In June 323 BC, Alexander the Great died in Babylon aged 32, having conquered an empire stretching from modern Albania to eastern Pakistan. The question of what, or who, killed the Macedonian king has never been answered successfully. However, new research may have finally solved the 2,000-year-old mystery. Alexander III of Macedon, also known as […]
Image Name: Starmer In Brussels Image Credit: Business Standard Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer went to Brussels last week to stress his intention to reset ties with the European Union, which Brexit ejected from the United Kingdom. The trip marked one of the tangible steps by Starmer toward forging a revitalized partnership that […]
Slinky – Richard James In 1943, Navy engineer Richard James was trying to figure out how to use springs to keep the sensitive instruments aboard ships from rocking themselves to death, when he knocked one of his prototypes over. Instead of crashing to the floor, it gracefully sprang downward, and then righted itself. So pointless […]
