The Mystery Over The @ Sign
TeachersHistoryTeacher CafeInternet Culture The @ Character is the symbol of the internet age, and crucial for emails and social networking. But no-one really knows where it came from, writes Claire Bates. Read on to learn more.
He Spent 40 Years Alone in the Woods, and Now Scientists Love Him
AdultsEnvironmentLifeStyleHistorySociety... Welcome to Gothic, Colorado-one of the coldest places in the United States. This ghost town has been abandoned since the 1920s, but there is at least one person who still calls it home.
Why is Aristophanes called
AdultsHistoryHumorSociety Aristophanes, often referred to as the Father of Comedy, wrote the world's earliest surviving comic dramas.
A day in the life of an ancient Egyptian doctor
AdultsHealthHistorySociety It's another sweltering morning in Memphis, Egypt. As the sunlight brightens the Nile, Peseshet checks her supplies.
How one scientist averted a national health crisis - Andrea Tone
AdultsHealthHistoryWomen In 1960, Frances Kelsey was one of the Food and Drug Administration's newest recruits. Before the year was out, she would begin a fight that would save thousands of lives - though no one knew it at the time.
Which is stronger: Glue or tape? - Elizabeth Cox
AdultsHistoryScience The oldest glue in the world is over 8,000 years old and comes from a cave near the Dead Sea.
This What Quantum Mechanics Looks Like?
AdultsHistoryScience If we didn't have neutrons, harnessing nuclear energy would be impossible.
A day in the life of an ancient Athenian
AdultsHistorySociety It's 427 BCE, and the worst internal conflict ever to occur in the ancient Greek world is in its fourth year.
The myth of King Midas and his golden touch - Iseult Gillespie
AdultsHistoryReligionSocietyMythologyCulture... In Greek mythology, King Midas is known as a rogue ruler whose antics bemused his people and irritated the Gods.
The myth of Thor's journey to the land of giants - Scott A. Mellor
AdultsHistoryReligionMythologyCulture... Thor - son of Odin, god of thunder, and protector of mankind - struggled mightily against his greatest challenge yet: opening a bag of food.