What if the dinosaurs had survived? Or Hitler won in 1945? Or the airplane had been invented 1,000 years earlier? Would there even be life on earth if the moon had failed to form? Science fiction writer Stephen Baxter canvasses the possibilities.
4.5 billion years ago: The Moon never formed
Life on Earth is very different; that [...]

How could Japan have bombarded the Fortress of the Pacific ?
Since the Combined Fleet didn’t historically do much in it’s distant support of the Kido Butai’s effort against Oahu, I’d like to propose a “what if” discussion about what they might have done, instead.
I know that there are a multitude of historical reasons for [...]

SEARCH for the past unearthed a future of friendship for these long-lost cousins.
When Yvonne Anderson enrolled on an evening class to trace her family tree she was hoping to delve into the past and discover her ancestors.
What she was not expecting to find was a cousin she never knew existed – sitting across the [...]

In Australia, Durga Thangarajah, survived 9 months in her mother’s ectopic pregnancy. Doctors said Durga Thangarajah is a 1 million to one occurrence.
Durga Thangarajah, born to Ravi Thangarajah, and Meera Thangarajah, appeared healthy. Durga Thangarajah weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces (2.8 kilogramsDurga Thangarajah was delivered by Caesarian operation. Obstetrician Andrew Miller said that Durga Thangarajah [...]

Biochemists from Louisiana in the U.S. say blood from alligators could help fight deadly ’superbugs’ and other infections.
The researchers suggest the proteins in ‘gator’ blood could provide a powerful new source of antibiotics with which to fight superbugs infections associated with diabetic ulcers and severe burns which are resistant to conventional medication.
The study which is [...]