There's an old joke that Stephen King could probably publish his laundry list at this point, and another that goes further and suggests he's basically been doing that for a decade (or two). The man has produced a ton of works that run the full gamut from really horrible (Dreamcatchers was positively...
Intro: While the 2011 earthquake and the worries about Fukushima have brought the threat of radioactivity back into the public consciousness, many people still do not realize that radioactive contamination is a worldwide danger. Radionuclides are in the top six toxic threats as listed in the 2010...
Saint Patrick's Day is in full swing on Wednesday. Supporters of the long standing St. Patty's tradition are looking forward to participating in various world wide festivals, attending parades, displaying their green, dining on corned beef and cabbage, finding shamrocks, chasing leprechauns and...
Martin Luther King Speech - Beyond Vietnam Martin Luther King Speech Beyond VietnamNew York, N.Y.4 April 1967 Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, I need not pause to say how very delighted I am to be here tonight, and how very delighted I am to see you expressing your concern about the issues...
Any substance, no matter how seemingly benign it may be, can cause damage to an organism. Something as simple as water can be considered toxic as most toxins are dose dependent. Whether whole or in part, toxicity is a huge problem on this planet we all rely on for survival. Though we do our best...
Carnegie Mellon University was established in 1900 by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie as a small technical school. Today, Carnegie Mellon operates from a 140-acre campus three miles from downtown Pittsburgh. It also owns and maintains 81 buildings in the Oakland and Squirrel Hill...
Several famous UFO encounters can be difficult to dismiss as swamp gas or weather balloons -- especially among claims of humanoid creatures. These fifteen cases can make even skeptics scratch their head.
Dodging Kangaroos in the outback while you work on your putting skills isn't my idea of fun, but neither is golfing in general. But for some the new course called Nullabor Links is just what the doctor ordered. It's the world's longest golf course. "You know how some people consider golf as just...
A Cuban man floats to U.S. by Styrofoam boat. Coast Guard spokesperson Marilyn Fajardo stated that the castaway made a seven foot long boat out of styrofoam and floated in the Florida Straits for 23 days. A U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection aircraft on a surveillance detail spotted...
Those who are inspired by a model other than Nature, a mistress above all masters, are laboring in vain. - Leonardo Da Vinci Biomimicry - The practice of developing sustainable human technologies inspired by nature. Sometimes called Biomimetics or Bionics, it's basically biologically inspired...
