(Encyclopedia) astronaut, crew member on a U.S. manned spaceflight mission; the Soviet term is cosmonaut. Candidates for manned spaceflight are carefully screened to meet the highest physical and…
Neither Fish nor Tetrapod Several times a year popular science articles breathlessly announce the discovery of a “missing link,” but in the case of the recently identified fossils of an odd…
They're Complementary After AllTheories of the UniverseChunks of UncertaintyJust a Little Math Won't HurtBorn of ProbabilityThey're Complementary After All Heisenberg's uncertainty principle led…
Earth's Moon is a small ball of gray rock revolving 239,000 miles around Earth. It is just one of many in the solar system. The Moon has no air and no water. It is about one-fourth as large as…
AFC Central Pittsburgh QB Kordell Stewart will be scrambling to get his Steelers deeper into the playoffs this year. As they have for the past two seasons, the Pittsburgh Steelers and…
A Not-So-Traditional Thanksgiving Part 3: America's Identity by Neil Miller There are obstacles to reconciliation on the Plymouth side as well as the Native American side. One is the…
A Temporary Breakthrough "If this ain't the big leagues, there ain't no such thing!" —Slim Jones, Pitcher, Philadelphia Stars
Despite this fact, Negro League…
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 13, 2011. See a partial list of the winners below. If you want to view a complete list…
