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Back when the canoe was purple. Fading: it sure can make things look old. Red patio umbrellas fade to pink; posters fade to monochrome; ...

by Adrienne Montgomerie Flying high in the sky where the air is thin, fighter pilots wear oxygen masks to make sure they can breathe. ...

Chemical Heritage Foundation [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Struck by Lightning: ...

On Christmas Eve, one hundred years ago, right where you are now, a child just like you might have been wrapping a present. To do so, ...

By Claire Eamer Rachel Carson in 1944. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service photo This week marks an important anniversary. Fifty years ago ...

by L E Carmichael Part One - Riker's Race Part Two - The Battery Revolution The Chevy Volt - a plug-in hybrid electric vehicl...

by L E Carmichael Part One - Riker's Race Every battery has the same basic components: the anode (negative electrode); the c...