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When it comes to disaster relief, the innovation of two women is shedding valuable new light on how to help people cope after catastrophe by focusing...
She went from dirt poor to pay dirt. When Sarah Rector was born in 1902 in what is now eastern Oklahoma, she had two racial strikes against her. She...
Three small words. They’re simple words with profound meaning for a British woman in north London whose story has touched the hearts of people...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Moving heavy infrastructure like buildings and bridges is a precise science involving modern technology, but it often incorporates a simple, low-tech...
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,...
Her colleagues called Frances Oldham Kelsey the drug detective, and her dogged investigation saved thousands of children from birth defects. Born...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Pneumatic technology was a great idea that went right down the tubes — and became a huge international success. Essentially, the system worked...
Her two parachutes didn’t deploy properly. Though mechanical failure was to blame, 47-year-old Joan Murray took the fall. Arriving in North...
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...
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...
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. ...