A Lesson From the World’s Richest People
One of the most fascinating elements of Switzerland’s success is its determination to remain neutral under unimaginable pressure to pick sides. The country has not declared a state of war since 1847 (it never entered the World Wars or the Iraq war) and opted out of joining the European Union. They didn’t even join the United Nations until More...
Are Entrepreneurs Born or Taught?
Is being an entrepreneur in your DNA, or can it be taught? A new study from Babson College finds the evidence is “overwhelming” that if business students take at least two core entrepreneurship classes, More...
Murdoch Apologizes to Britain in Full-Page Ad in Every Newspaper
British newspaper readers were greeted by a simple but bold apology as they flipped through the morning headlines. In a letter placed by News International and donning the signature – and tone – of News Corp. More...
Wisconsin Recall Elections 2011: News & Updates From The Badger State
In the coming weeks, recall elections will take place in nine of Wisconsin’s state Senate districts. Six Democratic challengers will run to oust Republican incumbents from their seats, while three GOP hopefuls More...
Jamie Carragher has hailed Liverpool’s transfer policy under Kenny Dalglish.
The signing of Stewart Downing will take Dalglish’s spending to £100million since returning for a second spell as Liverpool boss. The Reds’ strikeforce was boosted by the signing of Andy Carroll and More...
Most Elliptical Galaxies Are ‘Like Spirals’
The majority of ‘elliptical’ galaxies are not spherical but disc-shaped, resembling spiral galaxies such as our own Milky Way with the gas and dust removed, new observations suggest. The results come More...
US wants more Rory McIlroy.
Whisper it quietly, but a certain young Northern Irish golfer will have a sizeable following on this side of the Atlantic during every stroke of this weekend’s Open Championship. In fact, I would go so far More...
Brainy Lizards Pass Test for Birds
Tropical lizards may be slow. But they aren’t dumb. They can do problem-solving tasks just as well as birds and mammals, a new study shows. A Duke University experiment tested Puerto Rican anoles on several More...
5 things I love about Manila
You may love your city, but do you love it enough to want to tell the world about it? iReporter Elaine Baricante does. Here she explains why Manila is her favorite city. 1. Food Manila’s like a vast buffet. One More...
Where the world’s wild mushrooms grow
A troop of raincoat-clad peasants tramps through a damp forest, eyes locked on the ground. Wicker baskets hang at their sides; they carry sticks and knives. They are mushroom hunters in Yunnan province, China, scanning More...