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People.com: 5 Things to Know About the Capybara, the World's Largest Rodentupdated: Fri Aug 19 2011 10:33:00

Mysterious sightings in California have sparked a renewed interest in the "master of the grasses"

Anthony juror: We didn't buy drowningupdated: Mon Jul 18 2011 15:10:00

CNN's Gary Tuchman talks to juror Jennifer Ford, who explains why the jury couldn't convict Casey Anthony of murder.

North Carolina hearing explores history of forced sterilizationupdated: Thu Jun 23 2011 19:29:00

Deborah Chesson spoke through tears Wednesday as she addressed a North Carolina task force on behalf of her mother.

Sterilization victims speak outupdated: Thu Jun 23 2011 19:29:00

People who were sterilized under a state program in North Carolina talk about the impact of the procedure. WRAL reports.

What is the ultimate reboot?updated: Sun Feb 06 2011 09:45:00

Juan Enriquez speaks about the profound changes that genomics will cause in business, technology, politics and society.

Are we taking evolution into our own hands?updated: Sun Feb 06 2011 09:45:00

One article of faith that took hold in the 20th century and has only grown stronger is that we humans are all equal -- genetically, anyway. That while differences among people may seem strong because of culture and nationality, under the skin, we're the same.

It's all in your faceupdated: Fri Feb 22 2008 10:22:00

CNN's Judy Fortin tells us about personology, and how it can get in your face.

Personality as plain as the nose on your face?updated: Fri Feb 22 2008 10:22:00

If the "personology" believers had their way, they'd want you to judge every book by its cover. Well, actually, they'd want you to judge every person by his or her facial features. Because practitioners of personology, which is a form of face reading, believe the features on our face tell, literally, the inside story of what kind of person we are.

SI.com: Greg Lalas: Dynamo show you don't need star -- just an alchemistupdated: Mon Nov 19 2007 15:38:00

WASHINGTON -- There was no Beckham, no Blanco. But the two teams that vied for the MLS Cup on Sunday proved that you don't need MTV-ready star power to put on a good show.

Time.com: Blowing up the Lab on Wall Streetupdated: Thu Aug 16 2007 13:55:00

Analysis: The plunging stock market is the result of new hedge fund strategies. It's happened before, and until regulators step in it will happen again

10 jobs you missed out onupdated: Fri Jul 13 2007 06:38:00

1. Filibuster

Fortune: The dangers of investing in subprime debtupdated: Mon Mar 19 2007 09:22:00

Amid the chaos of the escalating subprime mortgage crisis, the three major credit-rating agencies - Fitch, Moody's and Standard & Poor's - have been voices of calm. They've downgraded only a sliver...

Making things go boomupdated: Mon May 24 2004 13:38:00

It started as a tool of Chinese alchemists, became the explosive of choice for centuries of armies, and is now best known for ... fireworks.

Scientist attacks alien claims on Marsupdated: Wed Mar 17 2004 16:24:00

Astronomer Philip Plait is tired of radio personality Richard Hoagland's claims.

Money Magazine: When Man Plays God Biotech's dark side is being ignored, says author Jeremy Rifkin.updated: Tue Sep 01 1998 00:01:00

Twenty years ago, Jeremy Rifkin co-wrote Who Should Play God, which predicted advances in biotechnology like cloning and warned that they posed ethical dilemmas we ignored at our peril. In his new ...

Fortune: MUTANT MATERIALS FOR JOBS FROM LABEL MAKING TO ROAD REINFORCEMENT, SCIENCE IS COOKING UP STRANGE NEW STUFF.updated: Mon Oct 13 1997 00:01:00

Light bulbs that last half a century. Shoes whose insoles mold to the contours of our feet the minute we slip them on. Tiny blue lasers that enable a feature-length film to be stored on a single CD...

Fortune: FIRE IN HIS BELLY, AMBITION IN HIS EYES MICHAEL BLOOMBERG COULD HAVE SAT ON THE MILLIONS HE MADE AT SALOMON. updated: Mon May 12 1997 00:01:00

By the time you get to the end of Bloomberg by Bloomberg, you may find that you admire Michael Bloomberg almost as much as he admires himself. After all, when Bloomberg was cut loose by Salomon Bro...

Fortune: HALCYON DAYS FOR CHIPMAKERS, BUT HOW LONG WILL THEY LAST?updated: Mon Oct 16 1995 00:01:00

These new alchemists turn sand into gold. They are the chipmakers, now in the midst of their industry's biggest and longest boom, which is registering fabulous profits and making lucky investors lo...

Fortune: LEGAL ALCHEMY IN AMERICAupdated: Mon Oct 07 1991 00:01:00

In Galileo's Revenge: Junk Science in the Courtroom (Basic Books, $23), Peter W. Huber, a senior fellow at the conservative Manhattan Institute, skewers the growing willingness of gullible juries, ...

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