Tip of the Week: Using Tech for Your Taxes

By J.D. BIERSDORFER
New York Times

All students can learn 'gifted' class skills, study finds

If you want smarter kids, treat them as if they're smart.
By Jane Stancill
(McClatchy Newspapers)

Seattle Times

Lobster golf balls? Yes. Why? Cruise ships.

Lobster golf balls: Want to improve your stroke out at sea? Use lobster golf balls. Made from the shell, they're biodegradable.
By InnovationNewsDaily Staff

Christian Science Monitor

Toddler Twins: Secret Language or Babble?

By TARA PARKER-POPE
New York Times

Outsmart the Airlines to Get Precious Inches in Coach

By SCOTT MCCARTNEY

Wall Street Journal

Feds give miniature horses service animal status

By SUE MANNING

(Associated Press)
Denver Post

Learning the Ropes

Forget the treadmill. To get fit quickly and easily this spring, do like boxers do and jump around

Wall Street Journal

An Unexpected Benefit and A Cause for Concern

National Institutes of Health

Antibacterial Soap Additive Accumulates in Fish: Study

The chemical is found in small amounts in 60% of U.S. rivers and streams, researchers say.
HealthDay News

The five best online April Fools' pranks

Every April Fools' Day, tech-savvy pranksters jam up the Web with a range of gags and jokes. We survey some of the best online April Fools' pranks, from upside-down You Tube videos to the promise of real, live Facebook pokes.
- Matthew Shaer

Christian Science Monitor

Praying for Others Seems to Help Anger Fade

People who are provoked can let their bad mood go by petitioning for the less fortunate, study suggests.
HealthDay

Clean Water Act Trends Map and Annual Noncompliance Report

Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO)
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bronx Zoo cobra: her top 4 tweets

Bronx Zoo cobra run amok? The Bronx Zoo insists its missing Egyptian cobra is probably hiding on zoo property. But the Twitter account @BronxZoosCobra suggests that the Bronx Zoo cobra is involved in a little Big Apple high jinks. Here are the four funniest tweets.
- Aaron Couch, Contributor
Christian Science Monitor

Where Wal-Mart Failed, Aldi Succeeds

By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD
New York Times

First Image Ever Obtained from Mercury Orbit

NASA

Artificial Food Dyes Scrutinized by FDA

By STEPHANIE GLEASON
Wall Street Journal

Stress May Alter Gut Bacteria to Hinder Immune System

By changing bacteria levels in gut, stress causes changes in physiological function, study finds
By Robert Preidt

Medline Plus

Thomas Jefferson's Cut-and-Paste Bible

Our third president sought to separate the words of Jesus from the 'corruptions' of his followers.
By STEPHEN PROTHERO

Wall Street Journal

Paper or Plastic? A Lawyer's Answer Sends Him From Hero to Pariah

San Francisco Cheered as He Fought Oreos, But Jeers as He Battles for His Bag of ChoiceBy VAUHINI VARA
Wall Street Journal

A Little Victim's Plight Has the Wheel of Justice Spinning

The Great Hamster of Alsace Gets His Day in Europe's High Court

By JOHN W. MILLER
Wall Street Journal

Are the Religious Prone to Obesity?

Study found regularly attending services was linked to raised risk in middle age
HealthDay

Nuclear Evacuation Zones

U.S. emergency-response plans call for only evacuating residents within a 10-mile radius of a nuclear disaster. However, last week, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission recommended that Americans within 50 miles of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant evacuate. Below, see what 10-mile and 50-mile evacuation zones around U.S. nuclear power plants would look like, and the population that would be affected. (See related article.)
Wall Street Journal

Once Rare in Rural America, Divorce Is Changing the Face of Its Families

By SABRINA TAVERNISE and ROBERT GEBELOFF
New York Times

Your Money

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New York Times

Ruff Flight? Logan Airport Staff Can Be Furry Travelers' Best Friend

By SCOTT MCCARTNEY

Wall Street Journal

Japan 2011 Earthquake/Tsunami – U.S. Government Information

USA.gov

The Taming of the Curl

With 'Beach Waves' the New Ideal, Hair Salons and Products Sell Women on More Ways to De-Frizz
By ANJALI ATHAVALEY

Wall Street Journal

State illegal immigration laws: What have they accomplished?

Five years into a legislative surge, state illegal immigration laws have yielded few arrests. But they have stirred a populist backlash, say immigrant rights groups.
By Aaron Couch

Christian Science Monitor

Eight low-tech ways to revive broken gadgets

Mouthwash. Rice. A handful of quarters. What do these household items have in common? They constitute the perfect emergency-repair kit for gadgets. When device disasters strike and warranties turn their backs on you, it's time to get in touch with your inner MacGyver. So, here are eight low-tech solutions to high-tech disasters.
By Chris Gaylord

Christian Science Monitor

Dog Lost On Hike Finds Its Way Home

Border Collie-Blue Heeler Mix Slips Through Door 11 Hours Later
DenverChannel.com

Radiation, Once Free, Can Follow Tricky Path

By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
New York Times

U-Va. law professors explain the art of public speaking

Today’s guest bloggers are law professors at the University of Virginia and authors of a newly released book, ”Tongue-Tied America: Reviving the Art of Verbal Persuasion.”

