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Video: Aboard the USS Iwo Jima
In honor of Memorial Day, Lonnie Quinn talks to Osprey pilot, 1st Lt. Scott Pope, aboard the USS Iwo Jima.
The Justice Department Seeks Evidence of Crimes in the Gulf
The Justice Department has finally made official its investigation of possible crimes against nature and man in the gulf oil disaster.
Will we succeed? The science of self-motivation
Can you help you? Recent research has shown that those who ask themselves whether they will perform a task generally do better than those who tell themselves that they will.
Consent forms for research: Have they improved in 25 years?
Consent forms that people sign before participating in research are widely considered difficult to understand and sometimes inaccurate. Lack of clarity was implicated in a high-profile legal settlement in April...
No more eating shark fin in Hawaii after new law
(AP) -- The $48-a-plate shark fin has been a favorite dish to celebrate 80th birthdays and fete out of town VIPs since Vienna Hou's Chinese restaurant opened 25 years...
Dennis Hopper dies at 74; actor directed counterculture classic 'Easy Rider'
Hopper made his acting debut in 'Rebel Without a Cause' in 1955. He later descended into years of drug and alcohol abuse, but made a comeback in 1986 with his Oscar-nominated role...
Canadian research examines effects of scientific claims on oil
A University of Alberta researcher says people generally do not act on information about the effects fossil fuel-based products are having on the environment. And the reason, says English and...
In the brain, early-stage intense passionate love seems to be universal
Close relationship researchers have previously found that Easterners (those from collectivistic cultures such as China) seem to regard love differently from Westerners (those from individualist cultures such as the United...
Close Relationship with Mom Leads to Better Romance Later
How well you get along with your parents in your teens might influence your romantic relationships a decade later, a new study suggests.
No Dice - The Probability Of Yahtzee*
While going through old boxes of miscellaneous detritus, I came upon several sheets of paper from my health journalism grad school days. The scribes packed a lot of wisdom into...
Former UCLA student charged with kidnapping hoax
A 22-year-old Glendale woman and former UCLA student who made up a story about being kidnapped was criminally charged Friday.
Gaming Addicts Guilty of Starving Baby to Death
Korean Couple Convicted of Abandoning Newborn Daughter While They Addictively Played Online Game Raising a Virtual Child
Loneliness study: Help! I need somebody
As a report warns that loneliness is rife and advises us to 'invest in' friends and family, a psychoanalyst argues that the experts have got it wrong. Below, one woman describes her...
Baby blues not just a mom and her hormones thing
New findings that show the effects on men illustrate why it can't be dismissed as a biological fact of life. In women, postpartum depression is well-known, long-studied and blamed in large part...
A Brief History Of The Psychology Of Religion
When I'm not delving into the science and pseudoscience surrounding autism, I have other areas of interest that I turn my attention to. The psychology of religion is one of those...
Strange Connections: Giorgio Vasari And Galileo Galilei
It could be argued that had it not been for the influence of the Italian painter, writer, historian and architect, Giorgio Vasari (July 30, 1511 – June 27, 1574) on...
A Botox gap in understanding emotion
The inability to show those subtle messages about our feelings – that smile or that frown – could hamper social awareness. ...
Stage actor is arrested in bizarre double murder; park is closed as police look for body parts
A man arrested in the killing of a Costa Mesa college student and an Irvine woman is an actor who had just wrapped up a nearly month-long performance of the...
What I'm really thinking: The pilgrim
'It's the simplicity of the life I enjoy. Just a guy on a journey'Oddly, I don't think about religion that often. When I began my first big pilgrimage, 12 years ago, I...
Kids face up to disgust surprisingly late
Understanding of this yucky emotion may not emerge until age 5
Lessons from the mephedrone ban | David Nutt
Mephedrone was banned on the basis of limited evidence and media hysteria. We need a new approach to drug classificationOn 17 March I was giving a lecture in Barcelona when I received...
Maserati owner arrested in welfare fraud sweep
A Cerritos woman was due in court Friday after being arrested in a massive welfare fraud sweep for receiving more than $200,000 in welfare benefits while allegedly concealing her ownership...
Nursing home workers accused of $340K fraud
A mother and daughter facing charges of fraud against residents of an Ottawa seniors facility where they worked have been released on bail.
Father of tot who OD'd found fit for sentencing
The father of a toddler who died after swallowing a lethal dose of methadone has been declared mentally competent to be sentenced in her death.
Why Is the Flag At Half-Staff Until Noon on Memorial Day?
On Memorial Day, when the U.S. honors its war dead, a whole new set of rules govern raising and lowering of the American flag.
Religion has nothing to do with science – and vice versa
Scientists like Richard Dawkins say the universe has no design, no purpose, no evil and no good, but these things are not the business of science, says geneticist Francisco J. Ayala. They...
The deep voice of alpha male
Men with a deep, masculine voice are seen as more dominant by other men but a man’s own dominance — perceived or actual — does not affect how...
Researcher decodes Rembrandt's 'magic'
A researcher using computer-rendering programs has uncovered what makes Rembrandt's masterful portraits so appealing. Rembrandt may have pioneered a technique that guides the viewer's gaze around a portrait, creating a...