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Feed SubscriptionMcGinley in driving seat for 2014 Ryder Cup role
GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP) -Europe isn't lacking potential captains for future Ryder Cups but it appears popular Irishman Paul McGinley is in the driving seat for the role in 2014 at Gleneagles.
Read More »Video: The mammogram debate: When to get tested?
Rebecca Jarvis speaks to Dr. Jennifer Ashton and Susan G. Komen Foundation CEO Nancy Brinker about the right age and frequency of mammograms, the role of political will in cancer screening, and how to modify behavior to reduce the risk of breast cancer.
Read More »Defending Stephen Jay Gould’s Crusade against Biological Determinism
I used to be tough on Stephen Jay Gould, the great evolutionary biologist, who died in 2002. I found him self-righteous and pompous, in person and on the page. In an August 1995 profile of him for Scientific American I summed up his worldview, which emphasizes the role of randomness, or "contingency," in shaping life, as "shit happens." [More]
Read More »Comet Bops Past Neptune Cleanly
If the solar system were a Peanuts cartoon, the role of Pigpen would be played by a comet.
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