Science and Nature

According to a new study, the answer is somewhere around 3.04 trillion. That's about 400 trees for every person. 12,000 years ago, before the advent of agriculture, Earth...

If you thought that Microsoft’s tablet-that-turns-into-a-laptop was cool, the Asus Transformer Book V — unveiled at Computex 2014 in Taiwan — will blow your mind. Like previous 2-in-1...

Politicians do some downright stupid things. Sure, we all do. But these are the people who draft our laws — the ones who decide how the rest of...

Man Who Killed The USSR | General Akhtar Abdul Rehman.Discussion in 'Seniors Cafe' started by Aeronaut, Jun 25, 2013.General Akhtar Abdul Rehman​At the start of this book, which...

At its Unpacked event in Barcelona, Samsung has released the Galaxy S5 — and, to the surprise of everyone,three new smartwatches: the Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo, and...

The Science of Pomato Plants and Fruit Salad TreesIn an episode of Matt Groening’s animated science fiction sitcomFuturama, Leela offers her friend Fry an unusual housewarming gift: a...

For those who have trouble sleeping researchers say that 1 week of camping, without electronics, resets our biological body clock and synchronizes our melatonin hormones with sunrise and...

Eiffel Tower, Paris, FranceThe tower rises 300 meters tall (984 ft); when it was completed.The Eiffel Tower was built for the World Exhibition in 1889, held in celebration...

The moon now has a better internet connection than you doUsing lasers, the Moon now gets up to 622Mb/sec communicationsAfter months of testing, it looks like the Lunar...

Free Online University Receives Accreditation, in Time for Graduating Class of 7Just in time for its first graduates, the University of the People, a tuition-free four-year-old online institution built to...