Saving the Galapagos, saving ourselves
Wait. Check that. Those aren’t rocks. Because that one just sneezed. They are creatures! Dirty black with skin as rough the hardened lava beneath them, long tails and dorsal scales….
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Meet The Man Who Might Make Chicago Mayoral History
On Tuesday, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was dealt a surprising result in his reelection bid: Despite a massive campaign war-chest and the backing of President Barack Obama, he fell short…
Scientists discover black hole 12 billion times bigger than the sun
The black hole is larger than any of its age previously seen, the journal “Nature” reports. A black hole is a dense region of space that has collapsed in on…
Before Steve Jobs, An iMac-Like Device ‘Was Of No Interest To Apple’
If it weren’t for Steve Jobs, the iMac may have never come to be. In fact, before the late Jobs became CEO of Apple, the company really wasn’t that interested…
David Duchovny Wrote A Novel Called ‘Holy Cow,’ And It’s Totally Bizarre
We’re living in what might be deemed a golden era of Hollywood literature. Female comedians from Mindy Kaling to Amy Poehler have been producing funny memoirs that transcend the celeb…
Menstruation: The Last Great Sporting Taboo
Heather Watson went out of the Australian Open on Tuesday. Big deal, you might say: British tennis player disappoints in the first round. But what makes Watson’s performance surprising is…
World’s Largest Sea Creatures Turn Out To Be Smaller Than We Thought (INFOGRAPHIC)
The biggest creatures in the sea are big, but surprising new research shows they’re not quite as big as we thought. Maybe that’s not surprising, since it’s difficult to get…