By Robert N. Sayler and Molly Bishop Shadel
Washington Post

As Little Girls and Boys Grow, They Think Alike

By AVERY JOHNSON
Wall Street Journal

The Quiet Importance of Sound

The Experience of Hitting a Golf Ball Is Surprisingly Related to What You Hear
By JOHN PAUL NEWPORT

Wall Street Journal

A simple soil test can help improve garden

The Gardener Within: Good, rich soil is the living heart and soul of gardening. But figuring out how to get it takes a bit of work.
By JOE LAMP'L
Seattle Times

History’s Hands

By RANDY KENNEDY
New York Times

Rear-Facing Car Seats Advised at Least to Age of 2

By MADONNA BEHEN
New York Times

The Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton Charitable Gift Fund

St. James Palace

Japan's Shattered Mirror

After centuries of natural and human disasters, the nation has learned that what comes down can be rebuilt.
By IAN BURUMA

Wall Street Journal

Current Status at Fukushima Daiichi

Workers are continuing to struggle to prevent a nuclear disaster at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Here's the current status of each of the 6 reactors.
Wall Street Journal

Why Do We Let Them Dress Like That?

Women of a liberated generation wrestle with their eager-to-grow-up daughters—and their own pasts
By JENNIFER MOSES

Wall Street Journal

Don’t Call Me, I Won’t Call You

By PAMELA PAUL
New York Times

Amid Nuclear Fears, Some Facts

By JONATHAN D. ROCKOFF, MIHO INADA and RON WINSLOW
Wall Street Journal

The Ultimate Reality Show

The royal wedding is expected to command the biggest audience in TV history. Inside the explosion of movies, talk show coverage and princess shows; 'blue-blood boot camp'
By AMY CHOZICK and CECILIE ROHWEDDER

Wall Street Journal

The Speech Accent Archive

George Mason University

The ever-changing scene of hotel room amenities

By Nancy Trejos
Washington Post

Plastic: Too Good to Throw Away

By SUSAN FREINKEL
New York Times

ScienceCasts: Super Moon

A Clever End Run Around the Movie-Streaming Gremlins

By DAVID POGUE
New York times

Visa will let people use plastic to pay one another

(Associated Press)
Seattle Times

So Who Gets the Armrest?

Ethics and Etiquette for Bad Behavior, Boors and Stinky Food In Coach at 30,000 Feet
By SCOTT MCCARTNEY

Satellite Photos of Japan, Before and After the Quake and Tsunami

By ALAN McLEAN, KEVIN QUEALY, MATTHEW ERICSON and ARCHIE TSE. Before/after slider by JASON ALVICH.
New York Times

How a Reactor Shuts Down and What Happens in a Meltdown

New York Times

Reactor Monitor

Wall Street Journal

Why AT&T is hunting down broadband service hogs

Broadband service through AT&T DSL is no longer unlimited. There will soon be a 150 to 250 gigabyte monthly cap on broadband service.
By Matthew Lynley

Christian Science Monitor

Feel Locked Out? Nothing to Tackle? Well, Try Opera

By KAREN CROUSE
New York Times

New Green Police Audi Super Bowl Promo HD

Ides of March: What's an ide anyway? The whole sooth.

Ides of March: What exactly is an ide anyway? An what does it have to do with Julius Caesar?
By Eoin O'Carroll

Christian Science Monitor

How Nuclear Reactors Work ... And the Dangers When They Don't

By BEN CASSELMAN And REBECCA SMITH
Wall Street Journal

Are Israeli Settlers Human?

A family of five slaughtered in their beds. Some Palestinians call it 'natural.'
By BRET STEPHENS

A Century of Meat

New York Times

Is Happiness Overrated?

Study Finds Physical Benefits to Some (Not All) Good Feelings
By SHIRLEY S. WANG

Prisoner Recidivism

Bureau of Justice Statistics

2011 Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami

Google Crisis Response

What we pay for in a gallon of regular gasoline

U. S. Energy Information Administration

Online readership and ad revenue overtake newspapers

Reporting by Jennifer Saba, editing by Maureen Bavdek)

Reuters

Happy Pi Day!

USA.gov

Poker Bots Invade Online Gambling

By GABRIEL DANCE
New York Times

The Creature Connection

By NATALIE ANGIER
New York Times

Nuclear Overreactions

Modern life requires learning from disasters, not fleeing all risk.

Wall Street Journal

China's Fiscal Legerdemain

Mountains of bad loans have been shifted within the banking system, putting off the day of reckoning

By EDWARD CHANCELLOR
Wall Street Journal

The Digital Pileup

By SHELLEY PODOLNY
New York Times

Making a 21st-Century Hamburger

Wall Street Journal

How Shifting Plates Caused the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan

By JOE BURGESS, JONATHAN CORUM, AMANDA COX, MATTHEW ERICSON, XAQUÍN G.V., ALAN McLEAN, TOMOEH MURAKAMI-TSE, HAEYOUN PARK, GRAHAM ROBERTS, AMY SCHOENFELD, ARCHIE TSE, JOE WARD and JEREMY WHITE

New York Times

Map of the Damage From the Japanese Earthquake

By MATTHEW BLOCH, AMANDA COX, BILL MARSH, ALAN McLEAN, TOMOEH MURAKAMI TSE, HAEYOUN PARK and AMY SCHOENFELD

New York Times