To protect their young against rattlesnakes, California ground squirrels have evolved a special defense — they heat their tails. Squirrels in the wild wave their bushy tails at snakes in order to look bigger and more threatening. This upsizing defense is a common tactic in the animal kingdom — cats …
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SEATTLE – They helped open the public’s eyes to the wonders of space when they were first photographed in 1995, but a new study suggests the famous “Pillars of Creation” in the Eagle Nebula might have already been toppled long ago, and that what the Hubble Space Telescope actually captured …
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In a study prompted by the 2005 deaths of three children under the age of 2 years old, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised parents Thursday not to give over-the-counter cold remedies to a child under 2 years old without first consulting the child’s pediatrician. The children …
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Michael Yon is an independent journalist and former Green Beret who was embedded in Iraq for nine months in 2005. He has returned to Iraq for 2007 to continue reporting on the war. Here is a portion of his latest dispatch exclusively for FOXNews.com. ——————————————— Click here to read the …
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YouTube has restored the account of a prominent Egyptian human-rights activist more than a week after shutting it down over questionable video content. The video Web site restored Wael Abbas’ account Friday, a YouTube spokesman said in a statement. “We are committed to preserving YouTube as an important platform for …
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It took two-and-a-half years, but the University of Colorado finally fired Professor Ward Churchill for plagiarism and other academic misdeeds. Churchill is suing. From the jump, this case was really about academic standards and behavior. Calling the innocent people killed in the World Trade Center on 9/11 little Eichmanns, Nazis, …
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WASHINGTON – Despite calls by the White House to amend the nation’s intelligence laws in order to better fight the War on Terror, a leading Senate Democrat says he remains skeptical of Bush administration intentions and what he deems an “outrageous attack on the privacy of the American people.” Sen. …
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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Blame Game Virginia Democratic Congressman Jim Moran is getting slammed by fellow House Democrats over comments that pro-Israel forces in the U.S., “pushed the Iraq war from the beginning.” The Politico newspaper reports Government Reform Committee Chairman Henry Waxman called Moran’s remarks …
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This weekend marked the end of 2005. I’m on the road heading back to the Big Apple from my annual visit to the in-laws in St. Louis — so I’m reprinting last Thursday’s column. If you already read it, feel free to Grrr! As we look forward to another year …
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Gibson: Holocaust a ‘Numbers Game’ | Jacko Lawyers Quit $48 Million Case | Mariah, Madonna and Fans Gibson: Holocaust a ‘Numbers Game’ Mel Gibson is in a lot of trouble now, but his problems began a long time ago. Two years ago, Gibson gave an interview to former Republican speechwriter …
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