On September 11, 2001, Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas boarded United Airlines Flight 93 after switching to an earlier flight home to California.
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Elk antlers might look like permanent features, but elk naturally shed them each year. New antlers grow back afterward, making the fallen on
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Sea anemones may look like colorful flowers growing on the ocean floor, but they’re actually animals. Many species spend most of their time
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Male honeybees, known as drones, have one highly specialized role: mating with a queen during her mating flight. They don’t collect nectar,
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Your nervous system is essentially your body’s communication network, connecting your brain and spinal cord with nerves throughout your body
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On September 11, 2001, ordinary people found themselves trapped in an extraordinary nightmare. After hijacked planes were taken over, passen
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In the days after September 11, 2001, thousands of people around the world gathered to mourn the victims. In Tehran, Iranians held a candlel
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In 1958, physicist William Higinbotham created something that looked nothing like the video games we know today. Using an oscilloscope and a
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The thylacine, often called the Tasmanian tiger, became one of the most tragic symbols of human-driven extinction. Once widespread across Ta
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NASA’s Opportunity rover was designed for a mission that would last only about 90 Martian days. Instead, it kept exploring Mars for nearly 1
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Some birds have evolved an ingenious way to make their nests harder for predators to find. Instead of relying only on camouflage or hiding p
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The idea that the brain simply “switches off” the instant the heart stops is more complicated than it sounds. Researchers have recorded brie
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The 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle card is one of the most iconic pieces of sports memorabilia ever produced. In 1996, one copy reportedly sold fo
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