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The Berger Cookie is Baltimore’s Gift to the Chocolate World

For nearly 200 years, the true black-and-white cookie has been delighting residents of Charm City
January 28, 2013 | By Bonny Wolf

Events January 29-31: Ancient Chinese Artifacts, Opera Masters and Rock-and-Roll Trivia

This week, see chinese artifacts once collected in a New Jersey apartment, learn about two of opera's greatest composers and show off your rock knowledge
January 28, 2013 | By Paul Bisceglio

Experimental ‘Alcoholism Vaccine’ Gives Drinkers an Instant Hangover

People who have been given the vaccine will experience an immediate hangover from even a drop of alcohol, making drinking such an unpleasant experience that they’ll be forced to abstain
January 28, 2013 | By Lauren Kirchner

Museums Delay Opening Due to Weather

Smithsonian museums in the Washington, D.C. area as well as the National Zoo will open at noon Monday, due to inclement weather
January 28, 2013 | By Leah Binkovitz

Urban Heat Islands Can Alter Temperatures Thousands of Miles Away From a City

Ambient heat produced by a city's buildings and cars often gets lifted into the jet stream and affects temperatures in places thousands of miles away
January 26, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Meta Superbowl Commercials Just Got a Lot More Meta

Around 1998, Super Bowl commercials got meta. But this year, it's worse. This year, people are running commercials, for their Super Bowl commercials
January 25, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

American Myths: Benjamin Franklin’s Turkey and the Presidential Seal

How the New Yorker and the West Wing botched the history of the icon
January 25, 2013 | By Jimmy Stamp

Twitter Can Help Track Outbreaks of Disease

Next time you have a cold or feel the first malarial chill hit your bones, consider doing the world a favor and tweeting those symptoms out
January 25, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Mona Lisa Travels by Laser, to Space And Back Again

To test the reaches of laser communication, NASA beamed a digital image of Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait to a satellite orbiting the moon
January 25, 2013 | By Megan Gambino

American Drilling Team Is About to Break Through 800 Meters of Ice to Reach Subglacial Lake

Sampling should be done late this evening, with scientific sampling of the subglacial waters beginning immediately
January 25, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

Leave No Dolphin Behind: Dolphin Pod Carries Injured Member Until She Stops Breathing

Watch these dolphins try to save their injured friend
January 25, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

Tiny Robot Helicopter Will Follow You Around, Filming Everything You Do

This little drone will follow you around, film everything you do
January 25, 2013 | By Colin Schultz

PHOTOS: Orchids of Latin America

Known for being particularly eye-catching, the orchids of Latin America are part of religious, cultural and even culinary life in the region
January 25, 2013 | By Leah Binkovitz

There’s a Vaccine for the Cat Version of HIV. So Why Are Cats Still Getting Sick?

Understanding how cats with FIV stay healthy could help researchers figure out how to keep humans with HIV from falling ill
January 25, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth

For Dogs, Max Is the New Spot, Even in New York City

In the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Australia, Max ranks as the number one name for male dogs
January 25, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Faithful Monkeys Make More Babies

When owl monkeys break up the mate that takes up with "the other partner" produces fewer offspring than faithful monkeys
January 25, 2013 | By Rachel Nuwer

Lightning May Trigger Migraine Headaches

A new study suggests that lightning alone—even without the other elements of a thunderstorm—might trigger migraines
January 25, 2013 | By Joseph Stromberg

Very Seinfeld: A Museum Exhibit about Visiting Museum Exhibits

"A Day at the Museum" examines documents that tell the stories of artists' trips to museums over the past two centuries
January 25, 2013 | By Paul Bisceglio

Jane Austen’s English Countryside

Follow in the footsteps of Mr. Darcy and the Bennet sisters and take in the manors and gardens of rural England
January 25, 2013 | By Nina Fedrizzi

The First Canned Beer Went on Sale 78 Years Ago Today

If you've ever drank beer out of a can, you can thank Gottfried Krueger Brewery. They were the first ones, 78 years ago today, to put the tasty beverage in a can and offer it up to consumers
January 24, 2013 | By Rose Eveleth


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