Following on the impression created by his ultra-light, all-aluminium Centigraph Sport, F.P. Journe has released a less complicated edition—essentially one of his popular Octa watches, transformed into aeronautic-grade aluminium.
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Read More »Video: Human head found in Hollywood Hills
A human head was discovered by two joggers along one of the popular walking trails in Hollywood Hills.
Read More »ADHD diet study suggests healthy eating might help kids
Study questioned benefits of other popular ADHD diets, including low-sugar or Feingold diets
Read More »Give slim kids higher marks, says diet guru
Pierre Dukan, the nutritionist behind the popular but controversial Dukan diet, has suggested that France tackle child obesity by giving extra exam marks for slimness.
Read More »Video: FDA revokes approval of drug for breast cancer
The FDA is withdrawing the preliminary approval it granted in 2008 to use the popular drug Avastin for breast cancer because further research found it caused serious side effects, including death. Dr
Read More »Video: 2011’s most incredible inventions
Russ Mitchell talks with Popular Science's Mark Jannot about the magazine's picks for the year's most ingenious inventions.
Read More »Saw palmetto no help for enlarged prostate, study says
Even high dosages of the popular herbal remedy were no more effective than placebo at reducing urinary symptoms
Read More »PhD Comics Hits the Big Screen
The creator of the popular online comic strip " Piled Higher and Deeper " has turned it into a feature film.
Read More »Collectibles: Whalers’ Delight
On a glorious Sunday in May a group of about 20 visitors landed on Nantucket; bypassed the beaches, shops, and other popular destinations; and gathered in the Nantucket Whaling Museum’s storage facility, a barnlike structure far from the island’s downtown. They were collectors of scrimshaw, a folk art practiced most ...
Read More »Video: Study: Chantix increases heart disease risk
A study shows the popular anti-smoking drug Chantix, taken by 7 million Americans, is linked with a 72 percent increase in the risk of heart problems. Dr. Jon LaPook reports
Read More »Video: Facts and fictions of the male midlife crisis
Ever since a Canadian psychologist coined the term in 1965, the "midlife crisis" has become firmly entrenched in our popular culture. Barry Peterson takes a look at the facts and fictions behind the male midlife crisis.
Read More »The Evolutionary Errors of X-Men
In X-Men: First Class , the latest film about the popular comic book superheroes, one of the mutant characters goes by the nickname Darwin because he has the power of “reactive evolution.” He instantly adapts to any threat: toss him in water and he sprouts gills; hit him with a club and his skin turns to armored plates. Biology mavens in the audience may object that this form of evolution is more or less the opposite of what Charles Darwin proposed with his theory of natural selection
Read More »May the Fourth be with You!
As many science fiction fans out there already know, today is known as Star Wars Day . May 4 is a date that makes a clever wordplay on the popular movie quote, so fans everywhere are telling their friends, "May the Fourth be with you." We at AccuWeather.com decided to take a look at the climates on the many different locations in the Star Wars Universe.
Read More »Do leggings really make you fat?
There are many things you can say about leggings, but most women who wear them will reduce it to one word: comfortable. Yet the super-comfy wardrobe staple recently caused a stir in the blogosphere when the U.K.'s Daily Mail reported on why the popular stretchy pants can make you fat.
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