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Scientists have created a tiny ultrasound machine that can make human teeth grow back. The low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) system, which fits into a patient's mouth on a braces bracket or a removable plastic crown, needs to be activated for 20 minutes a day for four weeks for noticeable results. A team at the University of Alberta in Canada hopes the device will be available to the public within two years.

DEFINITION: (noun) A large retail store or place of business. SYNONYMS: department store. USAGE: The furniture emporium was packed with couches, but Sarah couldn't find a single one she liked.

Despite the fact that he published only a few short stories during his lifetime, Kafka is regarded as one of the most influential 20th-century writers. In prose remarkable for its clarity and precision, Kafka presents a world that is at once real and dreamlike and in which individuals burdened with guilt, isolation, and anxiety make a futile search for personal salvation under the crushing weight of bureaucracy. What happened to Kafka's unpublished works after his death?

Capet, son of Hugh the Great, was king of France from 987-996. He was the first of the Capetians, the royal house that ruled France until 1328. After the death of the Carolingian king of France, the nobles and prelates elected him king, setting aside the Carolingian claimant, Charles I; Hugh spent much of his reign fighting Charles. He later became involved in a controversy with the papacy over the deposition of the Carolingian archbishop of Reims. What title did French kings use at the time?

The Sistine Chapel is located in the Palace of the Vatican, the official residence of the Roman Catholic Pope in Vatican City. Famous especially for its artwork, it was built between 1475 and 1483, in the time of Pope Sixtus IV, whose name it bears. The best-known works in the chapel are the paintings and statues by Michelangelo. Which Biblical scenes are depicted in these works?