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The ant-ithesis of love

The undead won’t be our undoing. Yet, from classic literature to the latest pop culture, zombies are a fixture: someone or something takes over...

28.11.2024 10

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A high calibre solution

Nobody knows for sure if it’s a colossal coincidence or a hoary hoax, but the story of the patient bullet continues to fascinate. As the...

20.11.2024 7

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Trading it all for a new life

In Britain during the early 1820s, the Caribbean paradise of Poyais was a shimmering magnet that drew the wealthy and the would-be to a life of ease...

10.10.2024 9

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Addressing a bottleneck issue

In recent years, one of Portugal’s most important industries has been quick to toast big gains. But climate change is threatening to stop up future...

26.09.2024 10

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Patience: When and how to wait

“Lord, please give me patience — and give it to me yesterday.” That pretty much sums up my struggle with the most elusive of virtues. But...

19.09.2024 10

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Ego and 'arch' enemies

It’s quite literally a sign of a towering ego. In the impoverished former Soviet republic of Turkmenistan, the country’s leader built a $12...

12.09.2024 10

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Fail to succeed 

Say that headline out loud and it can be taken two ways. The first is easy because we all fail to succeed in so many areas of our lives — in our...

05.09.2024 10

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A (photo) graphic dilemma

Experts who study accidental death are getting a whole new picture of sudden mortality. One calls the phenomenon “Death By Selfie”. You won’t...

29.08.2024 10

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Time and perception deception 

There’s a fine line between being in a rut, and being in the groove. And that difference can drastically affect the way we perceive time. ...

22.08.2024 10

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California Dreamin': A connection inspection

Skeptics tried to tamp down championship expectations, but the Riverside Cubs in California wouldn’t hear it. They couldn’t. All the players and...

15.08.2024 10

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'Amen' is a beginning, not the end 

When it seems the world doesn’t have a prayer when it comes to practising love, we can learn from The Amen Effect. That’s the name of a...

01.08.2024 10

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Some final thoughts

What people focus on while they’re dying can give us big insight into what we should focus on while we’re living. According to Pulitzer-Prize...

25.07.2024 10

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Selling truth and telling truth

It’s often said, “Some Christians are so heavenly-minded they’re no earthly good.” But it was never meant to be that way, and we see an...

11.07.2024 10

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The Master in Masterpiece 

Michelangelo had an “I”-dentity crisis, questioning who he really was. Though recognized as an artistic genius, the master looked back on his...

04.07.2024 10

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Lessons from a crash landing

Time was up, but they talked her down. In April of 2012, Helen and John Collins of Wisconsin were flying home from Florida in their twin-engine...

27.06.2024 10

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Reconstructing a spiritual misconception 

At the newly reopened Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, visionary transformation is on display. That’s because one of the most powerful exhibits...

20.06.2024 30

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A spirituality blood test 

Scientific testing confirms that part of a west African palace complex was built using human blood. And it has to do… with voodoo. The structure...

13.06.2024 10

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A not-so-painful realization

Jo Cameron is a retired teacher who lives in Inverness in northeast Scotland, near Loch Ness. But there’s a monster she has seldom encountered:...

06.06.2024 8

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A reflection reflection

When it comes to disaster relief, the innovation of two women is shedding valuable new light on how to help people cope after catastrophe by focusing...

30.05.2024 20

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Gushing praise for the unexpected

She went from dirt poor to pay dirt. When Sarah Rector was born in 1902 in what is now eastern Oklahoma, she had two racial strikes against her. She...

23.05.2024 20

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Reeling in the threat

16.05.2024 30

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A voice from beyond

Three small words. They’re simple words with profound meaning for a British woman in north London whose story has touched the hearts of people...

09.05.2024 20

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The seat of authority

In one sense, James Hampton saw his garage as the throne room of God. For 14 years, that’s where the war vet and janitor worked passionately and...

02.05.2024 40

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Looking for nuggets of wisdom

Fool’s Gold may yet be a glittering success because it’s not worthless, as many assume. As it turns out, critics of pyrite were py-wrong. In...

25.04.2024 10

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Serving, as an example

In a unique competition featuring 200 of France’s best waiters, the hopefuls bring a lot to the table, including speed, poise, and agility. Called...

11.04.2024 20

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Eclipsing superstition

It turns out there’s a dark side to the solar eclipse. At least there was in the Assyrian Empire, which was based in what is now northern Iraq and...

04.04.2024 20

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Easter eggs on high

Can you crack the mystery? Why do some medieval churches in Europe have ostrich eggs suspended from the ceiling? For starters, it’s natural the...

28.03.2024 10

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Oscar afterglow: Cutting remarks

There are several takes on Hollywood movie editing. Let’s see what we can put together. Even during the Oscars, little attention goes to those who...

21.03.2024 10

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Giving immovability the slip

Moving heavy infrastructure like buildings and bridges is a precise science involving modern technology, but it often incorporates a simple, low-tech...

07.03.2024 8

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Boom and bust

When handed a spectacular window of opportunity, the last thing you want to do is break it. But that’s exactly what happened in Ottawa on August 5,...

29.02.2024 10

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The power of one, won

Her colleagues called Frances Oldham Kelsey the drug detective, and her dogged investigation saved thousands of children from birth defects. Born...

22.02.2024 10

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The wide implications of narrow thinking

We’re always told to see The Big Picture, and few have seen it to the same extent as Ron Garan. The author, astronaut, and humanitarian spent 178...

15.02.2024 10

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Out in the middle of nowhere

Finding Nemo is almost impossible — Point Nemo, that is. That’s the name of the place in the ocean that’s furthest away from any land. In...

07.02.2024 6

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Punishment of a different stripe

The historical existence of whipping-boys has taken quite a beating in recent years, but some scholars maintain they did exist. And if they did, it...

01.02.2024 20

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Love: A resurfacing dilemma

Frank Zamboni had to keep his dream on ice until his new machine was perfected but — once it was ready — it smoothed the way for tremendous gains...

24.01.2024 10

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Miracles, murder and other musings

On Jan. 6, 1982, the ski town of Breckenridge, Colorado was in the unrelenting grip of a raging blizzard. As the temperature plunged to -28C, local...

17.01.2024 8

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Special delivery: A pneumatic schematic

Pneumatic technology was a great idea that went right down the tubes — and became a huge international success. Essentially, the system worked...

10.01.2024 10

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Free-fall and fire ants

Her two parachutes didn’t deploy properly. Though mechanical failure was to blame, 47-year-old Joan Murray took the fall. Arriving in North...

04.01.2024 20

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How sweet the sound

Two hundred and fifty years ago, Christianity’s most beloved song was sung publicly for the first time on New Year’s Day, and its echoes are still...

28.12.2023 20

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Sinking some Christmyth assumptions

The tragic, true story of Captain Santa and the Christmas Tree Ship has sailed into maritime legend, leaving some poignant lessons in its wake. On...

21.12.2023 5

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Making the connection

It turns out there’s a weird link between dental discolouration and digital design. Here’s the history of Bluetooth — in more ways than one. ...

06.12.2023 10

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