Articles by Rhodi Lee
New Dietary Guidelines Will Show You What's Healthy... and Good for Environment?
The new dietary guidelines may advise Americans not only what's healthy for their body but also what's good for the environment.
Snow Storm, Icy Rain to Hit Parts of US This Weekend as Prelude to Arctic Cold
The National Weather Service has warned of the threats of winter. The cold weather has already brought snow storms, freezing rains and hazardous conditions to travelers on the road.
Watch a Cameraman's Close Call with a Lava Bomb [Video]
New Zealand cameraman Bradley Ambrose was nearly covered in lava bombs while he was taking videos at the Marum lava lake. He managed to run away unharmed and even shared the video of the incident online.
Animal Cruelty? Sarah Palin Draws Flak for Using Dog as Stepping Stone in Facebook Photo
Sarah Palin has posted images on Facebook that she thought was inspirational: photos of her son Trig using the family's pet dog as a stepping stool.
Amino Acids in Protein Can Be Assembled Without DNA and mRNA: Study
DNA is known to provide the instructions for the production of proteins, but researchers have found evidence that amino acids can be assembled by another protein and without instructions from the DNA and mRNA.
Steely Resolution: Montana Kid Receives $500 for Successfully Giving Up Sugary Drinks for a Year
Jonathan Sarisky sipped his last sugary drink, a Fanta Orange, on Jan. 3, 2014 then signed a contract that prohibited him from drinking anything but water and unflavored milk for an entire year.
Federal Judge Rules: Florida Medicaid Program Problematic, Neglects Health of Needy Kids
Judge Adalberto Jordan found that Florida's healthcare system violated federal law and neglected the health of nearly 2 million children who relied on Medicaid program.
Don't Miss: Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend
The Quadrantid Meteor Shower is the first meteor display of 2015 and will be best viewed between Saturday night and early Sunday morning this weekend.
Herd of Elk Die in Southern Colorado as Ice on Reservoir Gives Way
About 20 elk drowned and froze to their death when the ice sheet on Echo Canyon Reservoir they ventured into gave way. Wildlife experts said this is a natural occurrence.
Sheer Bad Luck? Researchers Blame Random Mutation for Two-Third of Cancer Cases
Although poor lifestyle and genetic factors can be attributed to a large number of cancer cases, sheer bad luck that goes with random mutations of stem cells can be blamed on majority of cancer cases.
Don't Ignore that Headache as It Can Be Only Sign of Brain Tumor
Some patients with a brain tumor do not exhibit neurological symptoms such as speech dysfunction and seizures. Isolated headaches may be the only sign of their health problem.
Mayan Civilization Collapse Triggered by Acute and Prolonged Drought: No, It Was Not Alien Invasion
Many theories have been proposed on what caused the collapse of the Mayan Civilization. New evidence from Belize's Great Blue Hole adds credence to one theory that points at drought.
3 Texas Firms Recall Nearly 250,000 Pounds of Meat Products. What Consumers Need to Know
Three Texas-based companies are recalling some of their meat products due to ingredients that contain an undeclared allergen, which could cause serious and even deadly reactions in certain individuals.
Experts Observe for First Time Synaptic Transmission in Live Mammalian Brain. Thanks, Optogenetics
Using a technique that involves genetics and the physics of light, researchers from Switzerland were able to observe how chemical signals are transmitted through synapses in living animals.
Meet Octopus Stinkhorn. Nope, Not a Real Octopus but an Exotic Red Fungus
It looks like an octopus with red tentacles but the octopus stinkhorn is actually a fungus. It is also edible despite the fact that it smells like rotting flesh.
Monarch Butterfly May Get Endangered Species Act Protection Status
The population of the Monarch butterfly has significantly dropped over the past two decades. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be reviewing whether or not it should be protected under the Endangered Species Act.
Buzzed Birds Slur Their Songs Just Like Humans
A group of researchers gave a group of Zebra finches grape juice with ethanol to see the effects of alcohol on the birds. The spiked drink affected the way the birds sing.
Large Hadron Collider Set to Fire in May 2015. Going Beyond God Particle?
With the Large Hadron Collider packing more energy, scientists hope it can discover the particles that make up dark matter and find other kinds of Higgs boson. It will restart in 2015 after undergoing two years of expensive upgrade.
Neighbor Convicted for Stealing and Euthanizing Cancer Patient's Beloved Dog: 'She Knew What She Did'
A woman from Spring Hill, Pittsburgh took her neighbor's Siberian husky while he was getting treatment for stage 3 cancer and had the dog euthanized. She now faces up to ten years in prison.
Botched Executions Fail to Put End to Death Penalties
The botched execution of Clayton Darrell Locket in Oklahoma in April this year as well as those of two other inmates in Arizona and Ohio did not dampen support for capital punishment. States have in fact explored using firing squad, electric chair and gassing to impose death penalty.
1.2 Million-Year-Old Stone Tool Found in Turkey is Oldest-Known Tool Made by Man
A prehistoric stone tool discovered at an ancient site on the Gediz River in Anatolia, Turkey is giving researchers clues on when and how human ancestors arrived in Europe more than one million years ago.
Florida Woman Dies After Crack Pipe and Bottle Removed from Vagina
A woman who had been using drugs since she was 12 years old hid a glass pipe and bottle of cocaine inside her body. She became sick after the paraphernalia were removed and eventually died.
Kilauea Volcano Lava Inches Closer to Pahoa Marketplace
Lava from Kilauea Volcano stopped short of hitting Pahoa Marketplace on Christmas day but it has resumed its movement and has moved 15 yards last weekend.
Pee Power: Pee2Power Project Selected Among Mars One Competition Finalists
Gerardine Botte and her team from Ohio University have developed a technology that could extract clean water, energy and nitrogen from human urine. The Urine Greenbox made it as one of the ten finalists for a Mars One competition.
AirAsia Flight from Indonesia to Singapore Goes Missing Over Pacific Ocean with 162 People Onboard
AirAsia flight QZ8501 was travelling from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore on Sunday morning when it lost contact with air traffic control. The missing aircraft was carrying a total of 162 people on board.
Scientists Identify 12 Genetic Causes for Developmental Disorders
Initial results of the Deciphering Developmental Disorders program have already led to the identification of 12 genes that cause developmental disorder in children.
New Jersey Osprey Population is Growing: Threatened Species Script Amazing Comeback
In 1973, there were only 53 known pairs of Osprey left in New Jersey but the population of the birds have rebounded. This year alone, more than 600 chicks were born.
'Merry Christmas' Greeting Makes American Airlines Passenger Explode: Grumpy Grinch?
An American Airlines passenger became furious when he was repeatedly greeted 'Merry Christmas!' at the La Guardia airport on Tuesday. He was later removed from his flight after refusing to calm down.
Naughty or Nice? NSA Releases Report on 12 Years of Secret (and Improper) Surveillance on Americans
A day before Christmas, the National Security Agency released reports on how its employees abused intelligence gathering and mishandled the private data of Americans and foreign nationals.
Decapitated Pig Head Replaces Baby Jesus in Nativity Scene. Hate Crime?
A yet unidentified culprit stole the statue of the baby Jesus in a nativity scene outside Sacred Hearts Parish in Haverhill, Massachusetts and replaced it with a bloody and hairy head of a pig.
