Caffeine 101 | National Geographic
AdultsFoodHistoryScienceCooking Nearly 90% of the United States population has at least one caffeinated beverage every day. Learn about the chemistry of caffeine, how it causes increased alertness and focus, and how caffeine is capable of causing overdoses.
The myth of Sisyphus - Alex Gendler
AdultsArtEducationHistory Sisyphus was both a clever ruler who made his city prosperous and a devious tyrant who seduced his niece and killed visitors to show off his power.
Ancient Mesopotamia 101 | National Geographic
AdultsCreativityHistoryIndustry Ancient Mesopotamia proved that fertile land and the knowledge to cultivate it was a fortuitous recipe for wealth and civilization.
The Mystery Over The @ Sign
TeachersHistoryTeacher CafeInternet Culture The @ Character is the symbol of the internet age, and crucial for emails and social networking. But no-one really knows where it came from, writes Claire Bates. Read on to learn more.
The princess who rewrote history
AdultsHistoryReadingCulture Anna Komnene, daughter of Byzantine emperor Alexios, spent the last decade of her life creating a 500-page history of her father’s reign called “The Alexiad.”
He Spent 40 Years Alone in the Woods, and Now Scientists Love Him
AdultsEnvironmentLifeStyleHistorySociety Welcome to Gothic, Colorado-one of the coldest places in the United States. This ghost town has been abandoned since the 1920s, but there is at least one person who still calls it home.
Why is Aristophanes called
AdultsHistoryHumorSociety Aristophanes, often referred to as the Father of Comedy, wrote the world's earliest surviving comic dramas.
A day in the life of an ancient Egyptian doctor
AdultsHealthHistorySociety It's another sweltering morning in Memphis, Egypt. As the sunlight brightens the Nile, Peseshet checks her supplies.
Did the Amazons really exist?
AdultsHistoryWomen It was long assumed that Amazons, the fierce and fearsome women warriors of Greece, were imaginary.
How one scientist averted a national health crisis - Andrea Tone
AdultsHealthHistoryWomen In 1960, Frances Kelsey was one of the Food and Drug Administration's newest recruits. Before the year was out, she would begin a fight that would save thousands of lives - though no one knew it at the time.
Which is stronger: Glue or tape? - Elizabeth Cox
AdultsHistoryScience The oldest glue in the world is over 8,000 years old and comes from a cave near the Dead Sea.
This What Quantum Mechanics Looks Like?
AdultsHistoryScience If we didn't have neutrons, harnessing nuclear energy would be impossible.
What causes headaches? - Dan Kwartler
AdultsHealthHistoryNeuroscience In ancient Greece, the best-known remedy for a long-standing headache was to drill a small hole in the skull to drain supposedly infected blood.