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A hydrogen vehicle is a vehicle that uses hydrogen to move, such as some road vehicles, rockets, ships and aircraft. Learn about the advantages and disadvantages of hydrogen vehicles, the production and storage of hydrogen, and the history and market of hydrogen cars.
The Ig Nobel Prizes are parodies of the Nobel Prizes, awarded for achievements that make people laugh and then think. See the list of winners from 1991 to the present day, and their humorous and sometimes controversial fields of research.
On November 21, a 14-inch petroleum products pipeline sprung a leak while it was shipping gasoline in the Mojave Desert. The Calnev Pipeline, owned and operated by the California-Nevada Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of Kinder-Morgan Energy Partners, is the main source of petroleum fuel products for the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada. An 80-foot (24 ...
Apples are round, edible fruits produced by apple trees (Malus spp.), which originated in Central Asia and are widely cultivated worldwide. Learn about the history, classification, genetics, cultivation and uses of apples, as well as their cultural and religious significance.
Learn about the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces, established in 1949 after tracing its roots back to 1881. Find out about its role, deployments, organization, training, personnel, welfare and equipment.
Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) was a British passenger ship that operated as a transatlantic liner and a cruise ship for Cunard from 1969 to 2008. She is now a floating hotel and museum in Dubai, after several plans for her conversion and scrapping.
Mohamed Al-Fayed was an Egyptian billionaire businessman and the father of Dodi Fayed, who died with Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997. He owned Harrods, the Ritz Paris, and Fulham Football Club, among other interests.