The “Dear Abby” advice column has been appearing in newspapers since 1956—and after a recent response to a question about “foreign names,” critics accused it of being stuck in that year. Continue reading →
{FD} Scientist: Decline in forest insects is ‘hyperalarming’
The insects are disappearing from an American rainforest—and scientists say the implications are frightening. Continue reading →
{FD} Emergency warnings might someday interrupt your Netflix binges
People might find their Netflix binges interrupted by emergency alerts under a bipartisan bill announced in the Senate Wednesday. Continue reading →
{FD} Japanese worker fined for starting lunch 3 minutes early
If you occasionally left work for lunch three minutes early, would your bosses A) ignore it, B) tell you to knock it off, or C) dock your pay and hold a televised press conference to apologize for your misconduct? Continue reading →
{FD} South Carolina kayaker attacked by falling rattlesnake
Falling rattlesnakes may not be a hazard most kayakers spend time worrying about, but the threat was all too real for a South Carolina man over the weekend. Continue reading →
{FD} ‘Extraordinary find’ made in Pompeii bath house
Almost 2,000 years ago, a child sheltered in Pompeii’s central bath house complex as nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted terrifyingly, spewing vast amount of hot ash and pumice. Continue reading →
{FD} Scientists investigating a plastic-eating microbe accidentally improved it
Some rare good news in the fight against plastic pollution: Scientists working with a plastic-eating microbe discovered in Japan two years ago accidentally created a mutant enzyme that sounds like an environmentalist’s dream, the Guardian reports. Continue reading →
{FD} Activists want ocean garbage patch to be new country
Campaigners want a vast area of floating garbage in the ocean to be the world’s newest country—and they’ve already got more would-be citizens than some real countries.Continue reading →
{FD} High-ranking Viking warrior’s remains yield big surprise
Ancient tales of fierce female Vikings fighting alongside men appear to be rooted in truth, according to archaeologists in Sweden. Continue reading →
{FD} Danish queen’s husband refuses to be buried with her
The husband of Denmark’s Queen Margrethe is so fed up with what he sees as unequal treatment that he has rejected a royal burial spot next to his wife. Continue reading →
