I came across a term, “Sumata“, but when I looked it up in Wikipedia, there were no hits. A shameful state of affairs that has now been rectified. Apparently, the Nepalese also use the...

After the fall of Saddam Hussein’s government in April 2003, the opportunity to participate in the U.S.-led effort to reconstruct Iraq attracted all manner of Americans … Before they could go to Baghdad, they...

The vole, a mouselike rodent, is not only the fastest evolving mammal, but also harbors a number of puzzling genetic traits that challenge current scientific understanding … [voles have] evolved in the last 500,000...

Fully two-thirds of the [US] Army’s operating force, both active and reserve, is now reporting in as “unready”—that is, they lack the equipment, people, or training they need to execute their assigned missions. Not...

The gunman who went on a shooting rampage at a Montreal college Wednesday apparently left an online journal … Kimveer Gill was the author of an online diary posted at the website vampirefreaks.com …...

Jessica Reif Cohen, a Merrill Lynch analyst, wrote in a note to clients Thursday that remarks two days before by Universal Chief Executive Officer Doug Morris meant Universal was getting set to sue not...

Ethanol production in the US was growing so rapidly it might drive up corn prices and push livestock producers into a costly scramble for grain … One-fifth of this year’s corn crop would be...

Physical cleansing has been a focal element in religious ceremonies for thousands of years. The prevalence of this practice suggests a psychological association between bodily purity and moral purity … we explored what we...

Analysis of [cerebrospinal fluid] samples showed a differential distribution of metabolites in samples from healthy volunteers away from drug-naïve patients with first-onset schizophrenia … The metabolic profile … was characteristically altered in patients with...

Dramatic evidence that America is involved in illegal mercenary operations in east Africa has emerged … The leaked communications between US private military companies suggest the CIA had knowledge of the plans to run...