Tornado Season: How Do Meteorologists Predict Twisters?
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Beards Get Respect, But Not Women, Study Finds
Men, you have a simple choice: If you want respect from other men, grow a beard. Aiming to attract a woman? Shave it off.
A study reported in Behavioral Ecology used pictures of men from New Zealand and Samoa in normal poses …
Talk About Extreme: Roller-Coaster Ride Rips Limbs from Dummies
Thorpe Park outside of London will roll out a new coaster, dubbed The Swarm, to the public in mid-March, but has already created plenty of buzz by tearing some crash-test dummies to shreds and then getting a group of high-octane …
Power Lunch: T. Rex Had Strongest Jaw of All, Researchers Find
It’s not that getting bitten by an alligator is any sort of delightful experience, but compare an alligator to a Tyrannosaurus rex and you should take the alligator every time, according to a pair of British university …
Who’s Who in the Chardon, Ohio School-Shooting Tragedy
Five students at Chardon High School in Ohio were sitting at a cafeteria table waiting for a bus to take them to alternative vocational schools on Monday morning. Suddenly, according to reports, a classmate pulled a gun on them …
A Bowler’s Exuberant Win Goes Viral — And for Good Reason
After Pete Weber won his fifth U.S. Open bowling tournament on Sunday on live television (sporting a live microphone on his lapel) with a strike in the final frame, the 49-year-old seasoned veteran took off on a short, yet …
NASCAR Driver Crashes Into Track Dryer, Creating Fiery Daytona Delay
A fiery crash that involved 200 gallons of jet fuel created a spectacular sight at the Daytona 500 Monday night, adding to what was already likely the oddest Daytona race ever.
After rain delayed the race from Sunday afternoon …
Ohio Church Offers Drive-Thru Ash Wednesday Service
One church in suburban Cincinnati must have lots of busy parishioners. So busy, in fact, that they can only make time for a drive-thru Ash Wednesday.
The Rev. Patricia Anderson Cook of Mt. Healthy United Methodist Church will
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Fossilized Elephant Tracks Map Animals’ Early Behavior
Researchers say they have discovered prehistoric tracks which point to the ancestors of modern-day elephants, who lived in herds in what is now the United Arab Emirates.
In a 12.3-acre site, known as Mleisa 1, researchers …
The Anatomy of an Avalanche
Avalanches have already claimed five lives in Washington and Montana since Sunday, as unstable weather conditions have given way to slides of snow. In Washington, two separate events claimed the lives of four people. In one case, …
Picky Eaters Need Not Apply: NASA Seeks Taste Testers for Mars Simulation
If you can you stomach four months of experimental Mars-appropriate cooking, NASA has an experience that seems ready-made for a reality TV show.
NASA wants to figure out how it would feed astronauts a balanced, healthy diet if …
Get Ready for the Million-Mustache March
Sure, it’s likely an April Fools’ joke, but why not support the mustachioed masses for a good cause?