So I've never heard of "proto-stellar disk," but here's a rare photo someone caught of one splitting into multiple stars.

This guy and his sisters built a working four-bit computer made from cardboard and marbles.

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient city and graveyard that were possibly buried more than 7,000 years ago in southern Egypt.

Check out this "space poo" found by someone walking his dog in England. The stuff is transparent and gross. What is it?

Holy crap! Check out these photos by Melvin Nicholson of a rare white rainbow (also called a "ghost rainbow" or a "fogbow").

A scholar discovered an unseen H.G. Wells ghost story in the Wells archive at the University of Illinois.

A new telescope is allowing archeologists to see inside the ancient Egyptian pyramids. Edgar Cayce, eat your heart out.

Back in 1906, if you didn't raise chickens in Montezuma, Iowa, they'd run your ass out of town.

Victory Outreach, a local "recovery program" for sex workers, gives escorts a place to turn their life around. Yesterday, they held an event dedicated to the 11 victims of the West Mesa murders that was designed to give people on the streets "hope." No mention about how keeping prostitution illegal puts purveyors of the oldest profession at needless risk.

That sweet ink you got on your back (the one with Wile E. Coyote in a Saint Jude pose) is going to make it easier for the FBI to identify you, thanks to the new tattoo recognition software they're developing.

A study has found that the use of basic tools might be instinctual in humans.

17 tips for Balloon Fiesta goers.

Glowing sea turtles aren’t just for nightlights. Check it out!

Hamilton turns hip-hop on broadway.

Scarlet letter in high school takeover.

Could this study determine the real extinction of dinosaurs?

3,000 years later, is it time to find Queen Nefertiti?

Army Veteran stepped in the way of Oregon shooter to save other’s.

Titanic lunch menu up for auction and it’s valued at $88,000.

I am alone in Egypt, riding in a cab driven by Gopardo. We are driving through a heavy snowstorm. The streets are icy and the winds are howling. We come to a stop sign and merge onto a highway with a 60 percent grade. The one-lane road climbs straight up the side of a huge, pink and orange sandstone mountain. We are soon above the storm and climbing in a line of other cars past high, billowing clouds bathed in sunset colors. I can feel we are beginning to slow down and I worry that if we slow to a stop we’ll start to slip backwards. I voice my complaint to Gopardo. We finally arrive on top in a small village. I see the Mayor and another city official fishing by the road over a cliff. They get their lines tangled together and in their struggle to get them free, they both slip off their perches and dangle in the air, clinging to their poles. Outside on firm ground, I want to go into the hotel and get a room, but looking down I see that I have bare feet. I hope that my dad was able to retrieve my stuff for me from my last hotel room. Looking down again, I see that I am now wearing my crocks. He must have been successful. I enter a small Greek restaurant and sit down at a picnic table with G and her dad. The menu, when opened, contains small packets of dates and almonds wrapped in clear plastic. I see my co-worker, M, sitting on the floor. I hand him a menu. He explains he can’t be bothered with such small orders. The owner woman emerges from the kitchen carrying a large, cloth-wrapped bundle for him containing wheels of cheese and giant rounds of bread filled with layers of butter and olives.

Egyptian officials are calling for the release of former President Hosni Mubarak from prison, which some say could result in more violence in Egypt.

A study shows that US unemployment rates increased in more than half the states in July, and hiring, which has been steady since January, took a slow decline in July as well.

Oscar Pistorius, Paralympic champion, is being indicted for premeditated murder for the shooting of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

This is why I don't go jogging in Michigan, Alaska, Colorado, Wyoming … or pretty much anywhere.

I don't care if you raised the prices. We came to see some polar bears!

UNM has incorporated a new system where students can log in online to report crimes they witness on campus. … because phones are so last year.

It's not every day that you pay 25 cents upon receiving a parcel from China. … and then get arrested for it.

Just in case you ever wondered what would happen if you stuck a fork into your meat and two veg, a 70-year-old Australian man has the answer.

Something royal this way comes ...

Police have identified one of three murder victims in East Cleveland, and they've charged 35-year-old Michael Madison with three counts of aggravated murder.

German roller-coaster manufacturer is sending experts to Arlington, Texas to investigate the death of a victim who died while riding the Texas Giant over the weekend.

