Category: Misc

There is nothing better than the feel of a warm cup of coffee in your hands. Or how the steam rises off it intoxicatingly while you sip it while reading the morning paper or contemplating life.

After centuries of conquests, the Western Roman Empire fell in 476 AD. What were the causes of this decline?

When you pour a sugar cube into coffee, it dissolves quickly. But when the same sugar cube is poured into a cold drink, it takes a long tine before it finally breaks down. Why is that?

Most metals are described as odorless substances. Is it so? And if so, where does the distinctive smell of metal coins, keys, nails and tools come from?

The great discoveries of Portuguese and Spanish navigators who set out to discover new continents and open up new trade routes.

The rose, a flower with a complex genome and symbol of lovers, dates back several million years and owes its existence to... a series of genetic hazards!