Named for the hairy-chested actor David Hasselhoff, the Hoff crab is now thought to have originated in the Pacific Ocean. Today it is threatened by global warming, say scientists.Elizabeth BarberJune 19, 2013
This World Refugee Day, Swedish furniture maker IKEA offers up a new design for a shelter that would offer more privacy and comfort than the ubiquitous canvas tent.Jeremy RavinskyJune 19, 2013
A new study claims that applause is not necessarily based on great performance, but rather spreads like a social contagion. Researchers in Sweden have found that how long people clap for depends on members of the crowd.
Alexander BesantJune 19, 2013
Cambodian lost city: Researchers clarified that the Mahendraparvata was not lost, but that it was found to be unexpectedly large.Elizabeth BarberJune 19, 2013
While still highly popular, Obama has come under criticism from the German public and government alike over the NSA's online surveillance program and US use of drones.Michael SteiningerJune 19, 2013
President Morsi has enraged residents in Luxor, one of Egypt's main tourism destinations, by appointing as governor a former member of Al Gamaa al-Islamiyya.Kristen ChickJune 19, 2013
A new deal brokered between Mali's government and ethnic Tuaregs by the EU and UN diplomats along with regional players may be a key first step.Peter TintiJune 19, 2013
US recyclers are nervous about losing their largest market after China began enforcing new environmental laws this year.Peter FordJune 19, 2013
NASA has issued The Asteroid Grand Challenge, an effort to solicit ideas for how to capture an asteroid and, later, send humans to asteroids.Elizabeth BarberJune 19, 2013
A year ago, Ecuador allowed fugitive WikiLeaker Julian Assange to seek refuge in its London embassy. Now its new media law tightens the vice on journalists critical of the South American country’s government. Simeon TegelJune 19, 2013
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