Was Yasser Arafat Poisoned by Polonium?
In November, the body of Yasser Arafat was exhumed from beneath several feet of concrete to determine whether or not the leader had been poisoned by polonium 210
‘In Cold Blood’ Killers Exhumed
Richard Hickock and Perry Smith’s bodies were exhumed yesterday, as part of an investigation into four murders committed in Florida in 1959
In Vigil for Newtown Victims, Video Gamers Will Put Down Their Weapons
On Friday, December 21st, a day of cease fire for online shooters
Stop Texting While You’re Walking
Texting while walking is pretty obviously a bad idea - but just how bad is it?
Rasputin Was Murdered Today in 1916
It’s still a mystery who exactly orchestrated and carried out the deed
There’s an Explanation for What’s Killing Thousands of Squid in California
For residents of the central California coast there might finally be an explanation for why thousands of dead squid have littered their beaches this week
Even Mummy Doctors Forgot Tools in Their Patients Sometimes
Researchers examining the brains of mummies have found a small tool that was used during embalming, left behind after the procedure
On This Day in 1901, the First Nobel Prizes Were Awarded
One-hundred and eleven years ago today the first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, for physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace
Besse Cooper, World’s Oldest Person, Passes Away
Born in 1896, Besse Cooper was came into a world that was vastly different than the one she just left
Voluntary Guidelines Aren’t Enough To Prevent Deaths From Bed Rails
At least 150 people have died in bed rail-related incidents over the past 9 years
Tycho Brahe Probably Wasn’t Murdered, But These People Were
Here are some quite odd cases in which the people were probably murdered
The Last Letters From Scott’s South Pole Team Are Heart Breaking
To mark the 100 year anniversary of their deaths, the letters of Scott’s team have been published in a book
Watch These Beetles Tear the Feathers off a Parrot
Sometimes you just want a skeleton
While the East Coast Focused on Sandy, Typhoon Son-tinh Battered East Asia
Sandy was not the only tropical cyclone this week
Two Pillars of Skepticism—Leon Jaroff and Paul Kurtz—Died This Weekend
Leon Jaroff and Paul Kurtz both died this weekend. Together, the two men represent some of the founding ideas of the modern skeptic community
The Man Who Deserved ’66 Percent of the Credit’ for Cloning Dolly Has Died
Earlier this week Keith Campbell, one of the scientists responsible for Dolly, died at the age of 58
Kenai the Sea Otter, Rescued From Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Has Died
One of the last two otters rescued from the Exxon Valdez oil spill has just passed away
Isaac Newton’s Death Mask: Now Available in Digital 3D
Using a mask made upon the great physicist’s death, scientists created a 3D scan of Newton’s visage
DNA Pulled From Maggots’ Guts Used to Identify Deceased Woman
Maggots that resided at the crime scene gave investigators a clue to the deceased’s identiy
Does This Cat Know When You’re Going to Die?
Oscar the cat seems to know who will die and when - or perhaps he’s just looking for someone to pet him
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