Scientists Discover the Genetic Reason Why Birds Don’t Have Penises.

A 911 dispatcher was caught on tape laughing about a call for a Brooklyn stabbing — then passing along bad information to cops that allowed the victim’s body to rot for days in a basement apartment.

The big question worrying investors today is how markets will react when the Federal Reserve starts trimming its stimulus program, something that could happen as soon as this year.

12 Clear Signals That The U.S. Economy Is About To Really Slow Down.

Why do identical twins end up having such different lives?

Professor Discovers Way to Alter Memory.

Researchers, Using Light to Activate Neurons, Make Mice Obsessive, or Not. Mind-control optogenetics experiments in mice give new clarity to the neural circuitry that underlines repetitive behaviors.

Parents with heavy TV viewing more likely to feed children junk food.

Procedures in human heart extraction and ritual meaning among the ancient Maya [PDF]

Researchers demonstrate an invisibility cloak that can be scaled to almost any size and say it could be used to hide orbiting satellites.

U.S. mining data from 9 leading Internet firms; companies deny knowledge. Top-secret program allows extraction of audio, video, photos, e-mails and documents, enabling analysts to track movements and contacts.

How likely is the NSA PRISM program to catch a terrorist?

It Won’t Be Easy, But Here’s How You Can Keep All Your Conversations Private

N=4 super Yang-Mills doesn’t describe reality.

Japanese kid at Yo Yo Championship.

every day the same again | June 7th, 2013