Rose Parade's first band with students who are blind

"The Rose Parade, which features flowers-only floats and takes place in Pasadena, Calif., each New Year's Day, has never hosted a blind marching band. In fact, Agler said she doesn't know of another one in the country."

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Greening Your Shopping Experience

The holiday season is almost upon us and that means its time for men and women to test their strength carrying 5, 10, dare we say 20 shopping bags at a time as they rush from store to store to car and back again.

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Shipwreck yields treasure estimated at $500 million

Deep-sea explorers said today they have mined what could be the richest shipwreck treasure in history, bringing home 17 tons of colonial-era silver and gold coins from an undisclosed site in the Atlantic Ocean. Estimated value: $500 million.

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Harry Potter theme park planned

A theme park inspired by the adventures of schoolboy wizard Harry Potter is to open in the US. The Wizarding World Of Harry Potter will open at the Universal Orlando Resort, in Florida, in 2009.

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Fans mark 30 years of Star Wars

More than 25,000 fans have gathered for a convention to mark 30 years since the release of Star Wars in US cinemas.

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Cash woes kill bridge climb

The Purple People Bridge Climb is no more!

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Billboards vs. a 'Greener' America

"There's lots of talk about the 'greening' of America in this time of climate change and soaring energy costs. But don't count the billboard industry in."

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A No-Bleed Birth Control Pill Is Coming

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Thirty-Two Mile Cable Installed for First Deep-Sea Observatory

Oceanographers have completed an important step in constructing the first deep-sea observatory off the continental United States.

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Cocktail robots mix mojitos in Vienna

"Staring with glowing red eyes at a young woman strolling by, bartender Chapok slowly extends his arm to offer her a gin and orange.

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Who Wants to Be a Cognitive Neuroscientist Millionaire?

Boston University's doctoral program in cognitive neuroscience prepares students for a career in brain modeling, robot design, or biomedical engineering—or for winning cash on the television quiz show Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?

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Global climate efforts 'woeful'

Efforts to help developing nations adapt to the impacts of climate change have been called "woefully inadequate" by a UN-commissioned report.

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Cognitive Processing Structure Helps Prevent Emotional Distractions

"The modern world is full of distractions, from YouTube videos that manage to consume the whole workday to the cell phone calls that turn safe drivers into road hazards.

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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Paintings reveal pollution clues

Monet's paintings could shed light on pollution in London at the turn of the 20th Century, say scientists.

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BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Why I took my wife's name

Last week the Magazine published an article on newlyweds "meshing" their surnames in an effort to banish the "sexist" tradition of a woman taking her husband's name.

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CNN.com - Mistaken identity shifts grief after deadly accident - Jun 1, 2006

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