Nelson Mandela, Inspiration To World, Dies At 95 Plus 4 More Stories

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Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013 Nelson Mandela, Inspiration To World, Dies At 95 From his childhood as a herd boy, Nelson Mandela went on to lead the African National Congress' struggle against South Africa's racially oppressive apartheid regime. For his efforts, he spent 27 years behind bars as a political prisoner. In 1994, he became his country's first elected black leader. Mandela died on Thursday. He was 95. Read this story Deceptive Cadence Da Vinci's String Organ Must Be Heard To Be Believed Polish pianist Slawomir Zubrzycki has brought one of Leonardo da Vinci's lesser-known inventions to life. He spent almost four years building the "viola organista" — a unique musical instrument that looks like a piano but sounds like a quartet of string instruments. Read this story The Salt Cookie-Baking Chemistry: How To Engineer Your Perfect Sweet Treat A cookie in the oven almost looks like a monster coming alive. It bulges out, triples in size and then stiffens into a crisp biscuit. So how does an oven turn raw dough into a delight? A new animation explains the chemistry behind great baking so you, too, can unleash your inner mad scientist in the kitchen. Read this story Krulwich Wonders... Science Reporter Emily Graslie Reads Her Mail — And It's Not So Nice Reporter Emily Graslie explores natural history museums, showing us what's going on behind the scenes. Her viewers write her, of course, and in this video, she reads some of those letters. They're not about science. Or Museums. They're about Emily. And it's embarrassing. Read this story Code Switch Why Chaucer Said 'Ax' Instead Of 'Ask,' And Why Some Still Do People often question why some pronounce the word "ask" as "ax." We axed several linguists, and it turns out that "ax" has long been an accepted form of the word, used by English speakers for more than a thousand years. Read this story

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