The primary objective of the Manhattan Project during World War II was the creation of a nuclear fission or atomic bomb. Even before that goal was accomplished in 1945, however, some nuclear scientists were thinking about the next step in the...

Bikini Atoll (also known as Pikinni Atoll) is an uninhabited 2.3-square-mile (6.0 km²) atoll in one of the Micronesian Islands in the Pacific Ocean, part of Republic of the Marshall Islands. It consists of 36 islands surrounding a...

Today is Monday, May 21, the 141st day of 2007. There are 224 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On May 21, 1927, Charles A. Lindbergh landed his Spirit of St. Louis near Paris, completing the first solo airplane flight across the Atlantic Ocean.On...

Today is Wednesday, July 25, the 206th day of 2007. There are 159 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On July 25, 1956, the Italian liner Andrea Doria collided with the Swedish passenger ship Stockholm off the New England coast late at night and...

Today is Sunday, July 1, the 182nd day of 2007. There are 183 days left in the year. This is Canada Day.Today's Highlight in History:On July 1, 1946, the United States exploded a 20-kiloton atomic bomb near Bikini Atoll in the Pacific.On this date:In 1863,...

The rats in Disney/Pixar's new animated film Ratatouille [Rat-a-too-ee] are resourceful, kinda cuddly and nice to have around.  So, it seems, is the "lead" rat Remy, voiced by stand-up comic Patton Oswalt who, in 2002, was named Entertainment Weekly's "It Comedian".  The cute, friendly fellow...