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  • Romney, Gingrich Clash During GOP Debate In Tampa
    The Republican presidential candidates debated in Florida Monday night and it was a relatively civil affair. But there were plenty of sharp attacks — most of them launched by former front-runner Mitt Romney against the man who has at least for the moment, passed him in the polls former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
  • F. Sherwood Rowland, pictured here in 1989, was one of three chemists who shared the 1995 Nobel Prize for chemistry for work on discovering chemicals that deplete the Earth's ozone layer.
    F. Sherwood Rowland, Warned Of Aerosol's Danger
    The Nobel Prize-winning chemist made the link between man-made chemicals used in spray cans and the depletion of the Earth-insulating ozone later. His scientific work and advocacy for a ban on these chemicals, called CFCs, led to a public appreciation for humans' impact on the planet. He was 84.
  • After it drilled two holes in the "Buckskin" rock on Mars, the Curiosity rover took a series of photos that were turned into this panoramic self-portrait. The rover is sitting on the crest of a 20-foot hill.
    Curiouser And Curiouser: NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds Piles Of Silica On Mars
    Potential answers for the unexpectedly high levels of silica all involve water. The space agency also says it found "a mineral named tridymite, rare on Earth and never seen before on Mars."
  • Meteorologists In Remote Areas Launch Balloons To Collect Weather Data
    Twice a day, like clockwork, people release balloons around the world at the same time. These balloons are scientific tools, and the people releasing them are meteorologists.
  • Limericks
    Bill reads three news-related limericks: We'll Leave The Tissues Out For You, Table For One, Jawwwws.
  • The freighter American Mariner discharges its load of iron ore in Cleveland last November. Prices for iron ore and other commodities have plunged amid economic uncertainty in China and Europe.
    Stocks Manage To Bounce, But Commodity Prices Are Swooning
    Prices for raw materials, such as iron ore, copper and oil, are down dramatically from last year. The price plunge helps contain inflation for consumers, but is tough on mining and drilling companies.
  • Barracuda are one kind of fish that has been implicated in poisoning with ciguatera toxin.
    When The Fish You Eat Have Eaten Something Toxic
    Toxins produced by algae that live in warm ocean waters can pass up the fish food chain. The toxins can sicken humans who eat large fish. A Florida study finds cases are underreported.
  • Smuggled Photos Document Thousands Of Detainee Deaths In Syria
    About a year ago, a Syrian police photographer smuggled out photos of thousands killed by the regime. Now activists are showing the photos in rebel areas in Syria and this week in the U.S. Capitol.
  • The Willy Brandt Berlin Brandenburg International Airport was supposed to open in 2012, but it has been delayed repeatedly and is now set to open in 2017. The cost overruns and delays have made the airport the butt of frequent jokes.
    Berlin's New Airport: Still In A Holding Pattern
    Berlin is one of Europe's premiere cities, yet it lacks an airport befitting its status due to years of delays and cost overruns. The new airport was supposed to open in 2012. Now the target is 2017.
  • A tattoo that starts as a personal statement can sometimes have medical consequences.
    What We Know About Tattoo Reactions Only Goes Skin-Deep
    About a quarter of U.S. adults have at least one tattoo. Yet doctors say we still don't understand the full extent of the skin's reaction to tattoos. For some people, problems linger for months.
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