Why BBC doesn't call Hamas militants 'terrorists' - John Simpson
It's simply not the BBC's job to tell people who to support and who to condemn, writes the BBC's World Affairs editor.
1970-01-01 08:00
Powerball used to have a jackpot limit. Then it exploded
The latest Powerball jackpot has jumped to $1.73 billion as the prize becomes the second largest in the lottery's history.
1970-01-01 08:00
Audio Invasion: How the Theremin Went From Soviet Labs to Hollywood
The theremin—a spooky instrument that scored the biggest sci-fi films of the 1950s—was invented by accident.
1970-01-01 08:00
A New Translation of ’The Iliad’ Is Bringing a Truer Ancient Greece to Modern Readers
This all-new translation of the Homer epic is six years in the making.
1970-01-01 08:00
The Eerie Legend of the ‘Old Leatherman,’ Connecticut’s Silent Wanderer
For decades, a man dressed head to toe in leather moved through Connecticut and New York. Who was he, and what did he want?
1970-01-01 08:00
Why Do We Say “Trick or Treat” on Halloween?
The origins of the phrase (indirectly) involve smelly cabbage, Donald Duck, and several Canadian journalists.
1970-01-01 08:00
Chandrayaan-3: India Moon lander's reawakening unlikely as lunar night looms
India's space agency says the Chandrayaan-3's lander and rover have already completed all their objectives.
1970-01-01 08:00
How Phone Hackers Paved the Way for Apple
The ‘phone phreakers’ of the 1960s and 1970s indirectly led to the tech boom of today.
1970-01-01 08:00
A Brief History of the Ouija Board
The Ouija board has terrified countless slumber party children and served as a plot vehicle in a number of Hollywood films. Here’s where it came from.
1970-01-01 08:00
This Website Allows You to See the Traditional Indigenous Territories and Languages in Your Region
You can see how North America, South America, New Zealand, and Australia, and more divided before colonists arrived.
1970-01-01 08:00
A Fifth Head for Mount Rushmore? Here Are Seven Famous Contenders
Who, if anybody, deserves a place alongside George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt on the famous monument?
1970-01-01 08:00
Kaiser Permanente: Over 75,000 US healthcare workers go on strike
About 40% of Kaiser Permanente's workers walked off their jobs to call for higher wages and more staff.
1970-01-01 08:00