Robbers snatching purses in Manhattan
If you’re dining out in Manhattan, be sure to keep your belongings close.
Police on the Upper East Side are searching for two suspects who...
Trump’s polls of his first 100 days
As Donald Trump nears the 100-day mark in the White House, voters are grading his performance on a partisan curve.
Republicans are inclined to give...
Hundreds of Meltwater Streams Found Flowing Across Antarctica
Huge swaths of Antarctica are awash in draining meltwater during the summer months, the first-ever continent-wide survey of meltwater shows.
Although past studies revealed that...
Serena Williams May Be Pregnant: How Safe is Tennis In Pregnancy?
Tennis star Serena Williams hinted today that she may be pregnant, but is it safe for her to continue serving up hard hits on...
High Time: The Real Origins of 420
Today is April 20 — or 4/20 for all the marijuana enthusiasts out there. It is the unofficial holiday for people who want to...
Police-Related Injuries Send 50,000 People to ER Yearly
By Cari Nierenberg
An estimated 51,000 people in the United States go to the emergency room each year for injuries they sustain during encounters with...
Real Flying Car Will Be Available for Preorder This Year
By Kacey Deamer
The future is here: The first-ever production-ready flying car is set to be revealed in just over a week.
Slovakia-based engineering firm AeroMobil...
Hundreds of Meltwater Streams Found Flowing Across Antarctica
By Tia Ghose
Huge swaths of Antarctica are awash in draining meltwater during the summer months, the first-ever continent-wide survey of meltwater shows.
Although past studies...
No more Bill O’reilly
Fox News has ended its association with Bill O’Reilly, the combative TV host and commentator who has ruled cable-news ratings for nearly two decades...
Why Space Travel Can Be Absolutely Disgusting
By Ross Pomeroy
NASA's requirements for becoming an astronaut are stringent, but not overly daunting. Essentially, hopefuls must have a bachelor's degree in science, be physically...
Cigarettes, Alcohol & Pot: Why Some Young Smokers Combine Drugs
By Rachael Rettner
For young smokers, the pleasure of smoking a cigarette is greater when they are also drinking alcohol than when they are also...
New England Patriots visit to White House-Brady will not attend
Hours before the New England Patriots were scheduled to visit the White House and meet with President Trump on Wednesday in celebration of a...
Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez dead
Convicted killer and former New England Patriots star Aaron J. Hernandez hanged himself inside his cell at the state’s maximum security prison in Shirley...
Google Earth Virtual Reality Will Take You to Any Address in...
By Laura Geggel
A new Google Earth Virtual Reality (VR) feature allows users to enter any address — whether it's grandma's house or a 19th-century...
Could Brain Stimulation Fight Obesity?
By Charles Q. Choi
People with obesity could benefit from magnetic or electric stimulation of the brain that helps them to eat less, a new...
How to Cope with Allergies & Asthma in 2017
Soon, the days will be getting warmer, shoots of green grass will appear and trees will be bursting with colorful blossoms. But for some...
NASA Just Released the Most Detailed Photo of Outer Space Ever...
It's huge.
That's what you're going to say after seeing this crystal-clear image of the universe. The picture of the Andromeda galaxy, the nearest spiral galaxy...
Exposure to Pesticides May Increase Risk of Liver Cancer
People who are exposed to pesticides may face an increased risk of liver cancer, a new meta-analysis suggests.
Pesticide exposure was associated with a 71...
5 Reasons Why Placentas Are Amazing
A grow-as-required organ
The placenta is a bowl-shaped mass of tissue with branching blood vessels that acts as a life support system for a fetus....
Blanket of Spiderwebs Covers Entire Field
Visitors to a New Zealand park recently found the grass blanketed not by flowers, but by silk webs produced by what appeared to be...
