Death Valley National Park contains many mysteries, including one of nature’s strangest phenomena: rocks that seem to move around all on their own. In the remote, almost totally dry lakebed called Racetrack Playa, some of the rocks move themselves across the desert floor when people aren’t watching. Scientists know the …
Read More »Reduce Stress, Extend Your Life, Thanks to DNA's 'Life-Expectancy' Gene
We’ve heard for years about the benefits of reducing stress, and how we should make time for activities like meditation, yoga, and plain old relaxation. Now scientific evidence suggests that one of those benefits may actually be a longer life. Researchers at the University of California at San Francisco have …
Read More »Obama Details Revised NASA Vision
Forget the moon, President Obama said. We’re going to Mars. Yet the President stopped short of setting specific goals, leaving a question lingering in the minds of many: When? In a speech long on optimism yet short on details, President Obama revealed Thursday that he would announce a set of …
Read More »'Idol' Recap: Top 24 contestants filling out in first of two 'Final Judgement' rounds
“American Idol” billed Wednesday night’s show as “The Final Judgment: Part 1,” as 12 of the remaining 42 contestants learned whether or not they made it into the Top 24. To test their fate, each of the contestants performed solo in front of the judges, backed by one musician. “For …
Read More »Airlines Given 2 Hours to Check Updated No-Fly List
A senior Obama administration official told Fox News on Tuesday the Transportation Security Administration will pro-actively implement a new requirement for airlines when it comes to vetting expedited additions to the No Fly list. Currently, airlines are required to re-check the list within 24 hours. Under the new measure, they …
Read More »Why They Are High-Fiving at the Obama White House
With the president’s speech Tuesday in Kansas, we now have a clear and arguably definitive sense as to where the 2012 Obama campaign is going. To be sure, it has been clear for a while that the administration was planning to take a populist tack. But now, with the president’s …
Read More »Learn to play guitar (or become a DJ) with your iPhone
Whether you are a musician, music enthusiast, or just like to dance to good beats, here are a few apps to help you crank it up. Djay Mix it up by transforming your iPad into a sound system studio with Djay. The app arms you with DJ’ing skills making you …
Read More »Gretchen's Take: Let's not forget why we celebrate July Fourth
It’s Fourth of July weekend and while the fireworks, parades and the barbeque may be tops on our minds during the day of fun … Let’s not forget to remember why we celebrate the 4th and what it means to live in the greatest nation on the earth. We celebrate …
Read More »Memo to the Mullahs — It's Over Boys
The Mullahs of Iran may not realize it yet, but it’s over — maybe not this week, or even this year, but make no mistake, their days are numbered. They may succeed in shutting down this round of demonstrations and get away with their rigged election.and re-anoint Ahmadinejad as President …
Read More »The Miracle of the Army-Navy Game
Every year, something miraculous happens in December in America — the Army-Navy football game. It is one of the most fabled and long-standing rivalries in American athletics. Navy Midshipmen and Army Cadets spend their entire four years of college saying, “Beat Army” or “Beat Navy” dozens of times a day. …
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