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Uncomfortable Study Looks At The Size Of Dads' Balls
A new study out of Emory University finds that men with large testicles are less responsive and caring fathers than their small-nutted cohort. They were testing a theory that began with primates: large-testicle'd apes are more into procreating than they are into actually raising their young.
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Verizon Fights FCC For Ability To Charge More For Faster Internet
Verizon faces the FCC in an ongoing battle for more control over the internet. The telecommunications giant believes that they have the right to charge content providers in exchange for faster traffic. The FCC maintains that access to the internet should be free and open so that there is an equal chance for everyone to reach consumers.
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Intimate Photos Show Guantanamo Detainees As Never Seen Before
People can see the faces of Guantanamo Bay detainees for the first time now that the Pentagon has allowed the Red Cross to take photographs for inmates' families. Since 2009, the organization has captured familiar photos of the 164 prisoners smiling or posing as they would if they were outside the jail. The Geneva Convention has forbid images to be taken of prisoners of war, but willing families shared the pictures with the Miami Herald for this first look.
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Syria Strike Delayed: Obama Makes The Case For War, But Says Diplomacy First
On Tuesday night, Obama gave a national address on the situation in Syria and the looming possibility of a U.S. military strike. After several days in which the strike seemed inevitable, a new diplomatic solution -- Syria's seeming willingness to give up its chemical weapons stockpile -- may offer a possible non-military route.
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Obama: I've Asked Congress To Postpone A Vote While We Consider Diplomatic Options
On Tuesday night, Obama gave a national address on the situation in Syria and the looming possibility of a U.S. military strike. After several days in which the strike seemed inevitable, a new diplomatic solution -- Syria's seeming willingness to give up its chemical weapons stockpile -- may offer a possible non-military route.
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Obama: When Dictators Commit Atrocities, They Wait Until The World Looks The Other Way
On Tuesday night, Obama gave a national address on the situation in Syria and the looming possibility of a U.S. military strike. After several days in which the strike seemed inevitable, a new diplomatic solution -- Syria's seeming willingness to give up its chemical weapons stockpile -- may offer a possible non-military route.
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Soccer Team's Secret Weapon Is A Dog
This little pup jumped in and scored a goal.
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UK Scientists Invent The World's Tiniest Keyboard
Teams of researchers in Cambridge developed a keyboard that's only .5 mm thick and can be connected wirelessly to a regular computer, making it the world's thinnest cordless keyboard.
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Watch The Magic Of A Lamborghini Model Being Built Entirely Out Of Paper
Graphic designer Taras Lesko has created a realistic replica of the Lamborghini Aventador A-E2 entirely out of paper. In case anyone questioned its authenticity, Lesko recorded its construction in a mesmerizing timelapse.
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See How A Drone Can Help Measure A Hurricane
NASA used the Global Hawk drone to measure and illustrate the heart of Hurricane Karl in 2010.
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Wrestling Saves Its Spot At The Olympics By Tweaking Its Rules
One of the most historically Olympic sports almost got cut from the games entirely. Wrestling was controversially dropped from the International Olympic Committee's core list in February inciting an outcry from the the athletic community. Advocates of the ancient sport campaigned to ensure that it would be included in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games, which it did by modernizing the rules and adding weight classes for women.
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Mother's Death Row Conviction Overturned Decades Later
Debra Milke was convicted in 1990 of killing her 4-year-old son Christopher, supposedly to reap the $5,000 from his life insurance. On Friday, however, the 49-year-old was released after evidence was found questionable. She escaped her death sentence after a detective's honesty was deemed uncertain when he said that Milke confessed. A judge has now overturned her conviction, but she still faces a new trial in Arizona.
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Rep. Adam Kinzinger: Syria's Disarmament Could Be A Win Win... If It Actually Happens
Last week, Republican Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger came out swinging for action in Syria. And then yesterday, briefly entertained the prospect of 'non-military' solutions.
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Bashar Al-Assad: "The US Failed Its Wars...Because Of Wrong Information"
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, speaking to PBS's Charlie Rose, cautions the United States against deploying a military strike in Syria.
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The Great Gourmet Sea Salt Taste Test
Fancy flavored sea salt: is it legit or just a schmancy way to make salt cost more? NowThis own Katie Quinn sat down with Dan Pashman of The Sporkful to have an old-fashioned taste test.
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There Are No Cuddles Quite Like Those Of Baby Cheetahs
The Dallas Zoo welcomed two cheetah cubs as part of its Animal Adventures outreach program hoping to educate people about endangered African animals. Winspear and Kamau are only 8-weeks-old.
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Annual Wiener-Dog Parade Hits The Streets Of Poland
It's the 19th annual Dachshund Parade in Krakow, Poland, where hundreds of wiener-dog owners proudly parade their sausage-shaped pets.
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Newly Discovered Van Gogh Painting Unveiled To The World
The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam revealed a newly discovered piece by the artist on Monday. The first full-size work found since 1928, 'Sunset at Montmajour' is painted in his signature style and depicts the landscape of a vineyard town in France.
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Soup-Eating Monkey Thinks He's A Little Kid
Nothing much to say here, except: This is a video of a monkey wearing a Hawaiian shirt and eating soup. Happy Monday, all.
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Dennis Rodman Wants To Know Why Obama Hasn't Asked Him About Syria
It's the best presser we've ever seen: Freshly returned from North Korea, former NBA star and burgeoning diplomat Dennis Rodman lets loose a tirade against Obama. It seems Mr. Rodman feels that he should be more involved in the decision making process around Syria.
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