June 22, 1972. John Calhoun stood over the abandoned husk of what had once been a thriving metropolis of thousands. Now, the population had dwindled to just 122, and soon, even these inhabitants would ...

According to a 2024 study published on the website of the American Medical Association (AMA) people who perform two to four times above the recommended amount of moderate physical activity have a 26% ...

In science, a variable is something that can be changed, measured or controlled in an experiment. Scientists look at variables to understand how they affect things. A variable is any one of the things ...

Alabama will be the first state to use nitrogen in an execution. If it goes smoothly, other states are likely to follow. By Jan Hoffman The planned execution of a death row inmate by the state of ...

Scientists have produced one of the most neutron-rich isotopes, hydrogen-6, in an electron scattering experiment. The experiment presents a new method for investigating light, neutron-rich nuclei and ...

There are many lesser-known facts about the planet Earth, but one thing we know for sure is that it's a geoid - a roughly ellipsoidal shape. However, flat-earthers have been trying (and failing) to ...