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Scientists have discovered the world’s largest species of the giant golden orb-weaver spider.
A sustainability charity has thrown down the gauntlet in the battle against climate change.
The barren plains of Chile’s Valley of the Moon have been captured in a set of stunning new photographs.
Stop a bullying co-worker from making your life hell by speaking to them as you would a toddler.
The nuclear explosion of new media has inspired a real time counter to track the number of blogs, Tweets, Facebook users second by second.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says healthcare reform would actually reduce the US budget deficit over 20 years.
Congress was overrun by calls from 200,000 constituents yesterday in support of Obama’s healthcare plan.
Karzai’s assent to an election runoff is apparently the result of some seriously high profile arm bending.
New York City real estate developer Ian Reisner spent 15 years at Salomon Brothers. He remembers the consequences of coming out of the closet on the trading floor, during a […]
Sara Nasserzadeh is no stranger to fielding complicated questions about sex. She hosted a radio program for BBC where she answered queries from callers in Afghanistan and Iran about the […]
Historian Robert Lacey is known for getting very serious about his subjects, immersing himself in the culture and personalities of the people and places he studies. He just released up […]
What’s better than mimosas with brunch, walks in the park, dinner and a movie, day tripping out of town, reading a good book, and any other fabulous thing you could […]
Technological change captures attention in every era, exciting dreams (and nightmares) about the future, filling histories and literature with stories about its powerful effects. The newest and most impressive devices […]
Fittingly, it was my wife who pointed me to a great little story in the Washington Post about how some women in India are refusing to get married until the […]
The world’s scientists are getting together in November to figure out how to put off getting old and dying.
The new FTC guidelines for cyberspace advertising not ‘intended to patrol the blogosphere.’
New research finds that getting on the treadmill is much less effective for shedding girth than eating less.
A scientist who helped discover water on the moon has been arrested on charges of spying for Israel.
Terrorist groups the Taliban and Al-Qaeda are reportedly expanding their recruiting bases to Europe and the US.
Sky rocketing onto our screens, Japan’s Astro Boy cartoon is a classic tale with spectacular effects!
Obama can earn his Nobel Peace Prize through action in Latin America, writes The Guardian.
BoA emails claim US regulators told them its subsidised purchase of Merrill Lynch would ‘boost shares’.
Astronomers have discovered 32 new planets outside the solar system, bringing the total to over 400.
Stunning new images of Saturn at Equinox cast new light on the beautiful and distant planet.
Maybe it’s because I’ve been so baffled by Afghanistan or because I’m allergic to the hyperbolic use of “never” and “always” and “nothing.” Whatever the cause, I cringed when I […]
These are not particularly easy times for novelists. For one, they have to figure out how to stay focused on a single project or idea for a sustained period of […]
Would you like to have access to your genetic information? Isn’t your genetic information fundamentally yours? Shouldn’t it be your choice whether to access it? These are the questions that […]
Before arriving in New England in 1630, John Winthrop famously told his shipmates that their colony would be like “a city upon hill.” Evoking a passage from the Sermon on […]