms, polluted air, and copious amounts of dust — but it wasn't always that way.

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While filming the iconic movie Jurassic Park, the film cast and crew had to face a danger they weren't expecting: A powerful hurricane blasting through their filming location.

New Zealand is an island country and one of the many that make up Oceania. It is located in the South Pacific Ocean around 2,000 km southeast of Australia.

1918 murder of Nicholas II of Russia and his family

Actress Carrie Fisher is laid to rest alongside mother Debbie Reynolds at a private service in LA.

Large cave dwelling arachnid

Millions of naturally occurring micrometeoroids and man-made debris orbit the Earth.

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The Science of Nature - Spiders have been suspected to be one of the most important groups of natural enemies of insects worldwide. To document the impact of the global spider community as insect...

Sildenafil is a medication used to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension