May 05 2011

Cinco de Mayo: NOT Mexico’s Independence Day

Cinco de Mayo marks Mexico's freedom from France -- but it's celebrated more in the U.S. than in Mexico!

May 05 2011

Cinco de Mayo: NOT Mexico’s Independence Day

Cinco de Mayo marks Mexico's freedom from France -- but it's celebrated more in the U.S. than in Mexico!

Apr 08 2011

Readers’ Comments…And April Fools’ Day Headline Contest Winner

Tag: Holidays,Religion and SpiritualityAmy Enchelmeyer @ 4:38 pm
Who won our April Fools' headline contest? Read on to find out if it was you. Also, the best readers' comments.

Apr 01 2011

April Fools’ Day Headline CONTEST…Plus Your Comments!

Think you're funny? Enter our Discovery News April Fools' Day Headline Contest! While you're at it, check out our readers' best comments of the week.

Mar 17 2011

Italy Celebrates 150 Years of Unification

Tag: Current Events,HolidaysRossella Lorenzi @ 7:44 pm
Before 1861, Italy was, in the words of the Austrian statesman Metternich, a "mere geographical expression."

Mar 17 2011

Irish Beer Does Not Travel Well

Guinness stout loses much of its appearance, mouthfeel and flavor after being exported, research shows.

Dec 27 2010

Blizzard Brings East Coast Travel to a Halt

Tag: Air Travel,Christmas,Driving,Holidays,Storms,Transportation,Wind,WinterDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 3:30 pm
A massive blizzard brought chaos to air, road and train transit.

Dec 13 2010

Friday News Feedbag for Friday, December 10!

Tag: Feedblog,HolidaysJorge Ribas @ 4:33 pm
If this is your first exposure to the Friday News Feedbag... we're glad to have you in the club. Welcome to Feedbag Nation, which stems from our weekly science news podcast that you can subscribe to here on iTunes and ...

Dec 02 2010

Psychics and Airline Security

Why aren't psychics keeping America safe from terrorism? Because they can't.

Nov 22 2010

TSA Opt-Out Protest Likely Ineffective

Why the planned holiday boycott of airport security measures is likely to fail.

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