Researchers have concluded that a giant, golden-spotted monitor lizard discovered in the forested mountains of the Philippines six years ago is a new species, according to a study released Wednesday. The 6.5-foot-long lizard was first…
Islamist militants unleashed a car bomb and grenade attack against a U.S. consulate in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing four people and striking back after months of American missile strikes against Taliban and al-Qaida fighters…
Eager customers intent on being among the first owners of this new class of gadgetry stood in long lines across the country Saturday. They seemed willing to buy first – and discover uses for the…
A Hacienda Heights school will get free materials — books, a laptop, playing cards — from the Confucius Classroom language program. Critics see a propaganda tool, but backers say fears are unfounded Most students in…
After months of mounting tension, the leaders of the U.S. and China appear to be putting recent strains in their relationship behind them. China’s Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday, April 1, that President Hu Jintao…
Travelers from 14 countries that have been home to terrorists will no longer automatically face extra screening before they fly to the U.S. Beginning this month, anyone traveling to the U.S. will instead be screened…
Men and weapons are sometimes seen as a pair of symbolic importance in maintaining the greatness of the state. In Javanese mythology, one such weapon was named after the great master artisan (Mpu) who created…
People who struggle to remember faces can blame their parents. That’s because the ability to remember a face is inherited, according to a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers also…
Get smarter about grocery shopping. These tips could change your family eating habits. 1. If you hate crowds and lines, shop at dinnertime (5 to 9 p.m.) or even later. Only 4 percent of shoppers…
President Obama’s father, Barack Obama Sr., married four times before he died. To this day, not all of his children have met one another. The seven surviving children are scattered from Kenya to China to…
Russian astrologists are skeptical about predictions of an apocalypse that is to happen in 2012 according to the Maya calendar. Yet, they do think that new war conflicts are possible.”We cannot speak about the apocalypse,…
U.S. mortgage foreclosure filings dropped for a second straight month in February, and notched the smallest annual increase in four years as housing-rescue efforts contained activity. According to real estate data firm RealtyTrac, foreclosure filings…
Machines that decode your thoughts aren’t limited to the realm of science fiction anymore. A computer program that analyzes brain scans was able to tell which of three short films people were thinking about, according…
This is series of three articles about the proposed reform of Indonesian marriage laws including a proposal for a US$50,000 deposit payable by male expatriates wishing to marry Indonesian Muslim women. The Indonesian Religious Affairs…
How would you find out why identical twins differ slightly from one another? You’d turn, of course, to worms. At least that’s what Arjun Raj did. He’s interested in what factors shape our appearance. It’s…
With a blazing fast last lap, American Shani Davis successfully defended his 1,000-meter speedskating gold. The win makes him the first black athlete to win an individual gold in consecutive Winter Olympics. It’s the skater’s…
Recent comments