Steve Forte Shows His Hand

from The LA Times via MSN The world’s greatest cardsharp reveals all by Kevin Pang Fremont Street, once the world capital of swank, used to be Steve Forte’s turf. But on a spring day, he was just another face in a crowd, snaking through two relics of downtown...

Thermometer Fun

from TIME Melting Butter, Poisonous Mushrooms and the Strange History of the Invention of the Thermometer BY PHIL JAEKL Placement of a thermometer on an outside wall. Figure 1 from ‘Traittez de barometres, thermometres, et notiometres, ou hygrometres’ by...

Mo Spin

from WIRED One Man’s Amazing Journey to the Center of the Bowling Ball Mo Pinel spent a career reshaping the ball’s inner core to harness the power of physics. He revolutionized the sport—and spared no critics along the way. by BRENDAN I. KOERNER PHOTOGRAPH: ELIZABETH...

Mead Running Low

from CNN First-ever Colorado River water shortage is now almost certain, new projections show By Pedram Javaheri and Drew Kann Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the US and a critical water supply for millions across the Southwest, has declined about 140 feet since...

Tasmanian Devils Return

from DNYUZ In Australia, Births of Tasmanian Devils Are a Milestone After 3,000 Years MELBOURNE, Australia — Pink, hairless, deaf and blind, the roughly month-old joeys were but the size of a shelled peanut. Yet they were a momentous discovery for the conservationists...