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Fanged, carnivorous plant pals up with swimming ants

2013-05-23 05:00:00

It ain't exactly a match made in heaven, but it's a friendship forged in the steamy peat swamp forests of Borneo. That's where the fanged pitcher plant, or Nepenthes bicalcarata, teams up with a plucky, fluid-diving ant that makes its home nowhere...

Honey may hold the sticky solution to bee colony collapse

2013-04-29 14:57:00

Honeybees that live off the same sweetener found in soft drinks could be more vulnerable to the microbial enemies and pesticides believed to be linked to catastrophic collapse of honeybee colonies worldwide, a new study suggests. Researchers...

Stephen Hawking talks about unified theory and his biggest 'blunder'

2013-04-10 06:41:00

Humans are on the cusp of discovering how the universe works on its biggest and smallest scales, Stephen Hawking said during a lecture Tuesday in Los Angeles. The renowned theoretical physicist made his name studying black holes, massive structures that...

Robert Edwards dies at 87; Nobel winner for first 'test-tube baby'

2013-04-10 14:13:00

About 10% of married couples suffer from infertility – the inability to conceive a child naturally. Through the better part of the 20th century, physicians considered this a minor and perhaps irrelevant problem, one that contributed overall to...

Hungry for a group to safely deliver leftover food to charities

2013-04-02 00:00:00

On a recent evening, students at Pomona College feasted on chicken pot pie, steamed veggies, biscuits and rice. And, as is often the case, there were plenty of leftovers in the dining hall, enough for about 100 extra meals. Those leftovers, however,...

The Supreme Court and gay marriage: a reading list

2013-03-26 07:28:00

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court begins hearing arguments in two cases that could become landmarks of American legal history: challenges to Proposition 8, the 2008 voter initiative that outlawed gay marriage in California, and to the 1996 federal...

Chinua Achebe, author of 'Things Fall Apart,' dies at 82

2013-03-22 07:35:00

Nigerian-born author Chinua Achebe has died. The 82-year-old was best known for his gorgeously written historical novel that served as an indictment of colonialism, "Things Fall Apart." Published in 1958, "Things Fall Apart" soon became an international...

Rowan Williams, leader of Church of England, leaving office

2012-12-30 04:52:00

The head of the Church of England is leaving office after a decade as the spiritual leader of the world's 80 million-strong Anglican Communion. Rowan Williams, the 104th archbishop of Canterbury, will be replaced by 56-year-old former oil executive...

Planck: Big Bang's afterglow reveals older universe, more matter

2013-03-21 11:32:00

The universe has hidden its age well. The European Space Agency’s Planck space telescope has scanned the skies for the Big Bang’s fingerprint and discovered that the universe is about 100 million years older than thought, and that there’...

Is a Facebook 'like' too much information?

2013-03-12 05:05:00

Go ahead, click the "like" icon on the "Wicked, the Musical" page on Facebook. You may be telling more people than you intended that you're gay. Click it for Hello Kitty. You may be telling someone you have an "open" personality but aren't as...

You may be smart if you 'like' Mozart and curly fries on Facebook

2013-03-11 13:35:00

What do Facebook users who “like” Mozart, Morgan Freeman’s voice, "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" and curly fries have in common? They are likely to have high IQs, according to a new study. Meanwhile, those who like Facebook pages...

On Facebook, you are what you 'like,' scientific study says

2013-03-11 14:36:00

SAN FRANCISCO -- You are what you like on Facebook. That's the conclusion of a new study published Monday that says your Facebook "likes" reveal a whole lot more about you than you might think –- including how old you are, how you vote, whether...

David Potash has been named president of Wilbur Wright College, one of the seven City Colleges of Chicago, effective in July. Potash, 49, will bring more than 20 years of higher education administrative experience to the Northwest Side community college.

2013-06-18 00:00:00

Stuart Jackson has been named global managing partner of L.E.K. Consulting. He began his career at L.E.K. in London nearly 30 years ago and has spent the majority of his time at L.E.K. in the United States. He has held multiple U.S. and global leadership roles, including president of L.E.K.

2013-01-07 08:15:00

Career Education Corp. has hired Daniel J. Hurdle senior vice president and chief career schools officer. Hurdle leads the new, consolidated Career Schools Education Group, encompassing more than 70 culinary, health, and art and design education campuses. Hurdle joins CEC from Caribou Coffee Co.

2012-07-06 09:24:00