The World Trade Center
The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were true originals -- their history is one of innovation, persistence and grand ideas.
The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were true originals -- their history is one of innovation, persistence and grand ideas.
Imagine spending your days racked with pain or losing pound upon pound because nausea leaves you unable to eat. Now imagine that someone offers you a wonder drug to cure all your ills. The problem? It's illegal.
Animals may not have access to spice racks, but does that mean they don't enjoy flavorful meals? Have Japanese monkeys discovered the joy of cooking, or is this a culinary myth?
Many people think that beautiful, blazing sunsets are one upside to living with the smog that hangs over polluted cities. Are they right? Does smog actually enhance sunsets?
A car for $2,500 has to be a joke, right? Wrong. Meet the Nano from Tata Motors, the world's cheapest car and the auto industry's answer to the $100 laptop.
Your car. Your clothes. Your home. Almost anything you can think of has a green alternative, including the floor beneath your feet. But where can you buy these materials?
Obsessively checking e-mail. Playing online games for 12 hours or more at a time. Placing more value on chat-room friends than real ones. Just what is computer addiction, and why do some doctors disagree over whether it exists at all?
What's as big as a continent and sitting in the middle of the Pacific Ocean? A pile of garbage that extends 100 feet below the surface of the water, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
A federal science report stated in about 50 years, summer temperatures in the United States may increase by three degrees due to the smog, soot and other pollutants hanging over Beijing. Is it true that China has hired professional pollution sniffers?
Cyclist Lance Armstrong has announced that he will return to road racing and attempt to win his eighth Tour de France. In an interview, Armstrong said he�s returning to professional cycling to raise awareness about cancer worldwide.
Fewer immigrants are seeking United States citizenship following the 69 percent increase in fees instituted last summer. During the first half of 2008, only 281,000 immigrants applied for citizenship -- less than half during the same time last year.
Scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research are experimenting with the Large Hadron Collider to learn how the universe formed. However, skeptics are concerned the project could lead to the Earth�s demise.