In the last 11 years, the number of federally mandated tests in our nation’s public schools has nearly tripled. Principals, teachers, and students all feel the pressure of these high-s... Read more
The fever in China’s financial system seems to have broken overnight, bringing relief to global markets — at least for the moment. In overnight trading, the Shanghai Composite e... Read more
Scientists have discovered a burrow in South Africa where two unlikely creatures shared a home before being entombed by a flash flood 250 million years ago. The strange bedfellows wer... Read more
“There was a terrible, sulphurous smell, like rotten eggs, and a tremendous pressure against my chest,” Paul Templer said, recalling the moment he realized he had been swa... Read more
Welcome again to your favourite column. I believe that God has been speaking to you through this series I began some weeks ago. The last danger sign I discussed last week which I didn’... Read more
Naked mole rats are otherwise called as ‘sand puppy’ or desert mole rats, belong to the group – rodents, live subterranean (underground) life. They live in burrows that ext... Read more
Researchers reviewed 14 studies that monitored the effects phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors—drugs for erectile dysfunction like Viagra and Levitra—had on men who experience premature ejac... Read more
Abby and Brittany Hensel are conjoined twins determined to live the normal, active life of outgoing 20-somethings anywhere. They have been to university, they travel, they have jobs.... Read more
Despite the many differences I had with former President George W. Bush on a range of public policy issues, or as he called them, “decision points,” I found common ground... Read more
Volunteers and rescue workers at the scene of a building collapse on the outskirts of Dhaka, on April 25. At least two Bangladeshi garment factories whose workers were among those kil... Read more
