Snakes and lizards, as well as a few marsupials, have structures known as “hemipenises.” Not quite two penises, but not quite a half one either, these branched structures probably serve some purpose, but what? … [Read more...]
Cole Hammer, 15, Enjoys Pro Treatment Ahead of U.S. Open
UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. - Cole Hammer was being interviewed Monday evening at Chambers Bay when Cody Gribble, a fellow Texan with whom Hammer had just finished a nine-hole practice round, sneaked up from behind, lifted the 125-pound Hammer off his feet in a bearhug, set him down, and started to walk away. … [Read more...]
Companies Can Fire Workers for Marijuana Use, Colorado Court Rules
DENVER - Businesses can fire employees for using marijuana, even if they are smoking it off the clock and complying with state laws that have legalized the drug, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a closely watched case at the vanguard of lawsuits testing the limits of marijuana legalization. … [Read more...]
IBM Invests to Help Open-Source Big Data Software — and Itself
The IBM “endorsement effect” has often shaped the computer industry over the years. In 1981, when IBM entered the personal computer business, the company decisively pushed an upstart technology into the mainstream. … [Read more...]
Bits Blog: Elon Musk Wants Your Hyperloop Ideas
Elon Musk is looking for a few good pods. SpaceX, Mr. Musk’s rocket launch company, has announced a competition to design passenger vehicles for the Hyperloop, a proposed high-speed ground transport system. … [Read more...]
Flooding Rain To Severely Impact Texas, South
Heavy rainfall in association with a tropical low will bring significant rainfall to the part of the country that needs it the least: Texas and much of the deep south. … [Read more...]
Marvel And Sony Are Down To Two Final Spider-Man Candidates
Entertainment snippets. George R. R. Martin has even more shows planned for HBO. Dean Cain talks Supergirl, Chad Hodge discusses Wayward Pines, and Spider-Man casting getting close. Spoilers Now! … [Read more...]
Worker to Appear in Court as Search for Convicts Continues
Joyce Mitchell, the prison tailoring shop instructor charged with helping two killers flee from an upstate New York prison, is expected to appear in court today as the search for the convicts enters its 10th day. … [Read more...]
Meet the Hillary Clinton ‘Super Volunteers’
They're the "HRC Super Volunteers" -- a group of near obsessive Hillary Clinton supporters who travel, on their own dime, to volunteer at the Democratic presidential candidate's campaign events. … [Read more...]
China Ends Recovery Efforts on Ship That Capsized on Yangtze
BEIJING - China has concluded rescue and recovery efforts surrounding a cruise ship that capsized this month on the Yangtze River and has revised its count of the number of people who were on board and the number of survivors, according to official news media. … [Read more...]