Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
Science & Health Apr 12, 2013
'Nutty' U.S. researcher champions oddball science
by David A. Fahrenthold
Patricia Brennan received $384,949 from the U.S. government to study duck genitalia. Last month, that made her a national joke. Now, it’s made her a little bit of a folk hero. “Genitalia, dear readers, are where the rubber meets the road, evolutionarily,” Brennan wrote ...