The turn of March marked the beginning of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting celebrated by Muslims around the world.

With more than 500 bridges crisscrossing the city of Philadelphia, they are an integral part of daily life. In a city defined by its rivers, bridges make possible the connections between people.

This idea isn’t new—it goes back thousands of years. The Romans and Mesopotamians built arches that used compression to ...

We are all familiar with elastic materials – just think of a rubber band which can return to its original shape after being stretched.     Humans have used elastic materials for millennia. These days, ...

Jupiter, the giant of our solar system, is home to a variety of fascinating phenomena. Among these, the Great Red Spot (GRS) ...

In the 17th century, Robert Hooke first described how elastic materials work. He discovered that the force needed to stretch an elastic material is proportional to the distance it is stretched ...

On March 3 , Orthodox believers honor the memory of the martyrs Eutropius, Cleonikos, and Basilisk. This day also marks the ...