December 20th, 2012 at 12:00AM
"Both the size and the international scope of the theft underscore Quebec’s outsize position in the maple syrup industry. Depending on the year, the province can produce more than three-quarters of the world’s supply."
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September 29th, 2012 at 3:40PM
To Encourage Biking, Cities Lose the Helmets
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August 22nd, 2012 at 1:00PM
"Older men are more likely than young ones to father a child who develops autism or schizophrenia, because of random mutations that become more numerous with advancing paternal age, scientists reported on Wednesday, in the first study to quantify the effect as it builds each year."
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August 17th, 2012 at 12:10PM
"Despite the availability of birth control for women and condoms for men, as many as 49 percent of births in the U.S. were unplanned in 2006, according to a 2011 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."
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July 20th, 2012 at 8:20AM
Working or Playing Indoors, New Yorkers Face an Unabated Roar
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July 19th, 2012 at 1:20PM
"People with poor tandem walking scored low on tests involving fine motor skills. People with lower cadences, who took fewer steps per minute, did worse on tests of thinking speed. And people whose walks were slower and more variable showed poor executive function."
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July 16th, 2012 at 3:50PM
"Two hundred years ago last month, the War of 1812 began. Thomas Jefferson declared, 'The acquisition of Canada, this year, as far as the neighborhood of Quebec, will be a mere matter of marching.' The U.S. was comparatively enormous -- with almost 8 million people, compared with Canada’s 300,000."
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July 8th, 2012 at 1:10PM
Fifty-two percent of married, religious, politically conservative people (with kids) are very happy — versus only 14 percent of single, secular, liberal people without kids.
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July 6th, 2012 at 12:15AM
When a Deli Goes Boutique
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July 2nd, 2012 at 8:40AM
John Paulson's Very Bad Year
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