For fishermen, there are few things more relaxing than a day on the water. But for three Oregon anglers, a peaceful day on the water last summer turned into a […]

One of Al Gore’s scariest, most sobering lines in “An Inconvenient Truth” is “species loss is now occurring at a rate 1,000 times greater than the natural background rate.” Cut […]

American plans for nuclear first strikes were once reserved for use in only dire circumstances, like an overwhelming conventional attack on mainland America or a particularly heinous state-sponsored act of […]

It’s every morally bankrupt advertiser’s dream to have a microphone and camera in every American household. With the advent of Amazon’s Alexa and other companies’ electronic assistants, people willingly bought […]

At Japan’s Kyoto University, the primate research institute conducts high-profile tests on different species of monkeys and apes. Publicly released projects include studies on cognition, learning, neuroscience, and the mental […]

Self-defense classes range from the conventional to the exotic. Anything from karate to Brazilian capoeira classes are attended by people seeking exercise and life skills. And then there are the […]

In the modern world, it’s unrealistic to expect every user’s internet search can remain private. Unless special measures using technical know-how are employed, the government usually has  easy ways of […]

In any war, one of the most devastating blows to morale is an attack on the home front. In World War II, the Doolittle Raid bombed the Japanese capital of […]

The world’s most dangerous jobs are often rough and rugged. Frontline infantrymen, minefield clearers, Arctic crab fishermen, and oil workers all deal with the reality of death on a daily […]

Teenagers are usually the group of people who are most likely to fall for fads. They often flash the newest fashion trends only to make fun of how ugly they […]