The Earth was formed roughly 4.5 billion years ago. The first signs of life on our planet emerged soon after (in terms of the Earth's history). However, the conditions back then were very different ...

In the coming months, Americans will be invited to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday. The U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission aims to commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence by ...

We all enjoy good design, but not everyone has the experience to know how to do it right. Even if you're not an artist, there are certain principles that everyone can learn that are useful in everyday ...

For years, young people have complained that their education has not led to a financially or emotionally successful career. I think the problem is a fundamental misunderstanding in the information ...

Scientists report that they have built a living "minimal cell" with a genome stripped down to its barest essentials – and a computer model of the cell that mirrors its behavior. By refining and ...

Jake Youngman of Clarendon Hills is going full-steam ahead on a documentary about the Institute in Basic Life Principles and how some of the organization’s followers alleged they were controlled, ...