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Cartoon Truth: Can you survive on $7.25?

05/10/2014 - 20:00

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6 skaters who left an imprint -Part 2

02/18/2014 - 20:00

Henry Vandervell (1824-1908; Great Britain): If you've never heard of Henry Vandervell, you are in good company.

6 skaters who left an imprint --Part 3

02/18/2014 - 13:39

Maribel Vinson Owen (1911-61; United States): For two weeks during the Olympics, everyone knows the names of the country’s skating team.

Nature In Brief -- Lion cubs make entrance at National Zoo

01/27/2014 - 11:49

HEAR THEM ROAR—WHEN THEY’RE OLDER: There is another noteworthy birth at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoo in Washington. It’s not a panda this time, but something equally interesting—a litter of African lion cubs, the first in four years.

Nature In Brief -- Research spotlights the long lives of sharks; older trees grow faster

01/17/2014 - 10:40

GOOD NEWS FOR SHARKS: Summer is just around the corner. But before you buy a bathing suit, consider this: Great white sharks live a nice, long life.

In Brief -- History buzz at Academy Awards; inflation rate up

01/16/2014 - 07:48

OSCAR NOMINATIONS: Academy Award nominations announced Jan. 16 featured films based on historic events.

Artist's concept: NASA's Space Launch System.

In Brief -- A swift trip to Jupiter; wholesale prices up

01/15/2014 - 09:00

ROCKET TO JUPITER: The new Space Launch System [SLS] is going to be out-of-this-world powerful, according to NASA. How powerful?

Preparations were underway to launch a satellite.

In Brief -- NASA sets launch; Obamacare numbers announced

01/14/2014 - 09:28

NASA LAUNCH: NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-L is scheduled to launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket on Jan. 23 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.