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Sixty years ago, polio was one of the most feared diseases in the U.S. As the weather warmed up each year, panic over polio intensified. Late summer was dubbed “polio season.” Public swimming pools were shut down. Movie theaters urged patrons not to sit too close together to avoid spreading the disease. Insurance companies started
Enlarge Charlie Neibergall/AP Mitt Romney at the first presidential debate at the University of Denver on Oct. 3. Charlie Neibergall/AP Mitt Romney at the first presidential debate at the University of Denver on Oct. 3. If there was any surprise in the first 90-minute presidential debate, it was President Obama’s apathetic performance, not Mitt Romney’s
Enlarge Marko Drobnjakovic/AP July 11, 2012: A woman cried next to the coffin of her relative at the Potocari memorial complex near Srebrenica. More than 8,000 Muslim men and boys were executed there in July 1995. It was the worst massacre in Europe since World War II. Marko Drobnjakovic/AP July 11, 2012: A woman cried
Enlarge Matt Rourke/AP Arlen Specter, the five-term senator from Pennsylvania, died from complications of non-Hodgkins lymphoma, said his son, Shanin. He was 82 years old. Matt Rourke/AP Arlen Specter, the five-term senator from Pennsylvania, died from complications of non-Hodgkins lymphoma, said his son, Shanin. He was 82 years old. Arlen Specter, the outspoken senator who
Enlarge Stefan Aufschnaiter/Red Bull/AP Pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria is seen in a screen at mission control center in the capsule during the final manned flight for Red Bull Stratos in Roswell, N.M., Sunday. Stefan Aufschnaiter/Red Bull/AP Pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria is seen in a screen at mission control center in the capsule during
Former Sen. Arlen Specter, one of the most influential senators of the last half century, died on Sunday from complications of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He was 82. The five-term senator, a moderate Republican-turned-Democrat, was a key member of the Judiciary Committee and a major player in the confirmation proceedings of 14 Supreme Court nominees. But he
Enlarge Sharon Dominick/iStockphoto Scientists examined bacteria in the mouths of twins, and found that it’s not as similar as they thought it would be. Sharon Dominick/iStockphoto Scientists examined bacteria in the mouths of twins, and found that it’s not as similar as they thought it would be. Lately, we’ve been learning more and more about
Few things are as rare as a piece of rock that falls from outer space and crashes onto Earth. Among the most prized of these meteorites are from Mars. Friday, scientists describe the latest one discovered: It’s called Tissint, and this weekend you can buy a piece of it. First, it’s clear to experts that
Enlarge David Goldman/AP In the final weeks before Election Day, the one and only matchup of the vice presidential candidates in a broadcast debate turned up the heat. NPR’s Ron Elving and White House correspondent Scott Horsley hash out which jabs by Vice President Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan caused the most sting. They also