What Is the Kitchen Like on the International Space Station?
The ISS doesn't have a full-fledged kitchen like we picture here on Earth, but there are sections designated for the astronauts to prepare food and eat.
The ISS doesn't have a full-fledged kitchen like we picture here on Earth, but there are sections designated for the astronauts to prepare food and eat.
They may seem like a random jumble of letters and numbers, but they contain key information about your flight. Here's how to read your boarding pass like a pro.
Sinking a ball in a side pocket is usually referred to as pool, but is a billiard game the same thing? We investigate.
We've all heard the old saying that the only thing that would survive a nuclear winter would be cockroaches (and maybe some Twinkies). So then why are they susceptible to bug sprays?
Why aren't elephants and giraffes the size of brontosauruses and other dinosaurs that we know were enormous?
The ocean basins are constantly opening and closing, so what caused Pangea to break apart is slowly putting the next supercontinent together.
Hardware store aisles are filled with light bulbs that promise cost savings. But what do these terms really mean?
They're both cute and fluffy with big ears, but that's where the similarities end. It gets even more complicated when bunnies and jackrabbits are thrown into the mix …
Cats are undeniably smart, but do they have an understanding of their own identity? Researchers in Tokyo may have found the answer.
Incorporated. Limited. Company. Limited Liability Company. Essentially, the difference comes down to who is in charge and who assumes responsibility for any liabilities.
A New York chemist found a way to make dry cleaning safer and faster, so of course he named the process after himself.
Theoretically, the Moon could move far enough away to no longer have a hold on Earth. But quite a number of other big events would likely take place first.
Whole eyes can be donated for both research and education purposes, but the various tissues in donated eyes can be used to repair the eyes of living patients.
The Romans referred to the days of the month by their relation to the 'Kalends,' the 'Ides,' and the 'Nones.' If Caesar had been killed any other day, his famous warning might have sounded much less ominous.
Unlike simple equations like the quadratic equation, most equations do not have nice, simple, general solutions.
There's not a Federal Air Marshal on every flight, but there is a specific protocol that must be followed when an armed law enforcement is flying the friendly skies.
Each year, more than 1 million people descend on New Orleans for Mardi Gras, an organized parade of debauchery and alcohol-induced torpor where plastic beads are tossed as a kind of currency.
Humans have been conditioned to say "bless you" after someone has sneezed for centuries. Why do we do it?
You'd be forgiven for thinking the two terms are interchangeable, but they actually refer to two different styles of shirt.
The question of whether a person can refuse a presidential pardon is an issue that has come up a few times over the past two centuries—and the answer isn't exactly a clear-cut one.
Online bots can wreak all sorts of havoc. So how complicated can it really be for them to check one little checkbox?
In 2013, the Academy Awards were officially rebranded as simply The Oscars, after the famed statuette that winners receive.
Bats aren't the only animals that engage in certain activities while hanging upside down, but they're the only mammals capable of powered flight—which partly explains their topsy-turvy behavior.
Tequila is always mezcal, but mezcal isn't always tequila. (And only one of them can come with worms, although it isn't exactly encouraged.)