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Here's What Makes This Accusation Against Bill Cosby Different From Others
Bill Cosby was ordered Tuesday to stand trial for a felony charge of sexual assault in Pennsylvania, making the case different from the dozens of …
Bill CosbyEarliest Cat Domesticated in China Was the Leopard Cat, Scientists Say
Changing Planet<p>The wildcat (<i>Felis silvestris lybica</i>) is the common ancestor of the 500 million house cats (<i>Felis catus</i>) in the world today. It was domesticated in Africa and the Middle East around 10,000 years ago, about the time humans started farming and storing grain. The proliferation of …
Why Whaling Persists in Japan, Despite International Pressure
On the island of Ikitsuki at the southern tip of Japan, a certain cut of meat is served up raw or cooked into a variety of dishes, just as it has been for centuries.<p>Rich in iron, fat, and protein, the local delicacy can be found in many restaurants on the island, and has been served in school …
Timeline of El Chapo's Major Escapes and Captures
Drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been recaptured seven months after he escaped from prison, Mexican authorities announced Friday.<p>But this …
MexicoHow the Mexican Drug Trade First Began
Growing up with drug prohibition, it is easy to think of it as an age-old ban, such as the outlawing of robbery or murder. It seems almost like a law …
MexicoExperts Say Lobbying Skewed the U.S. Dietary Guidelines
On Thursday, the government released the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. From school lunch menus and public nutrition programs to food labels …
Los AngelesChipotle Slapped With Lawsuit Over E.Coli Outbreak
Mexican fast food chain Chipotle was sued Friday for allegedly failing to disclose flawed quality controls to investors, after an outbreak of E.coli …
E.coliTrepanation: The History of One of the World's Oldest Surgeries
During the 1860s, a United States diplomat named E.G. Squier traveled to Cuzco, Peru. While visiting the home of a wealthy woman who collected …
Native Americans11 Fun Mnemonics to Help Remember Anything
Whether you can recall the name of everyone you have ever met or you just lost your keys for the fifth time this week, using mnemonics can help keep …
North AmericaWhen Poachers Kill Their Mothers, Elephant Daughters Hold Social Networks Together
In elephant families, it’s the matriarchs who call the shots. They decide where a group goes, where it eats and when. They’re also the glue that …
WildlifeWhy We’ll Keep Having Weird Weather in 2016
A North Pole with 40°F (4°C) temperatures, extreme flooding across the globe and record storms all contributed to making 2015 a year of weird weather.<p>…
Global WarmingNew Year's Day Brings New Laws Across U.S.
Scores of new laws went into effect Friday, the first day of the new year.<p>Many of them are firsts for the nation, including a raised legal smoking …
GunsScience Shows Fish Feel Pain, So Let's Get Over It and Do Something to Help These Sentient Beings
<i>A set of essays in the new journal</i> Animal Sentience <i>concerning the question of whether fish feel pain is a must read. Fish are not mere streams of readily available unfeeling protein.</i><p>There are many fascinating and vexing issues in the study of nonhuman animal (animal) cognition and emotions, and …
AnimalsSee What Happened to the Animals on the Original Endangered Species List
Indiana Bat, Myotis sodalis.Status: Endangered.<br>Timothy D. Easley—AP Photo<p>1 of 13<p>When the Endangered Species Act was approved on this day, Dec. 28, in …
Endangered SpeciesHow Food-Obsessed Millennials Shape the Future of Food
Are millennials obsessed with food? Millennial author Eve Turow Paul certainly thinks so.<p>“We are the first young generation ever to spend our discretionary income on food,” she says. “And it makes no practical sense—none—that we should be spending our money on something ephemeral when we can’t …
The Seven Most
Changing Planet<p>In case you missed them, South Africa’s famous “flying” sharks, Texas floods that washed “river monsters” onto the land, a video that caught a chameleon changing color, and a “sharkano” revealed by deep-sea cameras were among the most popular posts on National Geographic Voices in …
14 Funky Facts About Feet
The foot is one of the most overworked, under-appreciated parts of the human body. Think about it: In a single day, the average person takes 8000 to …
MagnetismA Quick Self-Assessment of Well-Being
In a related blog on college student mental health, I make the point that we need awareness about our well-being. Here I offer a quick screen for …
PsychologyMaintaining Mental Health in College: A Conversation
This blog continues the conversation I had Mike Veny, a leading mental health lecturer who is working to reduce the stigma associated with mental …
Mental HealthStratio’s LinkSquare can scan your food or drugs to test their authenticity
How do you really know that the food or medicine you’re about to ingest is what the package label says it is? With the LinkSquare from Stratio, you can actually run a test to get confirmation.<p>Stratio is unveiling its new LinkSquare infrared scanner for food, pharmaceuticals, materials, and physical …
5 Eco-Friendly Ways to Dispose of Your Christmas Tree
What’s the environmentally safest way to dispose of your Christmas tree? It’s hard to say. Grown, managed, transported, and recycled efficiently, a …
Christmas TreesScientists Discover a New Part of the Human Body
When you woke up this morning, you did so with an entirely new body part—at least in the eyes of science. You can’t see it or touch it, but it will …
San FranciscoA terrible environmental disaster is unfolding in Los Angeles — and it's practically invisible
What's worse, workers are not even close to stopping the flow.<p>The leak sprung from a Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) natural gas storage facility in Aliso Canyon, and it has been gushing methane — a highly flammable and potent greenhouse gas — into the sky since October 23.<p>No one knows …
PollutionYou don’t have to be vegetarian to think twice about processed meat. At least eating fish is good for you
The World Health Organisation found there was enough evidence to say that salted, cured, fermented or smoked meats were indeed carcinogenic<p>Christmas is the time of the year when I struggle most with being a vegetarian. I gave up meat when I was 18, and it was an ethical decision. I loved the taste, …
Processed MeatSlain Police Dog Diesel to Be Awarded For Bravery After Paris Attacks
A French police dog named Diesel who died a hero as he led a counter-terror operation after the Paris attacks will be posthumously honored for his …
Veterinary MedicineThe U.S. Is Still No.1 at Selling Arms to the World
The United States remains the world’s preeminent exporter of arms, with more than 50 percent of the global weaponry market controlled by the United …
North KoreaWhy Did Soap Operas Look Different From Other TV Shows?
Soap operas, "soaps" or "my stories," as many a grandmother has called them, are dramas presented in a serial format on daytime television or radio. …