An experiment shows that crows, with their bird brains, can understand the abstract concept of a hole and solve problems.

The Supreme Court has never decided if it is unconstitutional to execute an innocent person. The Court is scheduled to consider the issue six days after the inmate is scheduled to die.

The central government arrested the Governor of a breakaway province on charges of massacring civilians.

Using the official numbers from the Economic Report of the President, Michael Kinsley shows that the economy does better when a Democrat is president.

The Bush administration recently admitted that it has sent troops into Pakistan without permission from Pakistan. In response, the Pakistan military has orders to shoot at US troops that enter Pakistan.

“[C]reationism has no scientific basis and should not be part of the science curriculum.”

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta attacked an oil pipeline in Nigeria on Tuesday.

The plastic chemical, BPA, is found in the urine of 93% of Americans. A recent study linked the chemical to heart disease and diabetes. Bush administration FDA denies any link.

Thaksin was deposed in 2006, and has been accused in multiple corruption scandals. He fled to England last month.

Arctic ice follows a cycle: melt in the summer, freeze in the winter. This summer has a record low of ice. “We are now well outside the range of natural variability.”