“The weather is absolutely perfect,” an NBC broadcaster announced from an otherwise uninhabited Pacific atoll on June 8, 1937 ...

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There’s a strange and intriguing reference in the writings of a first-century Roman poet who describes a showdown between ...

From insulin inhalers to epinephrine nasal sprays, new delivery systems are making some lifesaving drugs easier to take.

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A walking tour of the capital offers a delicious window into Egypt’s past and present, with cardamom-infused coffee and ...

Gunn’s reconnaissance flight of March 5, 1942, was the RAF’s 113th mission to find and photograph the Tirpitz —a high-stakes ...

El Niño years usually see fewer hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean—but this year is approaching an all-time record.

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