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    May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Fanged, carnivorous plant pals up with swimming ants

    It ain't exactly a match made in heaven, but it's a friendship forged in the steamy peat swamp forests of Borneo.
    It ain't exactly a match made in heaven, but it's a friendship forged in the steamy peat swamp forests of Borneo. That's where the fanged pitcher plant, or Nepenthes bicalcarata, teams up with a plucky, fluid-diving ant that makes its home nowhere...

    Tags: Theft

    2. Apr 29, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Honey may hold the sticky solution to bee colony collapse

    Honeybees that live off the same sweetener found in soft drinks could be more vulnerable to the microbial enemies and pesticides believed to be linked to catastrophic collapse of honeybee colonies worldwide, a new study suggests.
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    Honeybees that live off the same sweetener found in soft drinks could be more vulnerable to the microbial enemies and pesticides believed to be linked to catastrophic collapse of honeybee colonies worldwide, a new study suggests. Researchers...

    Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Disasters and Accidents, Organic Foods, Science and Technology, Viral Diseases and Infections

    3. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Stephen Hawking talks about unified theory and his biggest 'blunder'

    Humans are on the cusp of discovering how the universe works on its biggest and smallest scales, Stephen Hawking said during a lecture Tuesday in Los Angeles.
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    Humans are on the cusp of discovering how the universe works on its biggest and smallest scales, Stephen Hawking said during a lecture Tuesday in Los Angeles. The renowned theoretical physicist made his name studying black holes, massive structures that...

    Tags: Biology, Science and Technology, Science, Health and Safety at School, Cosmology

    4. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Robert Edwards dies at 87; Nobel winner for first 'test-tube baby'

    About 10% of married couples suffer from infertility – the inability to conceive a child naturally. Through the better part of the 20th century, physicians considered this a minor and perhaps irrelevant problem, one that contributed overall to society by keeping the birthrate down.
    About 10% of married couples suffer from infertility – the inability to conceive a child naturally. Through the better part of the 20th century, physicians considered this a minor and perhaps irrelevant problem, one that contributed overall to...

    Tags: Research, Physiology, Biology, Colleges and Universities, Religion and Belief

    5. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Planck: Big Bang's afterglow reveals older universe, more matter

    The universe has hidden its age well. The European Space Agency’s Planck space telescope has scanned the skies for the Big Bang’s fingerprint and discovered that the universe is about 100 million years older than thought, and that there’s more normal matter and dark matter filling the cosmos.
    The universe has hidden its age well. The European Space Agency’s Planck space telescope has scanned the skies for the Big Bang’s fingerprint and discovered that the universe is about 100 million years older than thought, and that there’...

    Tags: Science and Technology, NASA, Cosmology, Space Programs, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

    6. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Three justices' concern over gay parenting surprises experts

    WASHINGTON — During last week's Supreme Court arguments on gay marriage, Justice Antonin Scalia asserted that "there's considerable disagreement" among experts over whether "raising a child in a single-sex family is harmful or not." Two other justices agreed that gay parenting was a new and uncertain development.
    WASHINGTON — During last week's Supreme Court arguments on gay marriage, Justice Antonin Scalia asserted that "there's considerable disagreement" among experts over whether "raising a child in a single-sex family is harmful or not." Two other...

    Tags: Research, Minority Groups, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), American Academy of Pediatrics, Antonin Scalia

    7. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. The Supreme Court and gay marriage: a reading list

    On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court begins hearing arguments <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-court-prop8-20130325,0,282928.story">in two cases </a>that could become landmarks of American legal history: challenges to Proposition 8, the 2008 voter initiative that outlawed gay marriage in California, and to the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman.
    On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court begins hearing arguments in two cases that could become landmarks of American legal history: challenges to Proposition 8, the 2008 voter initiative that outlawed gay marriage in California, and to the 1996 federal...

    Tags: Minority Groups, Proposition 8 (California, 2010), Boy Scouts of America, Clubs and Associations, Barack Obama

    8. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Chinua Achebe, author of 'Things Fall Apart,' dies at 82

    Nigerian-born author Chinua Achebe has died. The 82-year-old was best known for his gorgeously written historical novel that served as an indictment of colonialism, "Things Fall Apart." Published in 1958, "Things Fall Apart" soon became an international hit and made Achebe one of the most prominent writers from Nigeria and Africa. It is said to be the most widely read book on the continent.
    Nigerian-born author Chinua Achebe has died. The 82-year-old was best known for his gorgeously written historical novel that served as an indictment of colonialism, "Things Fall Apart." Published in 1958, "Things Fall Apart" soon became an international...

    Tags: England, Africa, Chinua Achebe, Joseph Conrad, Literature

    9. Apr 2, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  9. Hungry for a group to safely deliver leftover food to charities

    On a recent evening, students at Pomona College feasted on chicken pot pie, steamed veggies, biscuits and rice. And, as is often the case, there were plenty of leftovers in the dining hall, enough for about 100 extra meals.
    On a recent evening, students at Pomona College feasted on chicken pot pie, steamed veggies, biscuits and rice. And, as is often the case, there were plenty of leftovers in the dining hall, enough for about 100 extra meals. Those leftovers, however,...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland), Lifestyle and Leisure

    10. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Is a Facebook 'like' too much information?

    Go ahead, click the "like" icon on the "Wicked, the Musical" page on Facebook. You may be telling more people than you intended that you're gay.
    Go ahead, click the "like" icon on the "Wicked, the Musical" page on Facebook. You may be telling more people than you intended that you're gay. Click it for Hello Kitty. You may be telling someone you have an "open" personality but aren't as...

    Tags: Chris Tucker, Minority Groups, Music, Cornell University, Drug Use

    11. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. You may be smart if you 'like' Mozart and curly fries on Facebook

    What do Facebook users who &ldquo;like&rdquo; Mozart, Morgan Freeman&rsquo;s voice, "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" and curly fries have in common? They are likely to have high IQs, according to <a href="http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/03/06/1218772110.full.pdf+html?with-ds=yes">a new study</a>.
    What do Facebook users who “like” Mozart, Morgan Freeman’s voice, "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" and curly fries have in common? They are likely to have high IQs, according to a new study. Meanwhile, those who like Facebook pages...

    Tags: Minority Groups, ESPN2 (tv network), Indiana Jones (fictional character), Jon Stewart, Human Rights

    12. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. On Facebook, you are what you 'like,' scientific study says

    SAN FRANCISCO -- You are what you like on Facebook.
    SAN FRANCISCO -- You are what you like on Facebook. That's the conclusion of a new study published Monday that says your Facebook "likes" reveal a whole lot more about you than you might think –- including how old you are, how you vote, whether...

    Tags: Wicked (musical), Science and Technology, Social Media, The Colbert Report (tv program)

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