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Learn the latest psychology behind why it's hard to be happy, and take our quiz to learn how your contentment compares to that in other cultures [More] Presented By: Is your business ready for emergencies?
Read More »Bait and switch? Fish buyers beware
Consumer Reports spot probe finds less expensive seafood substitutions made at many restaurants and supermarkets
Read More »Video: Fish fraud?
Rebecca Jarvis sits with Consumer Reports Editor in Chief Kim Kleman about what the magazine says is the intentional mix-ups of different kinds of fish in fish markets and restaurants and how it can affect your health.
Read More »Zombie Insects: A Q&A about a Sinister Virus
Name: Kelli Hoover Title: Professor of entomology, Pennsylvania State University [More]
Read More »Zombie Insects: A Q&A about a Sinister Virus
Name: Kelli Hoover Title: Professor of entomology, Pennsylvania State University [More]
Read More »Meet Your Newest Ancestor
Most humans think of the placenta as something that gets tossed out after childbirth. In fact, its appearance millions of years ago was a significant evolutionary development that gave rise to the vast majority of mammals alive today, from bats to whales to humans. Until now, scientists believed that placental mammals first appeared some 125 million years ago.
Read More »Meet Your Newest Ancestor
Most humans think of the placenta as something that gets tossed out after childbirth. In fact, its appearance millions of years ago was a significant evolutionary development that gave rise to the vast majority of mammals alive today, from bats to whales to humans
Read More »Program urges smokers to try smokeless tobacco
Supporters say smokers who switch are more likely to give up cigarettes than those who use nicotine patches
Read More »SocialVibe’s Voluntary Ads Aim To Make The Internet Free
SocialVibe's advertising platform exchanges premium services for lengthy, opt-in ads, and their impressive engagement rates have already caught the eye of global brands and presidential candidates. SocialVibe has ambitious plans to make much of the Internet completely free, from FarmVille credits and Internet Wi-Fi, to unlimited Pandora streaming. Their method is to offer users an otherwise paid service in exchange for lengthy, interactive advertisements
Read More »Happy 125th Birthday, Statue of Liberty!
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Read More »Behind-the-Scenes at the National Hurricane Center
MIAMI -- There's only one building in Florida that can withstand the biggest and baddest of all hurricanes -- the Category 5, with winds of at least 165 mph (266 kph) -- and it's a concrete bunker along an unglamorous stretch of road in South Florida called the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The NHC never closes. Here, weather forecasters work around the clock, 365 days a year, tracking threatening storms in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Read More »Hard Rock: Asteroid Lutetia May Be an Intact Leftover from Planetary Formation
A brief encounter between a European spacecraft and a large asteroid has revealed that the space rock is likely a mostly intact leftover from the planetary formation process. But the flyby raised more questions than it answered, providing tantalizing but somewhat puzzling hints about the asteroid's makeup and internal structure
Read More »Tough Cookies: Why Corporate America Needs Girl Scouts
In 2011, only 20% of leaders in private companies worldwide are women. Meanwhile, heavily male-dominated industries like banking and utilities face the toughest challenges in a generation
Read More »Tough Cookies: Why Corporate America Needs Girl Scouts
In 2011, only 20% of leaders in private companies worldwide are women. Meanwhile, heavily male-dominated industries like banking and utilities face the toughest challenges in a generation. The CEO of Girl Scouts USA on why troops of 9-year-old cookie pushers are America's greatest hope for change.
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