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Earthquake Data Helps Scientists Discover Mountains Perhaps Bigger Than Everest Deep Inside Earth

Researchers used seismic data from Bolivia's 1994 earthquake to map out a boundary 410 miles beneath the surface — and made a huge discovery.

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 19, 2019

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Earthquake Data Helps Scientists Discover Mountains Perhaps Bigger Than Everest Deep Inside Earth

Researchers used seismic data from Bolivia's 1994 earthquake to map out a boundary 410 miles beneath the surface — and made a huge discovery.

By Marco Margaritoff • February 19, 2019

James Watt May Not Be The Best Known Inventor, But Without Him, The Modern World May Not Exist

John Watt's steam engine not only streamlined travel and manufacturing, but was also an impetus for the Industrial Revolution.

By Daniel Rennie • Feb 14, 2019

James Watt May Not Be The Best Known Inventor, But Without Him, The Modern World May Not Exist

John Watt's steam engine not only streamlined travel and manufacturing, but was also an impetus for the Industrial Revolution.

By Daniel Rennie • February 14, 2019

English Marathoner Mark Fellows Revealed To Be A Hitman Based On His GPS Watch History

A four-year streak of gang violence in northwestern England has ended as hitman Mark Fellows was brought to justice via his Garmin Forerunner.

By Leah Silverman • Jan 22, 2019

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English Marathoner Mark Fellows Revealed To Be A Hitman Based On His GPS Watch History

A four-year streak of gang violence in northwestern England has ended as hitman Mark Fellows was brought to justice via his Garmin Forerunner.

By Leah Silverman • January 22, 2019

CIA Project MKUltra Achieved Dog Mind Control During The Cold War, Declassified Documents Reveal

“The specific aim of the research program was to examine the possibility of controlling the behavior of a dog, in an open field, by means of remotely triggering electrical stimulation of the brain."

By Bernadette Deron • Dec 11, 2018

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CIA Project MKUltra Achieved Dog Mind Control During The Cold War, Declassified Documents Reveal

“The specific aim of the research program was to examine the possibility of controlling the behavior of a dog, in an open field, by means of remotely triggering electrical stimulation of the brain."

By Bernadette Deron • December 11, 2018

How Manfred von Richthofen, A.K.A The Red Baron, Became World War I’s Best Fighter Pilot

Though only 25-years-old when he died, Manfred von Richthofen downed more than 80 enemy planes in two short years of World War I, which earned him the formidable title of Red Baron.

By William DeLong • Oct 27, 2018

How Manfred von Richthofen, A.K.A The Red Baron, Became World War I’s Best Fighter Pilot

Though only 25-years-old when he died, Manfred von Richthofen downed more than 80 enemy planes in two short years of World War I, which earned him the formidable title of Red Baron.

By William DeLong • October 27, 2018

NASA Tries To Fix Hubble Telescope Like Anyone Else Would — By Turning It Off And On Again

One of the telescope's backup gears, called a gyroscope, had been shut off for 7.5 years.

By Bernadette Deron • Oct 24, 2018

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NASA Tries To Fix Hubble Telescope Like Anyone Else Would — By Turning It Off And On Again

One of the telescope's backup gears, called a gyroscope, had been shut off for 7.5 years.

By Bernadette Deron • October 24, 2018

The Day Two Planes Flew Into Each Other — And Killed More Than 300 People

This was the deadliest mid-air collision ever — and it left no survivors.

By William DeLong • Aug 26, 2018

The Day Two Planes Flew Into Each Other — And Killed More Than 300 People

This was the deadliest mid-air collision ever — and it left no survivors.

By William DeLong • August 26, 2018

Meet Lucinda Southworth, The Woman Behind Google’s Larry Page

Along with her husband, Lucinda Southworth donated $15 million to help fight the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa.

By Aimee Lamoureux • May 29, 2018

Meet Lucinda Southworth, The Woman Behind Google’s Larry Page

Along with her husband, Lucinda Southworth donated $15 million to help fight the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa.

By Aimee Lamoureux • May 29, 2018

The Story Of Russia’s Outrageous Tsar Tank

During World War I, Russia constructed the Tsar Tank, a vehicle unlike anything the world had ever seen. But this tricycle-like behemoth had one little problem.

By John Kuroski • Mar 31, 2018

The Story Of Russia’s Outrageous Tsar Tank

During World War I, Russia constructed the Tsar Tank, a vehicle unlike anything the world had ever seen. But this tricycle-like behemoth had one little problem.

By John Kuroski • March 31, 2018

For The First Time, You Can Now Actually See An Atom [PHOTO]

A scientist was able to capture a photo of a single atom without the use of a microscope.

By Kara Goldfarb • Feb 14, 2018

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For The First Time, You Can Now Actually See An Atom [PHOTO]

A scientist was able to capture a photo of a single atom without the use of a microscope.

By Kara Goldfarb • February 14, 2018