A guide to the ten largest rivers of the world
While most of you know the significance of rivers, and how it was crucial for the human civilization, most of you are probably not acquain...
Europe: Chasing the origins of its name
Names bind us to ideas of things. It is just another means to comprehend the universe. But, names are not hurled randomly. Europe, for exa...
Making the Atom Bomb: A brief history of Oak Ridge city
The eastern part of Tennessee (a state in the US) once housed a mysterious city, behind high fences, where the Manhattan Project was secre...
Trains in Netherland run on wind!
Things changed forever for the Dutch four years ago when two companies signed a deal. It was to make trains run on wind! It was an ambitio...
A sky for the Blackbird, the fastest manned airplane
It was also called "Blackbird", and once upon a time, it ruled the skies, before finally retiring. Lockheed SR-71 " Blackbi...
Liar, liar: Understanding the lie detector
Remember the old nursery rhyme about Johnny's father going through all that trouble just to catch his sugar-stealing son red-handed? W...
When ancient camels roamed in North America!
Camels and sand dunes go together. Well, that's what we thought, but the recent discovery of fossils seem to suggest otherwise. The fa...
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