The previous episode of “The Big Bang Theory” titled “The Gorilla Dissolution” saw Leonard and Penny taking the next big step in their relationship. After a bad day at work, where she gets fired from “Serial Apeist” following an argument with the director, Penny decides it’s time to make some serious changes to her life, which includes her relationship with …

Space debris – a pressing problem for humanity – has moved out of the sphere of the movies and is now under consideration by a Congress panel. If you have watched Gravity, you will be familiar with Sandra Bullock’s tense two-hour battle against space debris. Now people working on the real-life problem of space debris would like to extend the …

Most people are aware that climate change affects the temperature of weather patterns, but not everyone knows that it also elevates sea levels and plays a big role in crop production. The rising levels of carbon dioxide will affect the nutritional value and content of basic foods, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Harvard University.

Police arrested an Indiana man on May 8 for allegedly making a number of threats against Speaker John Boehner. According to the Justice Department, Brandon James Thompson began threatening Boehner (R-Ohio) because Congress hasn’t extended unemployment insurance, reports Politico. Thompson, of New Castle, Indiana, was receiving unemployment checks in the amount of $341 every month. But that came to an …

CBS cancelled five, fairly obvious series on Saturday, while finally handing out a renewal order to The Mentalist. There had been speculation that a cancellation was imminent for the police procedural drama, possibly leading the show to switch networks.

Even though health experts have stressed the importance of maintaining a good weight and an active lifestyle, new data suggest that obesity rates in Europe are rising. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UK Health Forum, by 2030, Ireland could become Europe’s fattest nation.

The Texas Attorney General filed a lawsuit on Friday against Xerox, alleging that one of the company’s subsidiaries allowed dentists to over-bill for, potentially, hundreds of millions in questionable Medicaid dental work. Also Friday, the Texas Heath and Human Services Commission (HHSC) cancelled its Medicaid contract with Xerox.

More than 1 million patients who use federally funded community health centers will remain uninsured because they live in one of 24 states that chose not to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, according to a study released Friday by researchers at George Washington University.

Hachette has accused Amazon of delaying shipments “for reasons of their own”, with the Internet retailer delaying the shipment of certain books by a number of weeks. The books span the gamut from new to old, and encompass a variety of different authors.

NASA’s lunar space probe has captured a beautiful image of the Earth rising above the edge of the moons surface, from a distance. Made famous by the Apollo 8 mission of 1968, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was launched in 2009 to map the surface of the moon. The 2014 Earthrise picture was created by combining different images taken from various …

If you’re a member of the New York State Senate, this Jon Stewart clip probably won’t be on your list of “must-see videos this morning.” But residents of the Empire State—or anyone in the United States for that matter; even Republicans!—will surely appreciate Stewart making a mockery of a State Senate bill naming yogurt the official snack of New York.