Science Oct 06 Pinpointing brain’s inner GPS leads to Nobel Prize in medicine win The research, started by scientist John O'Keefe in 1971 and continued by the husband-and-wife team of May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser more than 30 years later in 2005, aimed to explore the mechanics of how humans were able to…
Nation Oct 02 Library of Congress obtains rare 1924 World Series footage As the San Francisco Giants prepare to play the Washington Nationals in Major League Baseball’s postseason Friday, the Library of Congress has made it possible to watch the Giants battle Washington 90 years ago — in the World Series.
World Oct 02 Turkey votes to join foreign military operations in Iraq, Syria UPDATED 1:13 p.m. EDT | Turkey’s parliament voted todayto allow its military forces to enter the fray against the Islamic State group. The government submitted a proposal to the parliament Wednesday, seeking approval to expand government authority to deploy…
Nation Sep 29 White House intruder made it farther inside than previously revealed Omar Gonzalez, the man that jumped the White House fence and made it into the front door of the executive mansion, was able to go deeper inside the building than was previously believed, the Washington Post reports.
Science Sep 29 Researchers reveal dolphins’ real animal ‘magnetism’ Turns out dolphins have a certain magnetic quality, and not just figuratively but literally. A new study published in the journal Naturwissenschaften -- The Science of Nature, reveals that the aquatic mammals are attracted to magnets, behaving differently when in…
Science Sep 25 Irish teens win Google science fair with bacteria-enhanced plant growth Three 16-year-old high school girls hailing from Ireland claimed the top prize for Google's 2014 Science Fair with a project that aims to solve the food crisis -- with the help of bacteria.
Nation Sep 25 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocks Alaska A 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Alaska this morning, shaking residents in one the strongest quakes for the state in 50 years.
Nation Sep 24 Wrigley Field ending era as last major league ballpark without video The Cubs will close out the 100th anniversary of Wrigley Field tonight when they play their last home game of the season against the St. Louis Cardinals. When the lights go down on the field Wednesday, however, it will…
World Sep 24 Radical cleric Abu Qatada acquitted of terrorism charges in Jordan A Jordanian court today found radical cleric Abu Qatada not guilty of conspiring to attack tourists during Jordan's New Year celebrations in 2000, citing insufficient evidence.
Science Sep 23 Sharks could help hospitals prevent dangerous germ transmission A new study in the journal Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control examined the effectiveness of a shark skin-like material in preventing the spread of disease-causing bacteria.