FAQs About Baby Giraffe
What is the gestation period of a giraffe? The average gestation period for giraffe is 453–464 days, or approximately 15 months. Where and when do …
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The Man Hanged for a Murder That Never Happened
The True Story of Charles Hudspeth and America’s Forgotten Miscarriage of Justice In 1892, a man named Charles Hudspeth was executed in Harrison, Arkansas, for …
Our fashion choices always reveal something about us – even Julia Roberts’s armpit hair
The actor, whose unshaven look was so inspiring in the 1990s, is a living embodiment of how the way we present ourselves is always a …
Beneath the Neon: The Hidden City Under Las Vegas
“Beneath the neon glow of Las Vegas, a hidden city survives in darkness — where the homeless sleep under the streets of paradise.” If you’ve …
A Wild Connection: How a Mountain Lion Mistook a House Cat for Her Lost Cub
When Nature Surprises Us: A Predator’s Tender Mistake and the Power of Compassion Imagine this: you’re in the wild, your camera poised to capture the …
Lewis A. Sayre: The First Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in America
Lewis Albert Sayre (1820–1900) is considered to be among the founding fathers of orthopaedic surgery in the United States. He studied medicine at the College …
Bill Biggart Photographer
It was a beautiful day in New York. The morning calm was broken by a passing taxi driver who yelled out that a plane had …
What Was in the World Trade Center Plume?
Editor’s Note (9/11/18): Scientific American is re-posting the following article, originally published September 6, 2011, in light of the 17th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. …
The Dockyard Leviathan: Proof of Sea Legends or an Elaborate Internet Hoax?
We’ve all heard the stories—whispers from ancient mariners of serpentine beasts that could drag a galleon to the depths, of sirens luring sailors onto rocks, …
Al Capone’s prized gun and other possessions are going up for auction but ex-prosecutor condemns “blood money” profits
The granddaughters of one of America’s most notorious gangsters – Al Capone- are putting a treasure trove of the mobster’s personal items, including his favorite …