Science
Official: ‘We have failed the wild tiger’
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The head of an international wildlife organization says it has “failed miserably” to halt the precipitous population decline of tigers in the wild. “How have we let this happen?”
Culture
“The Last Supper” gets supersized
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Over the years, artists’ depictions of Jesus’ last supper have upped the ante on the portions—by a whopper-sized 69 percent.
Culture
Blame Haiti’s deaths on shoddy construction
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The blame for Haiti’s staggering death toll from the 7.0-magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12—the toll is expected to rise to over 200,000— lies at the feet of that country’s c0nstruction industry, says a Berkeley, Calif. engineer.
Science
In California’s high desert, a solar gamble
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The California Owens Valley, the scene of decades of intense environmental hostilities and the subject of the famous Roman Polanski film “Chinatown,” once more finds itself at center stage. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, which turned Owens Lake into a dry wasteland and created one of the most prodigious polluters in America, wants to turn its lake bed into one of largest sources of solar power in America.
Culture
Political website calls Einsteinian physics a ‘liberal conspiracy’
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Conservapedia list 28 “Counterexamples to Relativity” and associates the theory with the philosophy of relativism.
Culture
Beijing puts the ‘work’ in workout
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Compulsory workplace exercise has returned to Beijing after a three-year hiatus.
Science
A damming effect on giant catfish
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The Giant Southeast Asian catfish is in danger of extinction, a recent report concluded.
Democracy
Russian rap star arrested for song against police brutality
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Russian rap star Noize MC was arrested and given a 10-day sentence for song blasting police corruption and brutality.
Democracy
Cantonese speakers defend their language
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Cantonese-speaking protesters in Hong Kong and Guangzhou demonstrate against new official policy that would increase Mandarin broadcasting in the region.
Democracy
Swiss party seeks to expel foreign criminals
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Swiss voters in November will decide whether to activate a right-wing proposal to deport all foreign criminals in the country.