A balsa wood glider is really easy to make despite the physics involved on its flight. Make one yourself and have a ton of ...

Thomas Flournoy Helms, 96, of Molino, passed peacefully into the nearer presence of God on Friday evening, October 17th. Born November 7th, 1928 to William and Myrtya Helms, Tom grew up surrounded by ...

A volunteer teacher works with students in Tielu Primary School in Langao county, Shaanxi province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A group of volunteer teachers in Northwest China's Shaanxi ...

The pride of flying too close to the sun was a costly endeavor for Icarus. Mythology says he fled Crete on wings of feathers and wax built by his father Daedalus, of King Minos’ labyrinth fame. His ...

As tensions grew across Europe during the Second World War, it became clear that the United Kingdom would need a greater defence structure, not just on land and sea, but also in the air. Although the ...

Before it was discontinued in 2011, Sears mailed out these wonderful tomes of literature in August or September called the Christmas Wishbook. This was long before the days of Google and Amazon. We ...

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The Saqqara Bird is an artefact that was found in Egypt near the Saqqara Pyramid in 1898, during the excavation of the Padiimen tomb. The artefact, which resembles a bird, has been the topic of many ...