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Pope Gets Tougher On Gay Marriage StancePope Gets Tougher On Gay Marriage Stance, Benedict XVI denounces what he calls the manipulation of God-given gender. Pope takes anti-gay marriage stance to new level, The pope took his opposition to gay marriage to new heights Friday, denouncing what he described as people manipulating their God-given gender to suit their sexual choices – and [...] |
Forgotten Victim Of The Newtown TragedyForgotten Victim Of The Newtown Tragedy, Nearly every memorial cites 26 victims – but 27 people were killed last Friday. Few memorials to forgotten victim: Gunman’s mother, When people here speak of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, they use the number 26: the ones killed after Adam Lanza stormed his way into the [...] |
Meet The Black Hole Of Your NightmaresMeet The Black Hole Of Your Nightmares, A discovery 17 billion times as massive as our sun forces scientists to rethink their assumptions. Super-Giant Black Hole Baffles Scientists, You would probably not enjoy the galaxy NGC 1277. Never mind that it’s far – 220 million light-years away in the constellation Perseus. The problem is that [...] |
Artists Turn Everest Trash Into TreasureArtists Turn Everest Trash Into Treasure, Two tons of litter is collected from the world’s tallest peak and used to create a sculpture garden. From trash to treasure: Everest litter becomes art, Fifteen Nepali artists were closeted for a month with a heap of 1.5 metric tons (1.7 tons) of trash picked up from Mount [...] |
Buying Guide For Full-Sized TabletsBuying Guide For Full-Sized Tablets, Now that Apple’s competitors have matured, there are more choices than ever. Review: Gift guide to full-size tablets, Tablets are at the top of many wish lists this holiday season. But what to get? The choice used to be pretty limited, with the iPad dominating the latecomers. But this year, [...] |
Is This Coastline Worth Saving?Is This Coastline Worth Saving?, Sandy claimed up to 40 feet of N.J. beach, which only the federal government can fix. Study: NJ beaches 30-40 feet narrower after storm, The average New Jersey beach is 30 to 40 feet narrower after Superstorm Sandy, according to a survey that is sure to intensify a long-running debate [...] |
Wife Blames Army Lifestyle For CheatingWife Blames Army Lifestyle For Cheating, Rebecca Sinclair talks about her husband’s alleged affairs while he was stationed overseas. General’s wife speaks out on his misconduct probe, As an Army general faces a string of sexual misconduct charges involving female officers, his wife is seeking to stir a broader look at often taboo subjects in [...] |
Why It’s Good To Flood The Grand CanyonWhy It’s Good To Flood The Grand Canyon, The intentional “high-flow releases” are an effort to protect – yes, protect – the area’s ecology. Grand Canyon Flood Underway to Rebuild Beaches, The Colorado River cascaded in a flood from the Glen Canyon Dam Monday (Nov. 19), the first step in an ongoing experiment to rebuild [...] |
Scientists Discover A Curious New SmellScientists Discover A Curious New Smell, This compound scent, the “nasal equivalent of white noise,” helps reveal how our brains work. New Smell Discovered, Scientists have discovered a new smell, but you may have to go to a laboratory to experience it yourself. The smell is dubbed “olfactory white,” because it is the nasal equivalent [...] |
What Is Mars Rover’s Big Discovery?What Is Mars Rover’s Big Discovery?, Curiosity uncovers something “for the history books,” but NASA’s not ready to reveal what it is. Mars Mystery: Has Curiosity Rover Made Big Discovery?, NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has apparently made a discovery “for the history books,” but we’ll have to wait a few weeks to learn what the [...] |