Nation Jun 12 Can a $1,000 blanket shield students from gunfire? A blanket designed to shield students from debris flying through the air from tornadoes is selling as gunfire protection, due to anxiety over national school shootings.
Science Jun 03 Harsh space winds diminish hopes for life on red-dwarf planets Space winds in the habitable zones of the most common star in the galaxy may be too severe to harbor life, a new study finds.
Health May 29 Measles in U.S. reaches two-decade high, hits Amish communities hardest This year’s measles outbreak in the U.S. is the largest in 20 years, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. A total of 228 confirmed cases have been reported to the CDC in the country between Jan.
Nation May 28 Google unveils plans for driverless car Google will begin building its own driverless cars, co-founder Sergey Brin announced Tuesday night at a conference in California.
Health May 23 New York City enlists Yelp to track down food poisoning Working with Yelp and Columbia University, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene sifted through 294,000 Yelp reviews between July 1, 2012 and March 13, 2013 to identify cases of food-borne illness.
Science May 21 In space, ‘take your protein pills’ and get your Sriracha on In space, green beans taste like grass and sliced strawberries are repulsively sweet. That's according to NASA astronaut Douglas Wheelock, who spent more than 178 days living -- and eating -- aboard the International Space Station and space shuttle Discovery.
Education May 02 Most seniors forego first-choice school after acceptance, survey finds Most U.S. seniors accepted into their first-choice colleges enroll elsewhere, a new study says. According to the American Freshman Survey , conducted during the 2013 school year, only 56.9 percent of students enrolled in their first choice -- the…
World May 01 Global press freedom falls to lowest level in decade, survey finds Global press freedom slipped to its lowest level in a decade in 2013, a major new study finds.
World Apr 29 Rio Games preparations the ‘worst’ ever, says IOC vice president International Olympic Committee vice president John Coates said Brazil's preparations for the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro were the "worst" he had ever seen.
Nation Apr 29 NBA commissioner: Donald Sterling banned for life NBA commissioner Adam Silver is scheduled to speak at 2 p.m. Tuesday regarding racist comments attributed to Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling.