It happened 25 years ago, but the image of sharks savagely attacking his diving partner and dragging him to the hazy depths of the Caribbean is as vivid in Bret Gilliam's mind today as it was in the days after the attack.

chemical compound

lake that has consistently carried water for more than 1 million years

As France marks the bicentenary of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte on May 5, his role in reinstating slavery after it was abolished prompts a renewed look at his legacy.

Amobi Okoye (born June 10, 1987) is a Nigerian-born former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Louisville and was drafted by the Houston Texans tenth overall in the 2007 NFL Draft, the youngest player in NFL history to be drafted…

extinct genus of very large birds

F-15 vs. Satellite

A list of 27 interesting facts about Linux, its creator Linus Torvalds, and the impact that his open source operating system has had on the world.

According to the Department of Defense, Donald Duck was officially drafted into the U.S. Army in 1941, before the U.S. entered the war.

Our ability to pay attention is collapsing. From the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing the Scream and Lost Connections comes a groundbreaking examination of why this is happening—and how to get our attention back.

army organization responsible for furnishing heraldic services to President of the United States and all federal government agencies

frozen dessert ship

A first-of-its-kind study shows that, when it comes to impacting life on Earth, humans are punching well above our weight. Humans account for about 36 percent of the biomass of all mammals. Domesticated livestock, mostly cows and pigs, account for 60 percent…

What does the United States export the most, and which commodities does it love to bring in? With this data on American imports and exports, we can take a closer look at which items are packed tightly into those huge metal shipping containers.

Pliny the Elder, Latin in full Gaius Plinius Secundus, (born 23 ce, Novum Comum, Transpadane Gaul [now in Italy]—died August 24, 79, Stabiae, near Mount Vesuvius), Roman savant and author of the celebrated Natural History, an encyclopaedic work of uneven…

There are all the obvious reasons why it's good to be Tiger Woods -- oodles of cash, 79 tour wins, free shoes from Nike. And then there are the less obvious ones.

ornamental staff to show authority, etc. Not to be used as a (mace) weapon