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Amelia Earhart is still missing! Close to a century later, there’s still no trace of the legendary pilot and her…
On November 28, 1953, a fast-rising scientist fell off his 13th-floor New York City hotel window. Dr. Frank Olson’s death,…
A cool summer night is difficult to forget. Even more memorable is the luminous magic of fireflies, those adorable creatures…
Look around you, everywhere you turn, there is proof that humans are endlessly curious. “What makes this thing tick? Why…
If things go as planned, airplanes may start using standing seats soon. Yes! Standing seats. These are saddle-shaped seats that…
In 1961, Fannie Lou Hamer, a black female civil rights activist, was scheduled for a surgical operation. Doctors had agreed…
Resilience. Throughout history, humanity has demonstrated resilience. Time and again, the human race has been locked in wars that threatened…