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5 Most Incredible Discoveries of the Week
(Newser) - The hidden location of a whole lot of long-lost Civil War weapons and artifacts is among the week's notable discoveries: SC River May Yield Civil War Munitions : South Carolina needs to remove about 40,000 tons of tar left over from a 1950s gas-producing plant from the Congaree River.... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, January 24, 2015 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology, Science.
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Venus Flytraps' Biggest Threat: Poachers
(Newser) - Four men caught skulking around a nature preserve in North Carolina earlier this month have learned all about a new state law: It's now a felony to pick a Venus flytrap in the wild. The men, ages 22 to 49, were caught with 970 of the plants and earned... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, January 24, 2015 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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Gas Falls Below $2 a Gallon
(Newser) - At some point this will end, perhaps even soon. The price of gasoline will not fall to zero. But for the first time since 2009, most Americans are paying less than $2 a gallon. Just three months ago experts were shocked when it fell under $3. "It's crazy,... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, January 24, 2015 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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No More Garden Yetis? SkyMall Files for Bankruptcy
(Newser) - It was just a matter of time : The company behind SkyMall, the inflight magazine that pitched air travelers stuff they didn't need, has filed for bankruptcy. It could go no longer compete now that people are allowed to fire up their smartphones and tablets on the plane, especially against... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, January 24, 2015 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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Scientists Find Fish Under 2.5K Feet of Antarctic Ice
(Newser) - With the help of a special hot-water drill, a large, multidisciplinary team of scientists has become the first to bore through the Ross Ice Shelf—the biggest body of floating ice in the world, roughly the size of France—and sample life below nearly 2,500 feet of ice. What... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, January 24, 2015 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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'Extravagant' Family Accused of $20M Insurance Fraud
(Newser) - What kind of people would set their home on fire, then falsely accuse volunteer firefighters of stealing $10 million in jewelry? The Risoldi clan of Bucks County, Pa., might fit the bill, according to prosecutors. The family fell under suspicion of fraud after a fire at Claire Risoldi's "... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, January 24, 2015 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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In Lake Ontario, 2 Wrecks That 'Aren't Supposed to Be There'
(Newser) - A team of shipwreck-hunting enthusiasts who've spent years trolling the unpredictable waters of Lake Ontario say they've stumbled upon wrecks whose appearance completely stumps them. Two canal boats on the bottom of the lake—more than 200 feet deep—lie within a few miles of each other about... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, January 24, 2015 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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Billionaire Tells Rest of Us to Live More Modestly
(Newser) - Jeff Greene describes the $195 million price tag of a 23-bathroom Beverly Hills estate he's spent seven years building—and has now put on the market—as "quite reasonable." He lives in a 35,000-square-foot estate in Palm Beach, Fla., with its own private beach. And when... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, January 24, 2015 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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