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Obesity in 1950s America: Early Days of a National Plague
“The most serious health problem in the U.S. today is obesity.” Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? In fact, that very assertion is now so commonplace that one might be forgiven for assuming it’s the most recent pronouncement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the American Medical Association, or the Academy of Pediatrics or, perhaps, from New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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Indonesian Killers Brought to Justice 50 Years Too Late in 'The Act of Killing'
The brutal documentary exposes Indonesia’s 1965 genocide. Tom Sykes says this may be the victims’ only justice.
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News report from 1981 about the Internet.
Long before anyone had heard of the Internet, early home computer users could read their morning newspapers online ... sort of. Steve Newman's 1981 story was broadcast on KRON San Francisco.
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Why Are Some People So Smart? The Answer Could Spawn a Generation of Superbabies
Barely out of his teens, Zhao Bowen is leading a multimillion-dollar research effort to solve a genetic mystery: What makes people like him so smart? And how can we make more of them?
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Why Some Animals Survived Dino-Killing Impact
When an asteroid or comet slammed into Earth about 66 million years ago, most of our planet’s species were wiped out in a mass extinction—including entire groups such as the nonavian dinosaurs, marine reptiles such as mosasaurs, and their flying kin the pterosaurs. But not all ecosystems suffered equally, and the dramatic difference in survival rates between marine species and freshwater ones has been particularly puzzling.
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Audrey Hepburn in gorgeous color
Stunning.
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Battle of Rorke's Drift
The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also known as the Defence of Rorke's Drift, was a battle in the Anglo-Zulu War.
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Pope Francis on gays: `Who am I to judge?'
Pope Francis said Monday that he will not "judge" gays and lesbians - including gay priests - signaling a shift from his predecessor and offering another sign that the new pope is committed to changing the church's approach to historically marginalized groups.
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Sound of Honda - Ayrton Senna 1989.
Honda, using witchcraft and wizardry known only to Gandalf the White, has put together a tribute video that will give any veteran Formula One fan - and indeed anyone who enjoys the sound of a naturally aspirated V10 - goose bumps.
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The Evolution of the Spacesuit
The traveling exhibition "Suited for Space" depicts spacesuits through the ages.
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Photos Of 1940's Vintage Swimwear Vs Present Day
As Bob Dylan famously once sang 'The times they are a-changin'... That's certainly true when you glance back on the fashions of yesteryear.
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16 Names NASA Considered For The 1980s Space Station That Never Was
During his 1984 State of the Union speech, President Reagan announced that the U.S. would build a new permanently manned space station within a decade. The Space Shuttle program was underway, and a permanent space station seemed like the next logical step in our bold push into the final frontier. It didn't hurt that the Russians were already working on Mir, and America didn't want to look like it was resting on its laurels.
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New mystery at Richard III burial site
First came the dramatic discovery of the long-lost remains of King Richard III. Now, there's the mystery of the coffin within the coffin.
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Oh baby! Mother gives birth to 13-pound girl in Germany
One of the heaviest babies ever born in Germany was born last week at the University Hospital Leipzig
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Princess Diana wanted to marry Hasnat Khan and move to Pakistan, friend Jemima Khan reveals.
Princess Diana was so "madly in love" with Hasnat Khan that she "wanted to marry him, even if that meant living in Pakistan", her friend Jemima Khan has revealed.
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Inside the Nanga Parbat Murders
In June, 10 mountain climbers were killed on Pakistan's Nanga Parbat, the world's ninth tallest peak, when terrorists raided their camp. David Roberts looks into the worst massacre in mountaineering history.
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Top 10 wars by death toll
This is top 10 wars by death toll and it includes death toll estimates of all deaths that are either directly or indirectly caused by war.
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John Wilkes Booth killed Lincoln… but who killed John Wilkes Booth?
A murdered president. A fleeing assassin. A dead man’s vertebrae. A deathbed confession and a ghastly suicide. A family’s disgrace. Conspiracy theories and courtroom battles. Secret burials and...
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Bank of England helped sell looted Nazi gold
The Bank of England played a vital role in one of the darkest episodes in central banking history, facilitating the sale of gold looted by the Nazis after their invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1938.
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'WWIII Queen's speech' text revealed
The Queen was expected to urge Britons to pray and remain united and resolute in the event of the "madness" of nuclear war, papers from 1983 show.
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