Peyton Manning has more or less seen it all in his famous career, but he's never had a season like this one. The Denver Broncos' quarterback has battled injuries and poor play that made him the team's backup on Sunday for the…
The new Star Wars film had record ticket sales in its opening weekend. "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" made $238 million during its opening weekend in North America. That is more than any other movie. Combined with the $279 million internationally, the film…
A recent study found that large birds and animals are an important part of preventing climate change. Large animals, such as tapirs and primates, eat the seeds of large, heavy-wooded trees. When the seeds pass through the animals’ digestive systems,…
The Golden State Warriors' 24-game win streak to start the season is over, but the reigning NBA MVP isn't worried. Speaking after the 108–95 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, Stephen Curry was focused on getting back to work right away chasing a…
On December 16, 1773, American colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor in protest. Now, for the first time in 242 years, tea will be dumped in the harbor again. The East India Company, the same company that lost the…
On December 15, a Russian rocket blasted off from a base in Kazakhstan. It was carrying a Russian cosmonaut and a British and an American astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS). Tim Peake is the first British astronaut to work on a program…
The NFL is celebrating the Super Bowl's golden anniversary this season, but the halftime show will have a little more "Yellow" to it. That 2000 hit is sure to be among the songs played by the band Coldplay as they…
On December 7, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their first successful airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Now a group of airplane lovers are working to raise $4 million to restore the last authentic Wright Brothers airplane. The plane is…
Mark Zuckerberg's wife, Priscilla Chan, just gave birth to the couple's first child. They celebrated the arrival of their baby girl by announcing they would giving much of their fortune to charity. Over their lifetime they have pledged to donate 99 percent of their shares…
Time wasn't just running out on the Green Bay Packers, it had literally run out. As in, the clock read 0:00. But then fortune smiled on the Packers. They had come back from a 20–0 deficit on the road against the Detroit…