An MIT study has shown babies as young as one-year-old have the ability of making decisions about the prospect of a happening they have never seen before.
Celebrities and musicians influenced from Heron's work took to their Twitter pages to pay respects to the late Gil Scott Heron who died Friday night. The outpouring of condolences to the late pioneer of rap included tweets from leaders in the rap industry including Diddy, Ghost Face Killa, Talib Kweli, Usher Raymond, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Solange, and many others.
Kevin Bacon and his cast of X-Men mutants are preparing for the film's opening next week June 3rd. The actor will play Sebastian Shaw, a wealthy businessman and member of the Hellfire Club who also possesses mutant abilities that can transform kinetic energy into human strength.
Being called the Fee Bad Movie of Christmas, the trailer for the anticipated movie The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is being show at selected films over this Memorial Day weekend. The main character Lisabeth Salander, played by The Social Network actress Rooney Mara, will be starring in the film adapted from the popular Millennium Trilogy.
Gil Scott-Heron, a poet and singer whose best known work is perhaps The Revolution Will Not be Televised, died at the age of 62 on Friday, according to reports.
Students who struggle to learn mathematics may have a neurocognitive disorder, called Dyscalculia, that inhibits the acquisition of basic numerical and arithmetic concepts, according to a new research study conducted by University of Minnesota and British researchers.
A trip to the zoo can boost your child’s science and conservation education more than books or classroom teaching alone, according to a research study conducted by the University of Warwick.
Gil Scott-Heron, known as “the godfather of rap” , who is also a poet, musician and author, died at a New York City hospital on Friday, local media reported.
Announced at Choice Hotels International's annual convention in Boston, the company's Comfort Inn and Comfort Suites brands have unveiled an entirely new design aimed at making the modern guest's experience even better.
According to coastal expert Stephen P. Leatherman, known as Dr.Beachn Siesta Beach in Sarasota, Florida has been ranked no.1 beach in the United States. The beach sands are 99% pure quartz, soft and cool on the feet.
The American actor, best know for his role in the movie Grease and TV series Babylon 5 has passed away at the age of 60.
Raunchy comedy sequel The Hangover Part II got off to a roaring start at the North American box office taking in about $31.7 million on its opening day, according to estimates by movie studio Warner Bros (TWX.N) on Friday.
Olrando Bloom will be returning to reprise his role as the popular arrow flinging elf Legolas in Peter Jackson's new films The Hobbit. Bloom was a fan favorite in his role from the Lord of the Rings trilogy films.
Resorts Casino unveils its Roaring 20s theme today; includes the first gay nightclub in Atlantic City casino
Actor Jeff Conaway, best known for his roles in the classic television series “Taxi” and in the movie musical “Grease” has died at a hosptial in Encino, Cal.
Friday morning Rihanna kicked off NBC's Today show Toyota Concert Series with a performance in New York City's Rockefeller Center.
Amy Winehouse has announced that she is checking back into rehab at the Priory Clinic in London. The singer is scheduled for a summer tour in Europe and wants to be clean before her performances.
According to the first formal reports from France’s air accident investigation bureau, the captain of the Paris-bound Air France plane that crashed with 228 people into the Atlantic Ocean in 2009 was not at the controls when the plane began to plunge.
The most expensive hotel suites in the world have one thing in common -- opulence -- to pamper your senses.
For her meeting with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, Kate Middleton chose to wear a simple Shola sheath dress from Reiss, a popular British chain store. The dress retailed for $340.
Wall Street Journal’s food critic Bruce Palling wrote an amusing piece on offal today, as an introduction to the expanded edition of Anissa Helou’s book, The Fifth Quarter: An Offal Cookbook.“We all know that offal isn't everyone's cup of Lapsang Souchong,” Palling wrote. “It means nonskeletal meat, such as organs and glands, as well as extremities like feet and tails or heads from anything edible.”Paling goes on to remind us that shifted mindset among gourmands towards offal is ...
The 'most important race in history' can be your destination this Memorial Day.
Amy Poehler was invited to speak to the Harvard class of 2011 on Wednesday as a part of Class Day.
Lindsay Lohan is making the most out of house arrest with the use of 'art.'
According to a number of reports, the final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show was the highest rated episode of the hit daytime talk show in more than 17 years.
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We take a brief look at the life of the artist, William Henry Johnson.
Pia Toscano recently admitted, via People.com, that her early elimination from Season 10 of American Idol gave her a head start in preparing her upcoming album.
As many Americans take to the road this weekend, here's a list of gas-saving tips and ideas on how to celebrate Memorial Day.
ABC News will broadcast a series of interviews with Jacqueline Kennedy, that were never released before on a one-hour 20/20 special with Diane Sawyer in September. The interviews will be put in context by historians and her own daughter, Caroline Kennedy.