Новости за 04.06.2013

Despite increasing population, global food production per capita is at all-time highs, even as the amount of agricultural land is reaching new lows. The prime driver has been technology, beginning with the Green Revolution of the 1960s, when Norman Borlaug discovered the key to high-yielding wheat. Since then, "slow" genetics has been replaced by DNA-splicing, giving rise to fears of genetic "mistakes" damaging the world food supply or resulting in inadvertent harm to consumers. Jon Entine and Kevin Folta embrace these innovations... Читать дальше...

I have gone to all kinds of sales -- estate sales, after Christmas sales, garage sales and the “extra 30 percent off” sales. Usually, it’s fun and sometimes you pick up a few bargains, but for…

Five years ago, the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in District of Columbia v. Heller. By a 5-4 vote, the Court ruled that the strict gun-control laws in the nation’s capital—which amounted to a complete ban on any usable weapon for self-protection, even in the home—were unconstitutional. The Court finally confronted a long-simmering controversy over the scope of the Second Amendment and declared that, yes, that amendment does secure an individual the right to keep and bear arms. Now, five years later... Читать дальше...

Wendy Bounds and Preetika Rana discuss the latest on an American woman whom police say was gang-raped in India, and Quentin Mitchell looks at hotels' new no-frills approach. Photo: AP.

To get a sense of how America will pack more people into its cities, head north to Vancouver. Conor Dougherty joins MoneyBeat.

Go behind the scenes at one of America's most technologically advanced arenas, as an overnight conversion crew transforms Barclays Center from a sold-out concert venue to a basketball stadium for the Brooklyn Nets in only eight hours.

Go behind the scenes at one of America's most technologically advanced arenas, as an overnight conversion crew transforms Barclays Center from a sold-out concert venue to a basketball stadium for the Brooklyn Nets in only eight hours.

German auto maker BMW Group is hoping to cash in on younger South Koreans’ increasing desire for luxury and brand-name goods by building a driving center in the country.

Tim Samaras, an engineer known best for his research into tornadoes and other severe weather phenomena, died when they vehicle was overrun by a powerful storm near El Reno, Okla. His death came as a surprise becasue many people in the weather business considered him an especially careful scientist who avoided unnecessary risks.

A photo of a Taco Bell employee licking a stack of hard shells was posted to Taco Bell's official Facebook page and people are not happy about it.