The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a slogan that captures its odd position in the federal hierarchy: “NOAA may be the most important agency you’ve never heard of.” That contradiction was on full display earlier this month, when President Obama announced a reorganization plan for the Commerce Department. Some agencies were to join Commerce. But NOAA, which received only a brief mention , was to move to the Interior Department . Read full article > >

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NOAA’s proposed move raises questions about its role

The eco-friendly building material you’ve never heard of

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‘Smog-eating’ material breaking into the big time

Most people have never heard of it, but dead butt syndrome may play a role in many of the injuries that plague runners.

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Well: When the Diagnosis Is ‘Dead Butt Syndrome’

You never heard stories like this from the set of the Sound of Music. Another actor was injured during Monday’s preview performance of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark-the fourth injury to occur during the show’s preview period. A stunt-double for…

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Another Injury at Spider-Man Musical

A raid on a home in Pennsylvania uncovered something we’d never heard of: 85 New Guinea Singing Dogs-the rarest breed in the world. The animals, which look a lot like Shiba Inus, come from New Guinea, have unique genes, can climb trees like foxes, and,…

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Man Kept 85 Rare ‘Singing Dogs’

The most famous comic you’ve never heard of

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