Repairs begin at China's quake-hit panda center: Repairs at China's famous Wolong Panda Breeding Center have begun, nearly eight months after it sustained heavy damage in a magnitude 7.9 earthquake, the facility's director said Friday. ›17:11
Madrid travel snarled by deepest snow in years: One of the heaviest snowfalls in decades closed Madrid airport and brought traffic in the Spanish capital to a standstill on Friday. ›13:16
More Americans obese than merely overweight: The number of obese American adults outweighs the number of those who are merely overweight, according to the latest statistics from the federal government. ›22:10
Racism: What we say doesn't match what we do: Think you wouldn't tolerate a racist act? Think again, says a surprising experiment that exposed some college students to one and found indifference at best. ›20:44 8 Jan, Thu
Saturday night special: Biggest full moon of '09: If skies are clear Saturday, go out at sunset and look for the giant moon rising in the east. It will be the biggest and brightest one of 2009, sure to wow even seasoned observers. ›19:36
Readers share their road to the inauguration: Msnbc.com users explain why Obama's swearing-in is a can't-miss event. ›21:53 8 Jan, Thu
Flirting class offered to German computer geeks: Even the most quirky of computer nerds can learn to flirt with finesse thanks to a new "flirting course" being offered to budding IT engineers at Potsdam University south of Berlin. ›21:57
Don't vaccinate? Doctors paying to hear views: There are so many parents in the free-spirited town of Ashland, Ore., who won't get their kids vaccinated that federal researchers are paying money just to hear their side of things. ›20:36
Iran: The politics of people: Rick Steves, on location in Iran to film a public TV show, was struck by the bizarre mixture of saber-rattling politics alongside the personal warmth of individual locals. ›22:22 8 Jan, Thu
Are you smart? Take our weekly news quiz: How much do you remember about the week in news? Take msnbc.com's weekly quiz and find out what you can recall. ›19:43 20 Mar, Thu
Palm announces 'Pre,' new OS: Palm Thursday unveiled the "Pre" smartphone, more similar to an iPhone than a Treo in looks, and a new operating system called Palm WebOS, with hopes that both will keep the venerable but struggling company in the smartphone race. ›21:45 8 Jan, Thu
Terror Watch: Gonzales Lawyers Up: Still under investigation by Congress and Justice Department lawyers who once worked for him, the former attorney general has turned to a leading Washington attorney to help him beat the rap. ›18:12 10 Oct, Wed
Kennedy's bid reignites 'mommy wars': The bid by Caroline Kennedy for the Senate has reignited the "mommy wars" between mothers with careers and those who take a break from paid employment. ›09:48
Cosmic Log: How evolution evolved: Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Where did the theory of evolution come from? Where's it going? The countdown to Darwin's 200th birthday is a good time for deep questions like these. ›16:00
Calif. court bans ER docs from direct billing: The state's high court has barred emergency room doctors from directly billing insured patients when their HMOs refuse to pay the entire bill. ›23:20 8 Jan, Thu
Researchers make car parts out of coconuts: A team at Baylor University has made trunk liners, floorboards and car door interior covers using fibers from the outer husks of coconuts, replacing the synthetic polyester fibers typically used in composite materials. ›23:59 6 Jan, Tue
Doris Lessings Nobel Prize: The unpredictable curmudgeon has written about everything from feminism to sci-fi to cats (twice). ›15:18 12 Oct, Fri
At CES, progress comes a step at a time: The big debuts at the International Consumer Electronics Show arent whiz-bang hardware systems. Theyre ideas designed to protect the environment and improve the technology consumers already use. ›14:50
Will Americans put on "recession pounds"?: Americans may reduce the amount they spend on food in response to a sour economy but some experts fear they may pick up weight in the process. ›14:13
Spirituality, not religion, makes kids happy: The link between spirituality and happiness is pretty well-established for teens and adults. More spirituality brings more happiness. Now a study has reached into the younger set, finding the same link in "tweens" and in kids in middle childhood. ›18:43
Low on cash, French Quarter may stink again: Since Hurricane Katrina, the beer-soaked, urine-splashed, puke-puddled French Quarter of old has been scrubbed clean. But tough financial times means it may not get sanitized now. ›21:33