The Delights Of Reading Upside Down
Publius Paquius Proculus, they say, invented pizza almost 2,000 years ago. I don’t think he did, and anyway, that’s not …
Power (Dis)Play? Teams In Black Draw More Penalties
Hockey teams wearing darker-colored jerseys are more likely to be penalized for aggressive fouls than teams wearing white jerseys, according …
Buying Sustainable Fish Is Getting Easier, But It’s Still Hard
This week, Whole Foods, the upscale grocer, said it is eliminating 12 fish species from its seafood section as part …
A Bug’s Life: Store Caters To Collectors Of Crawly Pets
If you’re the kind of person who screams at the sight of an insect or spider — or worse, steps …
Bird Flu Scientist Has Applied For Permit To Export Research
The Dutch scientist at the center of the controversy over recent bird flu experiments says that his team applied for …
Little Red Riding Hood Gets A 21st Century Attitude
She’s been visiting grandma since 1697, when her story was first published in a French anthology of children’s stories. Now …
Melt Or Grow? Fate Of Himalayan Glaciers Unknown
The Himalayas are sometimes called the world’s “third pole” because they are covered with thousands of glaciers. Water from those …
Lights Off, Eyes Open: New Moon Darkens Skies For Meteor Shower
Tonight is a good night for a meteor shower. The Lyrids aren’t known for their flashy shows, but this year …
Monster-Sized Rabbits Discovered; Sadly, They Can’t Hop
What if, one day, an ordinary cockroach scuttling across my kitchen floor gets hit gamma rays from deep space that …
How Does Poop End Up In Your Food?
No matter how hard salad companies try to keep dangerous microbes out of your bag of greens, they can’t seem …
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