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Get irrational: 3.14 things to do on Pi Day
March 14 is Pi Day, which celebrates the mathematical constant measuring the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter (beginning with 3.14). Pi Day is celebrated internationally, and in 2009 it was decreed an official holiday by the US House of Representatives. Here are 3.14 ways to celebrate.
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Kim Jong-il's death: 4 questions about 'dear successor' Kim Jong-un
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 03/14
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 01/26
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 12/16
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Get irrational: 3.14 things to do on Pi Day
March 14 is Pi Day, which celebrates the mathematical constant measuring the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter (beginning with 3.14). Pi Day is celebrated internationally, and in 2009 it was decreed an official holiday by the US House of Representatives. Here are 3.14 ways to celebrate.
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Climate change report: time to start preparing for the worst
It's time to start protecting people from the impact of severe-weather events, a panel says. The report offers further evidence of how the climate change conversation is shifting.
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Kim Jong-il's death: 4 questions about 'dear successor' Kim Jong-un
The third son of North Korea’s “Dear Leader” Kim Jong-il appears well on his way to succeeding his father, in name if not in style and substance. He will lead the committee in charge of the funeral on Dec. 28 and will then be referred to as “successor.” Just when he will assume the real titles held by his father is a matter of intense speculation. Past precedent suggests a wait of as long as three years, according to Korean custom. For now, Kim Jong-un, 28 or 29 years old, faces the prospect of manipulation by high-ranking relatives and generals. “He’s very much an untested quantity,” says Shim Jae-hoon, a political analyst in Seoul. His lone qualification, according to Mr. Shim, is that “he symbolizes the house of Kim” – a reference to his grandfather, long-ruling “Great Leader” Kim Il-sung, who died in 1994, and his father.
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Climate change warning: brace for hotter heat waves, stronger storms
A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projects that such events are likely to occur if greenhouse-gas emissions continue unabated.
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Did the Earth once have two moons?
A new study of the far side of the moon suggests that the Earth once had a tiny second moon, which collided with the bigger one.
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Prince Albert of Monaco prepares to wed, despite rumors to contrary
Prince Albert's wedding has Monaco residents hoping the glamorous nuptials and festivities will restore some of the shine the city lost during the global financial crisis.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 03/14
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 01/26
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 12/16
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 12/02
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/29
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 10/22
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In Pictures: Swiss Tunnel: World's longest tunnel
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5 key people to watch in North Korea
The struggle to name a successor to North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-il appears likely to climax in a historic conference next week. The conference, the first in 44 years, is slated for Sept. 28. Debate among North Korea’s leaders over anointment of Mr. Kim’s third son, Kim Jong-un, is widely believed to have delayed the meeting. Just because delegates will be gathering for the conference is no guarantee that it will end in announcement of a leadership lineup. Whatever the outcome, it is certain to provide fodder for speculation about the future of North Korea after Kim leaves the scene. As North Korea heads into this meeting, here is a good idea of who might be in positions of power after Kim Jong-il steps down:
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Solar energy fuels experimental airplane all day, and all night
Solar energy plane stays aloft for 26 hours – and could, in theory, fly forever.
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Solar energy powered plane lands after completing 24-hour flight
Solar energy is all that an experimental plane needed to complete its first 24-hour test flight.
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North Korea: What does Kim Jong-il's heir apparent look like?
Rare new photos have emerged of Kim Jong-il's son, Kim Jong-un.The leader of North Korea may be getting ready to hand over power to his youngest son, who watches NBA basketball and went to school in Switzerland.
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Secret China visit: All aboard Kim Jong-il's luxury train
We're not supposed to know that Kim Jong-il owns six luxury trains, or that he rode one to Beijing this week and visited the Great Wall of China today. It's a secret.
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In Pictures: World Water Day
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For Swiss, an Olympic skiing gold is good - beating Austria makes it great
One of the Winter Olympics' best rivalries – the Swiss vs. the Austrians in alpine skiing – has been one-sided in recent years. But a gold Monday and the promise of another Tuesday shows Switzerland is making a comeback.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 12/11
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Free Roman Polanski? Case shows US-France cultural divide
French elites lobby to "Free Polanski." American and French students pick sides in a French debate over the rape case.
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Opinion: Should Obama sign a peace treaty with North Korea?
It's too late to rid the country of nukes, but we can keep its program under control.
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Kim Jong Un: North Korea's next leader?
'Dear Leader' Kim Jong Il has reportedly tapped his youngest son as his successor.
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