The Leaning Tower of Pisa
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cathedral bell tower in the Italian city of Pisa. It began construction in 1173 AD and the foundations were built on sand and silt. By the time the third floor was built, the…
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cathedral bell tower in the Italian city of Pisa. It began construction in 1173 AD and the foundations were built on sand and silt. By the time the third floor was built, the…
Common ancestor of Han Chinese, Japanese and Koreans dated to 3000 – 3600 years ago Dr. Shuhua Xu, one of the authors of the study, has dated the most recent common ancestor of the three major East Asian ethnic groups…
Sculpture of Dassler in the Adi Dassler Stadium. Photo by Maxim560 CC BY-SA 3.0[/caption] It had the makings of a great novel or movie. The story was based on a successful family business which turned into a vicious rivalry between…
The highest paid athlete of all time was a Roman Charioteer; if he had lived today he would have been worth $15 billion. 2016, Forbes released a list of the highest-paid athletes for the past 12 months and according to the list, Real…
#1 Automatic identification systems Getting completely lost is difficult today thanks to global positioning systems (GPS), which are now an essential part of our daily lives; embedded in various technologies from smartphones to in-car navigation systems. Swedish inventor Håkan Lans…
Where did the thief go? You might get a more accurate answer if you ask the question in German. How did she get away? Now you might want to switch to English. Speakers of the two languages put different emphasis…
Just months before arriving in Beijing, I asked my Chinese friend to give me a Chinese name. She said it was easy since “Andy” can be transliterated to just 安迪 (ān, safe; dí, guide). When I did some background research…
For 75% of Americans, bosses are a major cause of stress at work. A Linkedin article published by Quartz magazine reveals that a bad boss can be as harmful to employees as passive smoking. The article also says that the…
Forest in Luzon. Forests like this are home to the greatest concentration of unique mammal species in the entire world, but Luzon is heavily deforested. Credit: Larry Heaney, The Field Museum Where is the world's greatest concentration of unique species…
If you had come up with a great invention, you’d want to share it with everyone, right? In fact, if it is something useful and phenomenal that is how you would make money and help others around the world. In…