Earliest Known Winery Found in Armenian Cave

Earliest Known Winery Found in Armenian Cave: "As if making the oldest known leather shoe wasn't enough, a prehistoric people in what's now Armenia also built the world's oldest known winery, a new study says."

Not Just A High - Science News

Not Just A High - Science News: "Scientists test medicinal marijuana against MS, inflammation and cancer"

Placebo effect works even if patients know they're getting a sham drug | Science | guardian.co.uk

Placebo effect works even if patients know they're getting a sham drug | Science | guardian.co.uk: "Study suggests patients benefit from the placebo effect even when told explicitly that they're taking an 'inert substance'"

Pat Robertson tells '700 Club' viewers current marijuana laws should be changed | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times

Pat Robertson tells '700 Club' viewers current marijuana laws should be changed | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times: "Pat Robertson tells '700 Club' viewers current marijuana laws should be changed"

'Singing Mouse' Made With Genetic Modification : Discovery News

'Singing Mouse' Made With Genetic Modification : Discovery News: "Japanese scientists said Tuesday they had produced a mouse that tweets like a bird in a genetically engineered 'evolution' which they hope will shed light on the origins of human language."

Study by 8-year-olds published in prestigious science journal - Yahoo! News

Study by 8-year-olds published in prestigious science journal - Yahoo! News: "Biology Letters, a peer-reviewed journal of Britain's Royal Society, on Wednesday published a report (PDF, complete with colored-pencil diagrams) on how bumblebees see colors and patterns -- conducted and written by a group of 8- to 10-year-olds in Devon, England."

The inhumane conditions of Bradley Manning's detention - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com

The inhumane conditions of Bradley Manning's detention - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com: "Bradley Manning, the 22-year-old U.S. Army Private accused of leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks, has never been convicted of that crime, nor of any other crime. Despite that, he has been detained at the U.S. Marine brig in Quantico, Virginia for five months -- and for two months before that in a military jail in Kuwait -- under conditions that constitute cruel and inhumane treatment and, by the standards of many nations, even torture."

I.B.M. Supercomputer 'Watson' to Challenge 'Jeopardy' Stars - NYTimes.com

I.B.M. Supercomputer 'Watson' to Challenge 'Jeopardy' Stars - NYTimes.com: "An I.B.M. supercomputer system named after the company’s founder, Thomas J. Watson Sr., is almost ready for a televised test: a bout of questioning on the quiz show “Jeopardy.”"

Ron Paul: ‘What we need is more WikiLeaks’ | Raw Story

Ron Paul: ‘What we need is more WikiLeaks’ | Raw Story: "Popular Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul is no stranger to breaking with his party, but in a recent television appearance the libertarian-leaning Rep. went even further than any member of Congress in defending whistleblower website WikiLeaks."

Was John Lennon's murderer Mark Chapman a CIA hitman? Thirty years on, there's an extraordinary new theory | Mail Online

Was John Lennon's murderer Mark Chapman a CIA hitman? Thirty years on, there's an extraordinary new theory | Mail Online

Tetris flashback reduction effect ‘not common to all games’ - University of Oxford

Tetris flashback reduction effect ‘not common to all games’ - University of Oxford: "The computer game Tetris may have a special ability to reduce flashbacks after viewing traumatic images not shared by other types of computer game, Oxford University scientists have discovered in a series of experiments."

Tiny house movement thrives amid real estate bust - Yahoo! News

Tiny house movement thrives amid real estate bust - Yahoo! News: "GRATON, Calif. – As Americans downsize in the aftermath of a colossal real estate bust, at least one tiny corner of the housing market appears to be thriving. To save money or simplify their lives, a small but growing number of Americans are buying or building homes that could fit inside many people's living rooms, according to entrepreneurs in the small house industry."

Harvard scientists reverse the ageing process in mice – now for humans | Science | The Guardian

Harvard scientists reverse the ageing process in mice – now for humans | Science | The Guardian: "Scientists claim to be a step closer to reversing the ageing process after rejuvenating worn out organs in elderly mice. The experimental treatment developed by researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, turned weak and feeble old mice into healthy animals by regenerating their aged bodies."

BBC News - Alcohol 'more harmful than heroin' says Prof David Nutt

BBC News - Alcohol 'more harmful than heroin' says Prof David Nutt: "Alcohol is more harmful than heroin or crack when the overall dangers to the individual and society are considered, according to a study in the Lancet."

For Roman Catholics, a Renewed Interest in Exorcism - NYTimes.com

For Roman Catholics, a Renewed Interest in Exorcism - NYTimes.com: "There are only a handful of priests in the country trained as exorcists, but they say they are overwhelmed with requests from people who fear they are possessed by the Devil.

Now, American bishops are holding a conference on Friday and Saturday to prepare more priests and bishops to respond to the demand. The purpose is not necessarily to revive the practice, the organizers say, but to help Catholic clergy members learn how to distinguish who really needs an exorcism from who really needs a psychiatrist, or perhaps some pastoral care."

Conservative peer Lord James of Blackheath: I'm a money washer, not a money launderer - Northern Ireland, Local & National - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Conservative peer Lord James of Blackheath: I'm a money washer, not a money launderer - Northern Ireland, Local & National - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk: "'I have had one of the biggest experiences in the laundering of terrorist money and funny money that anyone has had in the City. I have handled billions of pounds of terrorist money.'"

China may be bigger economy than US within two years – Telegraph Blogs

China may be bigger economy than US within two years – Telegraph Blogs: "Here’s a finding that will have any red-blooded American spluttering into his cornflakes. According to the Conference Board, a highly respected economic research association, China will overtake the US as the world’s biggest economy by 2012, or within two years."

BBC News - Alcohol 'more harmful than heroin' says Prof David Nutt

BBC News - Alcohol 'more harmful than heroin' says Prof David Nutt: "Alcohol is more harmful than heroin or crack when the overall dangers to the individual and society are considered, according to a study in the Lancet."

From Farm to Fridge to Garbage Can - NYTimes.com

From Farm to Fridge to Garbage Can - NYTimes.com: "How much food does your family waste?

A lot, if you are typical. By most estimates, a quarter to half of all food produced in the United States goes uneaten — left in fields, spoiled in transport, thrown out at the grocery store, scraped into the garbage or forgotten until it spoils."

t r u t h o u t | Veteran Suicides Outnumber US Military Deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan

t r u t h o u t | Veteran Suicides Outnumber US Military Deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan: "More than 1,000 veterans in California under 35 died after returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan between 2005 and 2008 - three times as many California service members who were killed in conflict overseas, according to a recently published Bay Citizen report."