* Ripples in space further corroborate that the universe expanded tremendously after the Big Bang, a theory known as inflation. * Russia has the same surface area of Pluto, and 16 other non-Crimea-related facts about the nation. * Murder of an indefatigable Ugandan MP fits a pattern of corruption and intricate
* Identical studies of the "five-second rule" reach opposite conclusions—both agree moist foods are more bacteria-prone. * Skin-tight astronaut suits mimic the effect of gravity and could prevent the brutal spinal damage caused by weightlessness. * More than 80 large passenger aircrafts have disappeared since 1948. * New
In Mumbai, paltry regulation means hundreds of new skyscrapers bring more lows than highs. Photographs of new construction, with titles named after the buildings’ advertising slogans.
* When asked what would happen on the eve of Russia's intervention in Ukraine, most international relations scholars got it wrong. * If Russia annexed Crimea, Ukraine would be stronger and Russia would be poor. * Novelist writing book set in Crimea looks on despairingly as current events spoil his plot.
* Pentagon spent around $300,000 to study Putin's body movements for clues to his intentions. * The Kremlin has proved that it has the means, and the media, to gin up support for Putin’s folly—but that won’t last indefinitely. * Richard Branson is the mirror image of
A family that relies on the satisfactions of the logical—calculus, physics, chemistry—finds itself haunted by ghosts.
* Feinstein accuses the CIA of illegal, unconstitutional actions: pillaging her committee's computers and intimidating staff. * Dueling anticipates the senator's looming report, expected to torch the spies over torture methods. * In case you missed it: Obama asks to see Zach Galifianakis's birth certificate. * Three years
Eventually a man who’s always in motion, always fixing something, will stop. Decline of the patriarch reveals an entire family’s vulnerability.
* New Pew survey shows millennials to be the most racially diverse, areligious generation in American history. * Pictures from Sochi's Winter Paralympics. * Africa doesn't need your wifi. * From online dating to online making-up: Couples use therapy apps to figure out why they're fighting. * Anti-
Haunting portraits of ancient old-growth forests in Northern California and the people who live in the former boom town next door.
