Apparently, on Sunday, 60 Minutes had a story on Mary Schweitzer and John Horner's discovery of T. rex soft tissue, and Horner's idea about switching old genes on to turn chickens into old-fashioned, long-tailed and sharp-toothed...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20091020/sc_space/getoutorionidmeteorshowerpeaksovernight The Orionid meteor shower is expected to put on a good show tonight into the predawn hours Wednesday, weather permitting. This annual meteor shower is created...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091020/ts_alt_afp/usexecutionjustice WASHINGTON (AFP) – Even when executions are not carried out, the death penalty costs US states hundreds of millions of dollars a year, depleting budgets in the midst of economic...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8255418.stm A scheme in which heroin is given to addicts in supervised clinics has led to big reductions in the use of street drugs and crime, the BBC has learned. More than 100 users took part in the pilot - part...

http://www.drugpolicy.org/news/pressroom/pressrelease/pr062403.cfm A poll by Zogby International released today found that 41% of Americans agree that “the government should treat marijuana more or less the same way it treats alcohol: it should...