Right after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, United States President Obama appointed a commission to come up with a comprehensive strategy for restoring the Gulf's ecosystem.
Right after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, United States President Obama appointed a commission to come up with a comprehensive strategy for restoring the Gulf's ecosystem.
Replies listed the names of well-known polyglots, such as Giuseppe Mezzofanti, an 18th century cardinal. Then, in 2003, Hudson received an unexpected reply to his email from someone who had belatedly come across his question.
Pitt's play was released again one year later at one of London's "bloodbath" theaters under the name Founded on Fact. The Sweeney Todd story also made its way into musicals and comedies.
The computed tomography scanner, or CT scanner, was originally designed to provide cross-sectional images of the brain. The word tomography comes from the Greek word tomos, meaning "section," and graphia, meaning "picture."
The ESA spacecraft "Philae" landed on a comet and sent home at least some of the scientific knowledge it was built to collect. It is destined not just to be a visitor but to remain as a permanent part of the comet.
The ESA spacecraft "Philae" landed on a comet and sent home at least some of the scientific knowledge it was built to collect. It is destined not just to be a visitor but to remain as a permanent part of the comet.
Robin Williams was a comedian in stand-up comedy shows. He became famous as a comedy actor in his "Mork and Mindy" TV series and was hilarious in many movies -- like "Mrs. Doubtfire!"