Giving Tuesday, Explained

Giving Tuesday — the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving and the internationally recognized day to contribute to charity — is upon us. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, has always been the kickoff event of the holiday shopping season and one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Marketing experts […]


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America’s Top Young Scientist

Meet Leanne Fan, America’s Top Young Scientist Leanne Fan has always been an inventor, starting in the first grade when she made contraptions out of toothpicks and marshmallows. Now 14, the San Diego resident has stepped up her game with the Finsen Headphones. These antibiotic-free headphones aim to use blue […]


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Schoolboy Gets Highest Possible IQ Score

UK schoolboy gets highest possible IQ score – beating Einstein and Hawking A Leeds schoolboy said he feels “special” after beating geniuses Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking in an IQ test. Yusuf Shah, 11, said he hopes to study maths at Oxford or Cambridge after getting 162 in the Mensa […]


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Want to Fix Daylight Saving Time?

Treat it like jet lag It’s time for that American tradition when we bemoan changing our clocks by falling back an hour because daylight saving time (DST) is over. Each time we change clocks, be it in the spring or fall, news stories and morning shows talk up the changes. […]


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Spanish Stonehenge

A Spanish “Stonehenge” has reemerged amid the country’s devastating drought, officials said.   The historic marvel, officially called the Dolmen of Guadalperal, has only been visible four times, according to officials. Experts believe the striking circle of dozens of megalithic stones has existed since 5000 BC. However, it was first […]


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