Zero gravity flights and head spinning sessions in a centrifuge – creating gravitation forces eight times those on Earth – might have been enough to deter lesser citizens.
Determination, effort and hard work are highly linked with achievement, but a new study finds that people may have an unconscious preference for achievement that results from natural endowment.
Determination, effort and hard work are highly linked with achievement, but a new study finds that people may have an unconscious preference for achievement that results from natural endowment.
The Moche leadership - which at least in part claimed authority on the basis of being able to determine the weather - had lost its authority and control over its people.
Turnout by Afghan voters to choose a new president and provincial councils was so high that polling hours were extended nationwide. The vote was a triumph of determination over intimidation.
A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop who is determined to solve a string of New York City bank robberies committed by a quartet of female Brazilian bank robbers.
A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop who is determined to solve a string of New York City bank robberies committed by a quartet of female Brazilian bank robbers.
Turnout by Afghan voters to choose a new president and provincial councils was so high that polling hours were extended nationwide. The vote was a triumph of determination over intimidation.
Turnout by Afghan voters to choose a new president and provincial councils was so high that polling hours were extended nationwide. The vote was a triumph of determination over intimidation.
Turnout by Afghan voters to choose a new president and provincial councils was so high that polling hours were extended nationwide. The vote was a triumph of determination over intimidation.
One year ago, a Taliban gunman shot Malala Yousafzai for her belief in schooling for girls. Malala's recovery and renewed determination to speak have offered a potent counterweight to the regressive beliefs of her attackers.
One year ago, a Taliban gunman shot Malala Yousafzai for her belief in schooling for girls. Malala's recovery and renewed determination to speak have offered a potent counterweight to the regressive beliefs of her attackers.
One year ago, a Taliban gunman shot Malala Yousafzai for her belief in schooling for girls. Malala's recovery and renewed determination to speak have offered a potent counterweight to the regressive beliefs of her attackers.
After documenting significant fluctuations in the IQs of a group of teenagers, scientists have reached the consensus that one test is not deterministic of a person's potential.
2000 livers get discarded each year because they deteriorate in transit, damaged by ice packs. A new device keeps the liver at room temperature, and is likely to double the number of donated livers available for transplant.
2000 livers get discarded each year because they deteriorate in transit, damaged by ice packs. A new device keeps the liver at room temperature, and is likely to double the number of donated livers available for transplant.
2000 livers get discarded each year because they deteriorate in transit, damaged by ice packs. A new device keeps the liver at room temperature, and is likely to double the number of donated livers available for transplant.
Once elaborately furnished, Haiti's palace of Sans-Souci crumbled in an 1842 earthquake. Today the ruined structure is rapidly deteriorating due to poor drainage and neglect.
Once elaborately furnished, Haiti's palace of Sans-Souci crumbled in an 1842 earthquake. Today the ruined structure is rapidly deteriorating due to poor drainage and neglect.
Once elaborately furnished, Haiti's palace of Sans-Souci crumbled in an 1842 earthquake. Today the ruined structure is rapidly deteriorating due to poor drainage and neglect.
Once elaborately furnished, Haiti's palace of Sans-Souci crumbled in an 1842 earthquake. Today the ruined structure is rapidly deteriorating due to poor drainage and neglect.
Once elaborately furnished, Haiti's palace of Sans-Souci crumbled in an 1842 earthquake. Today the ruined structure is rapidly deteriorating due to poor drainage and neglect.
The International Olympics Committee has convened a council to determine how the fasting month of Ramadan will effect Muslim athletes in the 2012 games.
Researchers now know that men and women metabolize drugsin different ways - the balance of hormones and distribution of body fat play a part in determining how the chemicals are stored and used.
Italian scientists hope to dig up the remains of Leonardo da Vinci in order to determine if his most famous painting, the Mona Lisa, is a cryptically disguised self-portrait.