History of meteors' descent from cosmic bodies to floating rocks. A new study finds strong friendships can provide as many health benefits as quitting cigarettes. We realize it's what we've wanted all along. An analysis of literary endings. The Man Booker Prize nominees are announced.
Pictures of the Islamabad plane crash; all 152 feared dead. Hamas considering a draft in Gaza. Cameron says again that Palestinians are imprisoned in Gaza, drawing fire. Oliver Stone apologizes for claiming Jews control the media. Photos of Putin at a motorcycle rally riding self-described "tricked-out bike.
New fatwa permits women in burqa-banning countries to wear only a headscarf. Researchers find continuing education delays dementia by 11% per year. See also: Eight notable commencement speeches and one written by 14 people. From Apriums to Peacotums--which are the same thing--fruit breeders deliberate hybrid crop names.
Following the McChrystal affair, WikiLeaks documents put "more nails into the coffin" of the White House's war. Op: If you're surprised by the WikiLeaks documents, you're an idiot! And no comparing them to the Pentagon Papers! The American people are going to
Germany's Love Parade permanently cancelled after 19 died in an overcrowded tunnel. Biological explanation of why the poor make different life decisions from the rich. In the Bronx, Ian Frazier observes a sculpture kept graffiti-free with a battery-powered sander. There are four stations in the tree,
Afghan war logs: "Pakistan aids insurgency"; "innocents pay the price"; "well, we knew as much." Over 75,000 secret reports, the war logs are one of the U.S.'s biggest leaks. Initial roundup of logs-related links. After BP admits Photoshopping its
Throughout the 20th century, life expectancy in the developed world increased by 30 years--two new theories on how to push it further. At the current rate of data explosion, all internet domains will be claimed in about one year. Using underground X-rays, scientists discover a wooden Stonehenge within
Improving on his previous gifts to Brits, Obama gives Cameron a signed Ed Ruscha lithograph. Political prisoners in Kenya awarded compensation for torture during Moi's tenure. BP workers prepare to evacuate the oil spill site ahead of tropical depression. Pre-spill, confidential survey of Deepwater workers found many
Greece pays drivers $130,000 a year to run trains that are frequently empty. Researchers launch three-month, 8,000-mile trip from Italy to China with driverless cars. Wells Fargo ATM manager explains difficulty of maintaining machines in Antarctica. Unions hire minimum-wage workers to host protests. Part three
Playboy tests "read it for the articles" theory, launches work-safe website. Digital analysis reveals that Michelangelo drew a brain stem inside a fresco of God. Finally: It takes 3,481 licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll pop. It is only when you scored
