Enlarge image i People pass the World Trade Center construction site in New York. Debris from the fallen towers will be sifted for victims’ remains beginning Monday. Mark Lennihan/AP People pass the World Trade Center construction site in New York. Debris from the fallen towers will be sifted for victims’ remains beginning Monday. Mark Lennihan/AP […]
Enlarge image i More than 100 years ago, Golgi staining on nerve cells opened the gates to modern neuroscience. Scientists recently developed the Technicolor version of Golgi staining, Brainbow, allowing more detailed reconstructions of brain circuits. AFP/Getty Images More than 100 years ago, Golgi staining on nerve cells opened the gates to modern neuroscience. Scientists
Fifty years ago, the notorious Alcatraz prison shut its gate behind guard Jim Albright as he escorted the last inmate off the island on March 21, 1963. “As we’re going out, I know, when I come back from this trip, I don’t have a job, I don’t have a home anymore,” Albright remembers. “I didn’t
Enlarge image i Joy Reynolds of San Diego looks at the newspapers on display at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., on June 29, 2012, following the Supreme Court ruling on President Obama’s health care law. David Goldman/AP Joy Reynolds of San Diego looks at the newspapers on display at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., on
Former Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks is jailed in San Bernadino County, Calif., following a high-speed freeway chase with Barstow police and members of the California Highway Patrol. Just hours earlier, Brooks had been kicked out of the lower house of the Nevada State Legislature for making threats and behaving erratically. Enlarge image i Ex-Nevada Assemblyman
Former Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks is jailed in San Bernadino County, Calif., following a high-speed freeway chase with Barstow police and members of the California Highway Patrol. Just hours earlier, Brooks had been kicked out of the lower house of the Nevada State Legislature for making threats and behaving erratically. Enlarge image i Ex-Nevada Assemblyman
Enlarge image i Joy Reynolds of San Diego looks at the newspapers on display at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., on June 29, 2012, following the Supreme Court ruling on President Obama’s health care law. David Goldman/AP Joy Reynolds of San Diego looks at the newspapers on display at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., on
North Korea warned Seoul on Saturday that the Korean Peninsula had entered “a state of war” and threatened to shut down a border factory complex that’s the last major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. Analysts say a full-scale conflict is extremely unlikely, noting that the Korean Peninsula has remained in a technical state of war for
North Korea warned Seoul on Saturday that the Korean Peninsula had entered “a state of war” and threatened to shut down a border factory complex that’s the last major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation. Analysts say a full-scale conflict is extremely unlikely, noting that the Korean Peninsula has remained in a technical state of war for
Enlarge image i A UPS truck drives along Grant Street on in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A UPS truck drives along Grant Street on in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images United Parcel Post has agreed to forfeit $40 million it made in payments from pharmacies that shipped controlled substances to Americans without
Enlarge image i Will Piper and Annette Pacas visit the grave of Annette’s son, Alex, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Mount Carroll, Ill. Piper says he hopes to raise money to replace the makeshift, plastic marker with a permanent gravestone. John W. Poole/NPR Will Piper and Annette Pacas visit the grave of Annette’s son, Alex,
We’ve already seen drones shaped like various animals, including humming birds and dogs. Next is one made to look (and swim) like a jellyfish. Cyro, which measures 5 feet 7 inches in diameter and weighs 170 pounds, moves through the water effortlessly, researchers say. Its design is based on Cyanea capillata, the giant lion’s mane