Science, technology, engineering and math are key subjects to study in today's rapidly changing, technology-based society. They are also great subjects for interesting stories.
Book-cover image of A Dinosaur Named Sue, by Pat Relf.
Adventures Inside the Atom, a 1948 comic book produced for GE (by General Comics, Inc.) at the request of the Atomic Energy Commission, tells "The Sto...
This extract, from Appendix F in E.P. Evan's book The Criminal Prosecution and Capital Punishment of Animals, reflects the trial of a pig in 1266.&nbs...
Benjamin Franklin, one of America's "Founding Fathers," is thinking about electricity (and electrical experiments) in 1750.
Image of a chart, depicting the Complications of Schizophrenia, from the National Institute of Mental Health.
In 2006, Britain's High Court heard testimony in a trial involving Dan Brown's book, The Da Vinci Code. A claim of plagiarism had been filed aga...
In this book, F.A. Mitchell-Hedges chronicles his world adventures. In many ways, he seems to be like a real-world Indiana Jones.
Image of a photograph, from NOAA, depicting a diver using mixed gases at a decompression stop.
Bookcover image of Digging Up Tyrannosaurus Rex, by John Horner & Don Lessem.
Dr. Richard Feynman was always known for speaking his mind. When his work led him to a conclusion which seemed at odds with the conclusions (or desire...
This image depicts extensive damage to Port Royal, Jamaica following a massive earthquake on June 7, 1692. It is based on a copper etching...
Returning to the Earth's atmosphere, from a journey to space, astronauts aboard the orbiter see what they call a "light show." What causes that phenom...
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