Discovered: remote polluted lakes, uninformed fish, a comet crossbow, clinical trial check-up and one place to be to find undiscovered invertebrates.
Mildly better news arrived from the Labor Department's Thursday report on jobless claims filings: the seasonally adjusted initial claims were below the magic number of 400,000, which has been noted as indicator that U.S. unemployment rate may be easing.
Things aren't getting better yet: the number of Americans living far below the poverty line is only growing larger, and increasingly the hardest hit areas are becoming suburbs.
Jon Stewart got around to addressing Donald Trump's YouTube declaration that the host got away "with a very, very racist rant" about Herman Cain's sexual harassment accusations.
Discovered: a reward for being ethical, a good thing about video gaming, a cautionary tale of scientific fraud, and the way the Vikings navigated through stormy weather.
After a bit of posturing and a few threats, New Hampshire finally set their "first in the nation" primary date officially to January 10th, which settles the schedule for the bellwether early voting states.
The Daily Caller combed through 984 arrest records of protesters arrested in New York and found that they live in apartments and houses priced higher than nationwide averages but cheaper than in the city they're protesting in.
We've been hearing the counter-intuitive notion that the story of Herman Cain's resurfaced sexual harassment accusations may not derail the candidate--but what does polling have to say about it?
Discovered: happiness as a longevity percentage, resurfacing worries about X-ray scanners, the non-heart risks of ADHD medication, and an unpleasant climate change weather forecast.
At what was described as a midtown business breakfast, Mayor Bloomberg noted that Congress should take blame for the mortgage crisis and mentioned that complaints at protests don't do anything for the future, Capital New York reported.
It took just a little over a month for Bank of America to reverse its decision to charge $5 a month to for using a debit card to make purchases, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Cameras, commotion and saturation media coverage are attracting all sorts of hangers-on to Occupy Wall Street protests.
Jon Stewart had a lot of material to cover on Monday night, spending a segment discussing Rick Perry's highly animated New Hampshire speech and wading into the resurfaced accusations of sexual harassment against Herman Cain.
Discovered: which commuters have more health worries, the smell of aroma molecules in chocolate, a catch with modified mosquitoes, zapping away addictive spending tendencies, and trying to debunk the "Freshman 15."
If you were absentmindly perusing The Huffington Post's culture vertical this morning you may have been surprised to spot a whole bunch of zombies featured.
Herman Cain acknowledged that he was accused of sexual harassment while he was head of the National Restaurant Association, but called the claims "totally baseless" in his first direct comments on the story.
The Libyan dictator's final days get reexamined as a member of Qaddafi's inner circle speaks to BBC News of his nervous isolation, and The New Yorker takes a deep dive into Libya's collective psyche as he was hunted down.
Last night, humanity greeted--by some calculations--its 7 billionth inhabitant, and one of the babies that the United Nations chose to represent the milestone was in Manila, Philippines.
Discovered: limits to black licorice consumption, learning from giant pythons, how to make generic food homey, and another benefit of moderate drinking.
In a moment that could've been scripted for a Cameron Crowe film, the writer and director got a pep-talk from Tom Cruise during a long drive to quit moping after Elizabethtown bombed, according to a New York Times profile.
After winning a bet with a restauranteur, Leon Panetta may ring in the New Year with a $10,000 bottle of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1870 wine, The Los Angeles Times reports.
Qaddafi's son Saif al-Islam, through indirect channels, has made contact with officials at the International Criminal Court about turning himself in for trial, the Associated Press and Reuters report.
As St. Paul's Cathedral prepares to reopen its doors, London is ready to take legal action to clear the property of protesters, reports BBC News.
With the hindsight of a few days, Libya's National Transitional Council is saying that those responsible for shooting Qaddafi will be prosecuted, The Guardian relayed.
In a Politico profile, White House chief of staff Bill Daley describes what the president needs to do to get reelected, and the bar appears pretty high.
In all the drama of the 2012 Republican primary, The Daily Show host centered in on the mystery of Mitt Romney's ever-steady results in the polls: "How has he managed to neither gain nor lose support?"
