We all know that people do sometimes die while attempting to climb Mt. Everest. But it's easy to overlook what happens to those people a...

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North Korea may be preparing to attempt another rocket launch in the next few weeks, new satellite imagery suggests. North Korea May Launch...

When Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins came back to Earth on July 24, 1969, they also brought home 22 kilograms of lunar rocks...

Believe it or not, it’s already time to look back at 2012 and reflect on the moments that most fascinated Americans this year. From one of t...

Scanned and Flickr'd by Captain Geoffrey Spaulding, an ad for Ohio Electric Works, 1897. The Four Leading Electric Novelties of 1897

If you suspect you have a food allergy, there are several key ways to identify the particular food or foods that are causing problems. Follo...

Sea tornados off the coast of Australia are not new. But this one is particularly striking and huge. It was filmed this Sunday at Batemans B...

As we gear up for the holiday shopping season, it’s important to remain mindful of online identity theft and cybersecurity. Whether you’re ...

The first rule of air travel in the modern world is to avoid making jokes about bombs at the security checkpoint, but that doesn’t stop peop...

Microsoft has improved its file hosting and synchronization service Skydrive in wake of the deeper integration into the Windows 8 operating ...

There’s more to hiding your valuables than making them hard to find. Whether you’re hiding a money stash from burglars or secret documents f...

Teller had a great piece in last March's Smithsonian magazine, explaining the overarching principles behind all magic tricks. It's a...

Oxford American Dictionaries announced today that it chose the verb GIF as its 2012 Word of the Year. According to Oxford Dictionaries Onlin...

Laptop batteries are designed to deliver a specific voltage and amperage, and deviating from those can be bad for the device in the long ter...

My inbox is often inundated with emails from readers all over the world, most of them have a problem, some have more than one. The issue tho...

With the Christmas break fast approaching, visiting a maze is a great way to entertain the family. We’ve gathered together all of Australia’...

This quotation comes from web designer Navin Kulkarni in a Quora thread about the point in life when a person becomes old. ‘A Person Become...

The latest issue of new Family Friendly sites listed on The Black Stump. Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 16/2012

Ryanair absolutely loves to stir up publicity by way of controversy, and it has another idea for its aeroplanes: no seats. As if charging to...