Mohammed Morsi, recently ousted president of Egypt, has gone missing, and family claims he was "abducted by army."

Police are investigating the drowning of 19-year-old Matthew Mares in Los Lunas that happened over the weekend.

APD to testify today in court in a wrongful death lawsuit in relation to the shooting of 27-year-old Christopher Torres in 2011.

Carlsbad farmers could possibly receive less than half the water allotted to them from a network of wells that pump groundwater into the Pecos river.

In a nutshell: If you fake cancer and take $9,000 in donations from your community, then you're probably gonna go to jail.

Did ancient Egyptians make jewelry out of metal from space? According to a new article in Nature, they did indeed.

Archaeologists believe that iron smelting in ancient Egypt started around the sixth century BCE. But an iron bead found in a cemetery in 1911 at Gerzeh, about 43 miles south of Cairo, dates from approximately 3,300 BCE. Scanning electron microscopy, optical imaging and CT scanning revealed the presence of nickel-rich areas on the tube-shaped bead, indicating celestial provenance. The metal, it seems, came from a meteorite.

According to Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley, who co-authored the study that revealed the bead's true nature, the finding offers a clue about the beginnings of the Egyptian religion. “The sky was very important to the ancient Egyptians,” she points out. “Something that falls from the sky is going to be considered as a gift from the gods.”

Former Congressional candidate Gary Smith spent the night in jail with charges of stalking a former rival.

Two hand grenades have been found in checked baggage in the past week at Albuquerque's airport.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett is suing the NCAA over sanctions imposed over Penn State in the Jerry Sandusky scandal.

Murder in Rio Arriba County appears to be payback for a stolen PlayStation.

New rule makes it easier for immigrants to gain U.S. citizenship if they have immediate family who are already citizens.

Sandy Hook students return to classes for the first time today at a new school.

Starbucks to sell reusable plastic cups at a dollar apiece and will offer discounts on coffee when customers bring them in.

Israel finally finished their ridiculously huge, nearly impenetrable wall at the border to Egypt.

I would so eat a Cool Ranch Doritos taco.

The Senate passed a fiscal cliff deal.

People died in a deadly human stampede.

A suspected bomb builder gave birth.

Putin decided Russia has a drinking problem.

It's dangerous to be funny in Egypt.

New Year's Day is a big suicide day.

Take note of celebrity air rage incidents.

A Japanese porn star got 100 of bottles if ick.

What are the most hungover cities in America?

Here's a newborn baby elephant.

Parrots hate electronic music.

The world's biggest treehouse.

A cat enjoys the holidays.

Microscope photos.

APD DWI checkpoint report.

Happy birthday Frank Langella.

Thanks to Susan Petersen, Sarah Bonneau and Helenoid for the links.

Powerful typhoon leaves hundreds dead or missing in the Philippines.

Senate Republicans voted down an
international treaty banning discrimination against people with disabilities.

The rest of the world is pointing and laughing.

Supporters of Egypt's President Morsi confronted opponents camped outside the presidential palace, and things got violent.

Money may have been the top factor keeping House Republican women out of leadership positions.

Daniel Ellsberg calls Bradley Manning a hero.

The upcoming state legislative session could include election law changes.

New koala.

Mapping drones permitted for use here in the U.S.

Your TV is listening.

NYC, buried in carbon emissions.

This month's war frontlines photo-dispatches.

"Driving in Russia." [All 13 minutes are totally worth watching.]

I think I like this band.

Missed high fives.

The year's best book lists.

Southeastern Ohio Bigfoot Investigation Society.

Aren't you also "clamoring" for Pizza Hut perfume?

Yesterday evening's meteorological drama.

Attacks by militants prompt Egyptian military air strikes on the Sinai peninsula.

Mass displacement in Manila as torrential rains flood the city.

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not watching you.

Academi LLC (a.k.a. Xe, a.k.a. Blackwater) says it will "continue to lead by example." The company agreed to a $7.5 million settlement of charges related to 17 criminal violations, including arms smuggling.

Colorado ranchers are freaked out after animal mutilations.

New image of home, sweet home.

Compelling case study on the impact of Medicaid expansion. The guv remains tight-lipped on the issue. Rio Grande Foundation head does not.

