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How Gabriel Garcia Marquez Became a Writer
Marquez attributed his writing to drawing as a child…and Franz Kafka
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Missouri Wants to Use Military-Grade Sound Cannons to Slow Drivers Down
The LRAD sound cannon has been used to subdue protests, deter pirates and, now, slow down speeding drivers.
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5 Great Historical Myths And Traditions About Hot Cross Buns, a Pre-Easter Pastry
From solidifying friendships to driving evil spirits away, legends abound about these sweet dough balls
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A Militant Group Is Fighting to Keep Nigerian Students From Education
Islamic extremists from the group Boko Haram have kidnapped 200 girls from a boarding school
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Marijuana Grow Ops Are Drying Out California’s Water Supply
Illegal marijuana grow ops use thousands of gallons of water a day
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In the Western Hemisphere? Get Set for Tonight’s Total Lunar Eclipse
Tonight’s eclipse is the first of a rare spurt of lunar eclipses for the western hemisphere
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This May Have Been the Worst Diamond Heist in History
An Albuquerque museum was robbed of a diamond that was returned the next day
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Walmart’s About to Do for Organic Food What It Did for Every Other Consumer Product
Walmart’s going to give organic food a big push
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Bidders Are Clamoring for Detroit’s Artwork, But the City Isn’t Selling
As the bankruptcy fight rages on, Detroit’s artworks are still objects of interest
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U.N.: Kidnappings, Torture, Propaganda Preceded Crimea’s Secession Vote
The conditions around Crimea’s secession vote were not clean, says a draft U.N. report
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French Workers Don’t Have It As Easy As Brits Want to Believe
New rules allow some workers time off, but don’t demand anybody turn off their phones when they go home
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Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Is Now at Its Highest Point in Human Existence
The air hasn’t been so full of carbon dioxide in, at least, the past 800,000 years
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When Evolution’s Controversial, Declaring a State Fossil Can Get Tricky
The Columbian Mammoth gets caught in the crossfire of the culture wars
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How to Get a Solo Show as an Amateur Artist: First, Serve Two Terms As President…
President George W. Bush’s portraits of world leaders appear to be copied off photos available on the internet
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Microsoft Is Killing XP, But 75 Percent of ATMs Still Use It
420,000 ATMs are about to become easy targets for hackers
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Rwanda Has Become a Poster Child for Health Equity
Life expectancy has doubled, and child vaccinations rates are higher than they are in the U.S.
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After Crimea, Donetsk May Be the Next Region to Leave Ukraine
Pro-Russian protesters took control of government buildings in three Ukrainian provinces over the weekend
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An Effort to Crack Down on Fake Yelp Reviews Goes to Supreme Court
About 20 percent of reviews on Yelp might be fraudulent. But should Yelp have to disclose the identities of its reviewers?
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Why the Roseland Ballroom Had to Stop Dancing
Tonight is the last preformance at the iconic New York concert venue the Roseland Ballroom
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U.S. and Soviet scientists worked together throughout the Cold War, but now, because of Crimea, those ties are being cut
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