Boffins eat your hearts out: the world record holder for the number of university degrees is a cheery but truculent 70-year old Italian.

In terms of deaths due to disease, the Mexican War (1846-48) was the deadliest of all American wars. Nearly 13% of the entire U.S. force perished from disease. Of the total 12,535 war deaths, 10,986 (88%) were due to infectious diseases (overwhelmingly dysentery…

On April 18, 1981, two minor league teams met for an early season game of no real consequence. It would go down in history as one of the most extraordinary games ever.

In a home game against the Kansas City Royals on Aug. 31, 1990, Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. both jogged to the outfield, as the first father and son duo to appear in the same lineup.

Evidence from a whole range of sources shows that only a few thousand years ago, the climate of the whole Sahara region was very different from now. Animal

religious order of Franciscan friars

An eerie white face appears so fast that your eye might not register it in "The Exorcist." Here's what you should know.

measure of earthquake size, in terms of the energy released

Francium is a chemical element with the symbol Fr and atomic number 87. It is extremely radioactive; its most stable isotope, francium-223 (originally called actinium K after the natural decay chain it appears in), has a half-life of only 22 minutes. It is…

American actor (born 1951)

Personal trainer Tom Mansfield died after miscalculating the amount of caffeine powder in drink.

meteorological optical phenomena

Nebukawa Station accident (Japanese: 根府川駅列車転落事故) is a railway accident that occurred in Japan on September 1, 1923.

Does a movie’s Rotten Tomatoes score affect its box office returns? And six other questions, answered.

While generally known for its edible, starchy root, the leaves of the taro plant also serve as a staple food in various cuisines. This article tells you everything you need to know about taro leaves.

abugida indigenous to Mindoro, Philippines

region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico

species of plant

Astronomers have turned to a method called adaptive optics. Sophisticated, deformable mirrors controlled by computers can correct in real-time for the distortion caused by the turbulence of the Earth's atmosphere, making the images obtained almost as sharp…

Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses in the United States. Anxiety and depression disorders affect 40 million adults in the country. While these disorders are treatable, they can significantly impact the way people think, feel, and act.

Radioactive contamination accident in Mexico