April 11, 2013: Morning
- Intelligence reports reveal the CIA has been using drones in Pakistan to kill possible militants—not just al Qaeda leadership.
- Iran denounces Google Earth as an intelligence-gathering ploy, announces plans for an "Islamic" version.
- Silencer manufacturers claim otherwise, but their product isn't for hunting or home protection—it's for killing people.
- New science teaching standards recommend children learn about climate change.
- Scientists develop transparent brains to follow the pathways of neurons.
- Thanks to a series of preserved dinosaur eggs, scientists are finally able to track how they developed as embryos.
- Archaeologists believe a stone monument beneath the Sea of Galilee could be more than 4,000 years old.
- Tumblr of the Day: Photography from 125 years of National Geographic.
- In 1984, David Letterman wore suits made of velcro, magnets, and more.
- Remembering a penitentiary band.
- The shop has an incredibly authentic, old-school atmosphere. I've decided to take my business elsewhere.
- Reading in the dark won't hurt your eyes, but it will dilate your pupils and make you feel tired.
- The Louvre closes its doors over complaints of increasingly aggressive gangs of thieves.
- A taste test of celebrity wines.