"Failing" schools will still get some cash.

Burning refinery chokes out California. Chevron says they'll make it all better.

Painted Russian rag doll synchronized swimmers win gold (and give me creepy dreams).

Winston Churchill, proto-tween.

Pilgrims in Mexico City.

Aerial footage of this morning's derailed freight train fire in Columbus, Ohio.

Newfound marine creature named after Bob Marley.

Egypt's military leadership caught in power battle with Muslim Brotherhood.

Fresh grief at the site of the Srebrenica massacre.

The Spaceport should see first tourist takeoffs by the end of next year.

Sarah Palin urges Mitt Romney to "light our hair on fire." Romney tries, gets booed.

Upcoming International AIDS Conference highlights health issue in the U.S., where African-American community suffers disproportionately.

Greg Jackson interviewed after high-profile feature on Jackson-Winklejohn Gym.

Racial profiling claims leveled at San Juan County law enforcement.

The state attorney general's image problem.

Astonishing images from an undersea photo studio.

Dude, don't pull a "Harry Reid."

Free Slurpees for all! 'Til the cups run out.

The ugliest dog of the year.

Cutest baby dwarf bunny of the year.

D.C. is no longer a chocolate city.

Beyond the Thunderdome in Alamogordo.

Motorists in Massachusetts must pay a fee in order to contest a ticket.

Ever heard of "genetic attraction?"

Fran Tarkenton doesn't find President Obama very incredible.

A billionaire's unprecedented land donation may result in more protected areas in New Mexico.

Sandusky may appeal guilty verdict.

Sandusky's conviction could spell trouble for Penn State University.

Gaseous anomalies on Star Trek.

New technology allows someone (read: "some government agency") to identify your fingerprint from twenty feet away.

NSA refuses to release information because it would violate the NSA's privacy.

Fruit and vegetable skulls.

Mary Jane, the musical.

What is Pland?

Islamist wins election in Egypt.

On this day in 1944 Jeff Beck was born.

A House of Representatives committee could vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress over Operation Fast and Furious documents.

Ecuador's embassy in London may now be the only thing standing between Wikileaks leader Julian Assange and extradition to Sweden.

Egypt seizes with new political and constitutional upheaval as conflicting reports over ousted President Mubarak's failing health circulate.

China's reserves of rare earth minerals—essential to production of high-tech devices—are dwindling due to "excessive mining," says report.

Interactive map of West Africa's devastating drought conditions.

May's global hot flashes are not relenting in June.

Vegas roulette wheel beats 114 billion to one odds.

New state department study counts 20.9 million worldwide victims of modern slavery.

Charter schools may be underperforming when it comes to serving disabled students.

Former inmate now exonerated testifies before Senate subcommittee that solitary confinement in prisons "by its design is driving men insane."

Wildlife conservation group says black bears around the Duke City are being egregiously eliminated from the area.

Charlie Sheen's surge of "tiger blood" was in fact a "psychotic break."

Handy tip: If you're squeamish about squid sperm ruining your calamari dinner, remove the internal organs before cooking it.

Water tanks in NYC as public art.

Amorous prehistoric turtles immortalized.

Egypt's high court orders that its parliament be dissolved.

Officers stumble across starving horses while looking for a man with a gun.

APD used stun guns, bean bag rounds and a police dog in the arrest of a 60-year-old man. Judge says: Pay up.

"Game of Thrones" sorry about using President Bush's head in scene about heads on pikes.

When is it OK to shoot someone in Albuquerque?

Drake and Chris Brown maybe got in a fist fight at a NY club, say police.

State's paying too much in jail and prison contracts.

The flavorful space between fresh and rotten.

Lara Croft to be put through harrowing attempted gang rape in Tomb Raider reboot so male players will feel compelled to protect her.

After a series of workers who make Apple products committed suicide, the company attempted to improve conditions. Yesterday, another worker committed suicide.

We're going to spy on Africa more.

Wine glass chess set makes for classiest drinking game ever.

Movies for women turn huge profits. So why doesn't Hollywood want to make those films? asks Meryl Streep.

Burger King's bacon sundae.

Ditch your car, city-dweller, and buy this folding pod on wheels.