Scott Robson article on confusion of writers, producers and executives about what they can and cannot say and show on TV; says some network officials contend that election-year posturing in Washington is resulting in most conservative television environment…

There you are, at a folk music festival or an intimate theater or even a local coffeehouse. And, dang, if that guy up on stage, the one strumming a guitar and singing mighty fine, doesn’t look just like that actor from Deliverance, The Onion Field, Taps,…

MPTP (1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine) is a prodrug to the neurotoxin MPP+, which causes permanent symptoms of Parkinson's disease by destroying dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra of the brain. It has been used to study disease models…

video game series

The menu is like a poetic distillation of the regions of Thailand from which the chef took his inspiration.

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Read about the history and future of Earth’s sun as well as fun facts about the sun’s age, size, temperature, and phenomena like solar flares.

'Psychic' incorrectly predicted the death of Amanda Berry in 2004 – not the first time she's been wrong about a missing person

“It’s always a pleasure watching these endearing little creatures as they go about their business.”

book by Jules Verne

American inventor and industrialist

A desperate group of doctors in Italy saved dozens of Jews during World War II by simply inventing a disease.

An 'albino' redwood is a redwood tree which is unable to produce chlorophyll, and so has white needles instead of the normal green. It survives by obtaining sugar through the connections between its roots and those of neighboring normal redwood(s), usually…

We introduce AlphaGo Zero, the latest evolution of AlphaGo, the first computer program to defeat a world champion at the ancient Chinese game of Go. Zero is even more powerful and is arguably the strongest Go player in history. Previous versions of AlphaGo…

Cigarette butts have long been the single most collected item on the world’s beaches, with a total of more than 60 million collected over 32 years.

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1975 British comedy film

In the past five years, companies and workplaces have violated pollution laws more than 500,000 times. But most polluters have escaped punishment.

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Bette Midler (/bɛt/; born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, comedian, and film producer.