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The seat of authority

In one sense, James Hampton saw his garage as the throne room of God. For 14 years, that’s where the war vet and janitor worked passionately and...

02.05.2024 10

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Looking for nuggets of wisdom

Fool’s Gold may yet be a glittering success because it’s not worthless, as many assume. As it turns out, critics of pyrite were py-wrong. In...

25.04.2024 10

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Serving, as an example

In a unique competition featuring 200 of France’s best waiters, the hopefuls bring a lot to the table, including speed, poise, and agility. Called...

11.04.2024 20

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Eclipsing superstition

It turns out there’s a dark side to the solar eclipse. At least there was in the Assyrian Empire, which was based in what is now northern Iraq and...

04.04.2024 9

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Easter eggs on high

Can you crack the mystery? Why do some medieval churches in Europe have ostrich eggs suspended from the ceiling? For starters, it’s natural the...

28.03.2024 7

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Oscar afterglow: Cutting remarks

There are several takes on Hollywood movie editing. Let’s see what we can put together. Even during the Oscars, little attention goes to those who...

21.03.2024 10

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Giving immovability the slip

Moving heavy infrastructure like buildings and bridges is a precise science involving modern technology, but it often incorporates a simple, low-tech...

07.03.2024 8

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Boom and bust

When handed a spectacular window of opportunity, the last thing you want to do is break it. But that’s exactly what happened in Ottawa on August 5,...

29.02.2024 7

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The power of one, won

Her colleagues called Frances Oldham Kelsey the drug detective, and her dogged investigation saved thousands of children from birth defects. Born...

22.02.2024 10

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The wide implications of narrow thinking

We’re always told to see The Big Picture, and few have seen it to the same extent as Ron Garan. The author, astronaut, and humanitarian spent 178...

15.02.2024 7

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Out in the middle of nowhere

Finding Nemo is almost impossible — Point Nemo, that is. That’s the name of the place in the ocean that’s furthest away from any land. In...

07.02.2024 6

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Punishment of a different stripe

The historical existence of whipping-boys has taken quite a beating in recent years, but some scholars maintain they did exist. And if they did, it...

01.02.2024 10

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Love: A resurfacing dilemma

Frank Zamboni had to keep his dream on ice until his new machine was perfected but — once it was ready — it smoothed the way for tremendous gains...

24.01.2024 8

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Miracles, murder and other musings

On Jan. 6, 1982, the ski town of Breckenridge, Colorado was in the unrelenting grip of a raging blizzard. As the temperature plunged to -28C, local...

17.01.2024 8

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Special delivery: A pneumatic schematic

Pneumatic technology was a great idea that went right down the tubes — and became a huge international success. Essentially, the system worked...

10.01.2024 10

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Free-fall and fire ants

Her two parachutes didn’t deploy properly. Though mechanical failure was to blame, 47-year-old Joan Murray took the fall. Arriving in North...

04.01.2024 20

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How sweet the sound

Two hundred and fifty years ago, Christianity’s most beloved song was sung publicly for the first time on New Year’s Day, and its echoes are still...

28.12.2023 10

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Sinking some Christmyth assumptions

The tragic, true story of Captain Santa and the Christmas Tree Ship has sailed into maritime legend, leaving some poignant lessons in its wake. On...

21.12.2023 5

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Making the connection

It turns out there’s a weird link between dental discolouration and digital design. Here’s the history of Bluetooth — in more ways than one. ...

06.12.2023 9

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Living In close quarters

Togetherness takes on a whole new meaning in Whittier, Alaska. All but a handful of people in the entire town live in the same building. Located...

28.11.2023 2

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Don't overlook the big picture

A “Little” discovery turned out to be very big. In 2009, Gergely Barki was a researcher at Hungary’s national gallery in Budapest. He was...

19.10.2023 9

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The colourful history of sea glass

It’s a transformation from trash to treasure, and its origins are ancient. In long-ago Egypt, Greece, and Rome, people used glass for windows,...

12.10.2023 3

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Pride: Some humble suggestions

Even when we’re getting our just desserts, our least favourite is humble pie. But most of us have to eat it regularly. Although theology...

04.10.2023 2

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Resisting family resemblance

Ruthless Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin brutalized his country from the mid-1920s until his death in 1953. He murdered opponents, sent millions to...

28.09.2023 8

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Light Christianity or Christianity lite

He called himself The Painter of Light, and even trademarked the name. But on the canvas of his personal life, the most successful artist of the...

21.09.2023 8

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Current affairs: Get plugged in

In England, residents of Westminster are getting a real charge out of a novel solution for the powering of electric vehicles (EVs). A bright light in...

14.09.2023 8

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Making the scene: In back of a front

Instead of, “Ready. Set. Go!”, it’s more like, “Set. Ready. Go!” In Pickering, east of Toronto, there’s a whole fake town built for the...

07.09.2023 7

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