The Fat Man is a shoulder-fired catapult that shoots small nuclear bombs, in true Fallout fashion. It first appeared in ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. It was the Greek mathematician Archimedes who said “Give ...

In general usage, symmetry most often refers to mirror or reflective symmetry; that is, a line (in 2-D) or plane (in 3-D) can be drawn through an object such that the two halves are mirror images of ...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Canadian-American sociologist Erving Goffman. Goffman, who died in 1982, achieved fame with the publication of his 1959 book The Presentation ...

Explore the breadth, scope and splendor of the world’s most extensive natural history research collection—more than 145 million artifacts and specimens. The exhibition examines how scientists use ...

A mountain rock in the shape of a human face. Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Similar to Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, "The Great Stone Face." Source: Gusman/Bridgeman Images, used with permission "One ...

The HBO mini-series Sharp Objects is full of shadows and echoes and things you can’t quite fully glimpse — mysteries you know are there but can’t yet see, stories with contours you can’t totally make ...