Discovered: gleaning romance from pronouns, the plight of deathly stressed dragonflies, the reminding effect of God, and a stepping-stone to dream prediction.
A New York police officer's union is threatening to sue Occupy Wall Street protesters if any more of its 5,000 members are injured during demonstrations, the New York Post and New York Observer are reporting.
Prior to the arrival of her new book, Blue Nights, Joan Didion's nephew filmed her reading excerpts from her book in a clip that shows off the author's narrative voice.
Army National Guard Maj. Shannon McLaughlin, her wife Casey, and other service members will file a suit in Boston today that challenges the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, reports The Washington Post.
Even though Donald Trump called Rick Perry's birtherism hints a "positive thing," he didn't seem sure that the tactic was great in the long run, according to comments he made last night to Piers Morgan.
New figures released by the Department of Commerce show the U.S. economy saw what were deemed modest gains in the third quarter, at a rate of 2.5 percent.
In his Wednesday round up of Occupy Wall Steet protesters nationwide, Jon Stewart looked at what's been happening in Oakland, Ca., and wondered if there wasn't a better way for the city to keep the peace.
Discovered: the Michael Jordan's of living longer, one good thing about yogurt, the composition of super broccoli, how common binge-eating is, and a bit of unwitting dodgeball.
An official with Libya's National Transitional Council is claiming that Muammar Qaddafi's son Saif al-Islam is ready to turn himself in to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, according to Reuters.
In Iowa, as Politico reported, Rick Perry is debuting new ads geared to tout his job-creating prowess, and the message is a stark contrast to his pulse-pounding, sci-fi thriller web trailer he released a few weeks ago.
Rajat K.Gupta, a former top executive at McKinsey & Co. and Goldman Sachs director, is expected to face federal charges on Wednesday, according to multiple news outlets.
Last night, Jon Stewart sized up the recent "jokes" of Rick Perry and Herman Cain, and spots a trend in the sense of humor of the GOP candidates.
Discovered: where germs gather on the way to work, another win for coffee apologists, lessons from drunk mice, and the funny thing about neutrinos.
In a grim reminder that America has been at war for nearly a decade, Mother Jones reporter Adam Weinstein notes that Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer B. Domeij was on his 14th deployment since 2002 when he was killed on Sunday by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, according to the U.S. Army's announcement.
Lego Man, a super-sized version of the plastic toy figurine, keeps washing ashore on unsuspecting beaches, most recently landing at Siesta Key Village, Florida, notes Boing Boing.
Texas governor Rick Perry, fading in the latest poll, has kept up his questions about Barack Obama's birth certificate that he brought up in a Parade magazine interview, telling CNBC, "It's fun to poke at him."
Jon Huntsman brought his nice-guy shtick to The Colbert Report hoping to build a little momentum, but he made at least one joke that stunned the audience into an awkward silence, according to an audience member's account to ABC News.
In the newest New York Times/CBS News survey, Herman Cain and Mitt Romney are still vying for the lead while Rick Perry's showing has dwindled all the way down to 6 percent, which is below Ron Paul who notched 8 percent support in the poll.
On Monday night, Jon Stewart took a familiar tack, skewering GOP leaders for promptly deeming the withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq a failure.
Discovered: a faintly bright spot in healthcare, the hearing loop arrives in America, a new hunting-gathering theory, the few that read nutrition labels, and the robots doing fine at job hunting.
For good or for ill, Occupy Wall Street has passed a milestone in its evolution as a cultural phenomenon: it will be the setting of an MTV reality show.
Manssor Arbabsiar, one of the men arrested in connection with the bizarre alleged plot to kill a Saudi Arabian ambassador, has decided to plea not guilty in court, Reuters reports.
A flat tax-based campaign didn't help Steve Forbes win the GOP nomination, but, with his endorsement of Rick Perry, he's betting the Texas governor can do a bit better.
This forest green to stark yellow shaded map of the United States plots out the different price points of marijuana across the nation.
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