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The Nearly $300 Million Business of Exporting Chicken Feet to China

The Nearly $300 Million Business of Exporting Chicken Feet to China

While the export of our excess feet (more than 370,000 metric tons) made big money in 2009, the act is dying because of trade agreements More »

Today in Research: A Wonder Drug That Could Cure HIV and the Cold

Today in Research: A Wonder Drug That Could Cure HIV and the Cold

Don't throw the airborne away just yet as this one is still in the experimental phase, but Draco has been shown to defeat 15 different viruses More »

HBO Cancels 'Hung,' 'How to Make It in America,' and 'Bored to Death'

HBO Cancels 'Hung,' 'How to Make It in America,' and 'Bored to Death'

The three half-hour comedies got nixed while "Enlightenment" was spared More »

Sweatworking: One More Reason to Make Regular Visits to the Gym

Sweatworking: One More Reason to Make Regular Visits to the Gym

The Times introduces its readers to a new trend, celebrating sweatworking as a great alternative to traditional, less healthy networking options More »

Coders Are Already Finding Ways Around SOPA Censorship

Coders Are Already Finding Ways Around SOPA Censorship

A developer has built a work-around for the impending censorship measures being considered. He calls it DeSOPA. More »

Today in Research: More Pollution in Our Lakes; Aggressive Drunks

Today in Research: More Pollution in Our Lakes; Aggressive Drunks

Last week it was nitrogen and this week it's mercury. Burning fossil fuels releases mercury vapor, which is finding its way into our food. More »

$5 and Falling: Bank of America Stock Crosses a Dangerous Line

$5 and Falling: Bank of America Stock Crosses a Dangerous Line

Bank of America dropped below $5 in trading for the first time since 2009, crossing an ominous threshold that could signal further decline in the bank's stock in the next few weeks. More »

Today in Research: The Need for Transparency in Human Trials

Today in Research: The Need for Transparency in Human Trials

A report released by the presidential bioethics commission concluded that U.S. government agencies may be putting humans in harm's way More »

Today in Research: Doctors' Texting Problem; Smoking

Today in Research: Doctors' Texting Problem; Smoking

Discovered: Viking treasure, NASA's snow angel, a Pyramid of the Sun offering, distracted doctors and the latest sobering smoking stat More »

Today in Research: Drink Coffee Before Lifting Weights; Longevity

Today in Research: Drink Coffee Before Lifting Weights; Longevity

A new study looking at coffee as a weight-lifting enhancer found the drink has the exact same positive effect in the gym as it does in the office More »

Today in Research: Adderall Gets the All Clear; Cell Phones in Cars

Today in Research: Adderall Gets the All Clear; Cell Phones in Cars

This is the second time in recent months that a big analysis found that ADHD medications like Adderall and Ritalin don't increase heart risk More »

A Camera That Captures the Speed of Light

A Camera That Captures the Speed of Light

Scientists at MIT's Media lab have created a camera that can take a photo in less than two-trillionths of a second More »

Today in Research: The Rise in Autism; Middle-Aged Alcoholics

Today in Research: The Rise in Autism; Middle-Aged Alcoholics

The first part in a lengthy Los Angeles Times series on autism argues that autism isn't on the rise, but the diagnosis of the disease could be More »

The Best and Worst Scripts on Hollywood's Black List

The Best and Worst Scripts on Hollywood's Black List

A listing of the hottest as-yet-unproduced screenplays, voted on by industry executives, was released today More »

Amazon Is Slow to Fix Its Kindle Fire Problems

Amazon Is Slow to Fix Its Kindle Fire Problems

After months of Kindle Fire complaints, Amazon has finally promised some fixes to the device More »

Today in Research: Lab Rats Get Their Due; Edible Cookie Dough

Today in Research: Lab Rats Get Their Due; Edible Cookie Dough

A new study has found that lab rats, poked and prodded by researchers for years, are banding together and displaying compassion for others More »

Hillary Clinton: Hero and Villain of the Internet

Hillary Clinton: Hero and Villain of the Internet

In a speech at The Hague, Clinton sounded less like the Secretary of State than some sort of digital-freedom superhero More »

Today in Research: Scary Shrimp; Climate Change Conference

Today in Research: Scary Shrimp; Climate Change Conference

Aptly named Anomalocaris ("strange shrimp"), this prehistoric predator has been dubbed, by one release writer, a glorified "shrimp from hell" More »

Farewell to the Bling Phone

Farewell to the Bling Phone

As Nokia moves to sell its luxury subsidiary, Vertu, it's time to shed a tear for the head-turning fad we call the bling phone More »

Today in Research: Bed Bugs Are Inbreeding; Climate Change Update

Today in Research: Bed Bugs Are Inbreeding; Climate Change Update

A team of entomologists have found very low genetic diversity in bed bugs in North Carolina and New Jersey, making them close relatives More »

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