Scientists studying the brain‘s reaction to sound have determined the piercing screech of a knife against a glass bottle to be the human ear’s worst nightmare. A research team at the University of Newcastle examined brain activity in a group of volunteers, who listened to...
Usually job candidates are turned away because they don’t have the right skill set or enough experience, but one California woman said she didn’t get a job because she doesn’t have the right body type. Jennifer Rogers, of Palm Desert, Calif., claimed she didn’t get...Read more: Woman Who Can't Fit Into Skirt Denied Job as 'Kilt Girl'
Reported by Norleena P. Gullett, MD: When reading the morning paper, women may take bad news to heart more than their male counterparts, a new study found. The Canadian study of 56 people found women who read negative news stories were more reactive to stressful...
GOP vice presidential candidate has crammed for meeting with Joe Biden.Read more: Ryan Aide Anticipates 'Irish Uncle' Figure in Debate with Biden
Col. Jeannie Flynn Leavitt was recently named the Air Force's first female wing commander.Read more: Watch: Female Fighter Pilot Breaks Gender Barriers
First lady opens up about being one of her husband's greatest assets in his re-election bid.Read more: Watch: Michelle Obama on Role in President's Campaign
At the Supreme Court today, the conservative justices had skeptical questions for a lawyer defending the University of Texas’ plan that takes race into consideration in the admissions process. One of their main concerns goes to the heart of the case: at what point does...Page 1012 of 1672
Justin Bieber is distant cousin of Ryan Gosling, Avril Lavigne, Celine Dion, Ancestry.com says
An opposing team's volunteer coach allegedly stepped onto the field in Payson City, Utah, and struck a sevent-grade player down -- leading to the coach's arrest.
Ernest Shackleton, the British explorer who nearly died trying to reach the South Pole a century ago, is celebrated as a leader and hero. Now, an Australian adventurer, Tim Jarvis, is trying to re-create Shackleton's famous Endurance expedition.
Timothy Kurek faced snickers, hostility and a mother who said, "I'd rather have found out from a doctor that I had terminal cancer than have a gay son."
Anthropologists have found a tiny bone fragment from a child who died in Africa 1.5 million years ago. Its significance: Chemical analysis suggests the child was already eating meat. Hunting was thought to have begun much later.
NYC restaurant's Le Burger Extravagant was certified by Guinness to be the world's priciest burger.