March 4, 2013: Morning
By The Morning News
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- The sequester looks here to stay, and may possibly take several months to negotiate.
- Study finds fewer people are “very concerned” about various environmental issues than at any point in the last 20 years.
- Reported death of al-Qaeda leader Mohktar Belmohktar represents a major blow to terrorist operations in Mali.
- No state has lost more soldiers in Afghanistan, per person, than Maine.
- At least 2,453 people have been killed in America by guns since December's massacre in Newtown, Conn.
- In Newtown: "A man was reported recently to have been struck in the hand by a stray bullet from an exuberant backyard 'shooting party.'"
- Round-up of greatest handguns in science fiction and fantasy.
- "Folk neuroscience" is part of how we talk about ourselves now, but much of what passes as knowledge is inaccurate.
- Geneticists estimate publication date of The Iliad—762 B.C., give or take 50 years—using genome-tracking techniques.
- Welcome to The Morning News Tournament of Books, presented by NOOK® by Barnes & Noble.
- Romans wore keys as rings to show status, but soon your house key will be buried in your smartphone.
- Artist close to completing five-year marathon to paint 1500 landscapes shown in travel guide.
- Artist who spent three years painting the same oak tree over and over again, in all weather, day and night, explains how.
- Exploring couple who spent nine months alone in the Antarctic say they never wanted to kill each other.
- America has no sensible energy policy, and yet, due to the gas boom, we're doing more to curb emissions than Europe.
