* There's time to figure out how to fix climate change, rather than wait for it to kill off 40% of living species. * Typically blamed on human ineptitude, the Titanic disaster may have been caused by rare states of nature. * Between 1912 and 1913 more than a hundred songs
* Crowds filled the streets outside newspaper offices—and outside the Lower Manhattan base of the Titanic's owner, the White Star Line. * Titanic wreckage discoverer says more needs to be done to protect it from damage. * Though luxurious for its time, the Titanic had cramped rooms and no rock-
* China launches an association to reduce trade friction of rare earths, of which it controls 95% of the world's supply. * U.S. physician groups identify 45 common tests and procedures with no proven benefit for many patients. * With the rising prevalence of cochlear implants, deafness is now largely
* At Greece's behest, Macedonia unlikely to get NATO membership until it drops "Republic of." * Why computers aren't helping Peru's classrooms. * Kenyan village police chief fights crime with Twitter. * Young scions of the one percent opt out of family businesses, become tech investors.
My father grew up on a farm in northeast Kansas in the late 1950s. The farm happened to be under the flight path leading to a Strategic Air Command base in North Dakota. By the time he was six, he’d seen more than one hulking B-52 glide quietly
* Last year Florida enacted new voting that could exclude blacks—and swing the 2012 election. * John Carlos remembers his 1968 Olympic Games Black Power salute. * This year's Olympic medals are the heaviest in the history of the Summer Games. * The prospect of admitting IBM's female CEO
I’ve spent my life complaining and arguing and telling stories about the city I came from. Then I changed—but it did, too.
* Boredom, uncomfortable seats, and adjusting to a surreal moral universe: the unusual challenges faced by drone pilots. * How to land a plane in an emergency: Look for a large green field. * Reasonably frank interview with Google co-founder Larry Page after one year of being CEO. * Wealthy Reddit members explain
* Pensioner kills himself outside Athens parliament, reportedly leaving note blaming austerity measures. * Revenge-porn profiteer says he's ready to get rich if an image he publishes causes someone to off themselves. * Romney's views on Europe are a caricature having little to do with Europe. * Heilemann vets
* So far, no deaths reported from yesterday's tornadoes in Texas. * Story of threats facing Georgia shrimpers, who once netted $130,000 fishing four months out of the year. * Luxury watchmaker teaches pair of Sherpas his craft after they save his life on Everest. * Macau, not Las Vegas, now
