Why You Can’t Get a Medium-Rare Burger in North Carolina
No raw meat for you! That’s the current rule for restaurant patrons in North Carolina.
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Bird Watchers, Beware: Electronic Bird Calls May Harm the Creatures
What if all the bird lovers out there clamoring to use their new technology were really driving birds mad? As new bird-calling technology, whether applications for your smartphone or recorded onto your iPod, lure birds to where …
QUOTE: Violence Mounts in Ireland
“They are dragging us into the dark ages. There are some people in Ireland that have to get over the whole English thing.”
— TOM O’NEILL, a 34-year-old salesman in Ireland, on violence in his home country associated with Queen …
Green Wars: Two ‘Living Buildings’ Battle for Sustainable Supremacy
Your office building doesn’t have solar panels lining the roof, composting in the basement, or mechanically controlled venetian blinds on the outside of the building to direct sun in or out depending on the time of day?
Growth Chemical Leads to Exploding Watermelons in China
Safety goggles may become required for eating watermelons.
QUOTE: Andrew Bynum Shows Remorse
“I want to actually apologize to J.J. Barea for doing that. I’m just glad that he wasn’t seriously injured in the event and all I can say is, I’ve looked at [the replay], it’s terrible and it definitely won’t be happening
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A Heist That Stings: Thousands of Bees Stolen from Million-Dollar Project
Built-in stingers aren’t enough to protect thousands of bees from theft, not with millions of dollars at stake in one of the largest bee research projects in the world. Now the underground world of bees—we bet you didn’t …
Five Ways the South Is Preparing for Flood Aftermath
At least floodwaters can give you a bit of time to prepare for devastation — not that the time makes anything better. But with time also comes questions on what is the best way to handle the inundation of surging rivers. From …
Updated: Peahen Escapes from Bronx Zoo, Is Found in Nearby Garage
UPDATE: The peahen is back in the building. The AP says she was found Wednesday morning in the garage of a local business and returned safe and sound to the zoo.
Chocoholics, Rejoice: Football-Sized Cacao Beans Rediscovered
Just when you thought chocolate had reached its pinnacle, a rediscovered cacao bean has chefs downright giddy. And when chefs get all jazzed about a new ingredient, all us regular folks get to reap the benefits.
QUOTE: Vin Diesel Thinks ‘Fast Five’ Deserves an Oscar
“I wouldn’t be surprised if there is some Oscar talk around this. Sooner or later, people are gonna say, ‘Wait a minute, just because they are for the working class doesn’t mean they’re not great.'”
— VIN DIESEL, actor, …
Will and Kate: Already Parents (to a Baby Penguin)
If you’re still looking for the perfect gift for the happy couple—we’re talking the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, of course—you got beat to the punch. By a penguin.