TALK OF THE TOWN: According to his actress wife Lisa Faulkner, the MasterChef judge looks like he's been 'on holiday for four weeks' after catching some rays while at home in London.

'#IRanWithMaud and it was steep and hard. Are we ready for the hard work it will take to fight for justice? I hope so. I'm ready,' the 36-year-old House star wrote on Saturday.

The issue of sexual harassment is out in the open and is being discussed. It gives a chance to hundreds of women who have faced situations for which they thought there was no solution to come forward and share their experiences, writes Kalpana Sharma.

Though based on strong reporting, India’s Daughter remains restricted in its scope, and even strays from its purported objective, thanks to a very pronounced colonial supremacist gaze, writes Shoma Chatterji in a dispassionate review that cuts through the noise.

When 'Beta', the movie, was released in 1992, it catapulted Madhuri Dixit to fame as the 'dhak-dhak' girl. But it also raised an old and important question about why men appear to be blind to the fact that their mothers can ever be wrong.

Oncologists say the awareness of breast cancer is limited to cities. And when women are aware, the stigma attached to it prevents them from speaking out openly.

Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez said on Saturday that talks with bondholders to restructure $65 billion of the country's foreign debt would continue with the two sides still deadlocked over what the final offer should look like.

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Olfactomedins are a family of modular proteins found in multicellular organisms that all contain five-bladed β-propeller olfactomedin (OLF) domains. In support of differential functions for the OLF propeller, the available crystal structures reveal that only some OLF domains harbor an internal calcium-binding site with ligands derived from a triad of residues. For the myocilin OLF domain (myoc-OLF), ablation of the ion-binding site (triad Asp, Asn, Asp) by altering the coordinating residues affects the stability and overall structure, in one case leading to misfolding and glaucoma. Bioinformatics analysis reveals a variety of triads with possible ion-binding characteristics lurking in OLF domains in invertebrate chordates such as Arthropoda (Asp–Glu–Ser), Nematoda (Asp–Asp–His) and Echinodermata (Asp–Glu–Lys). To test ion binding and to extend the observed connection between ion binding and distal structural rearrangements, consensus triads from these phyla were installed in the myoc-OLF. All three protein variants exhibit wild-type-like or better stability, but their calcium-binding properties differ, concomitant with new structural deviations from wild-type myoc-OLF. Taken together, the results indicate that calcium binding is not intrinsically destabilizing to myoc-OLF or required to observe a well ordered side helix, and that ion binding is a differential feature that may underlie the largely elusive biological function of OLF propellers.

Smithsonian Anthropologist Bruce Smith shares the origins of some favorite Thanksgiving foods.

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Rick Wunderman of the Global Volcanism Program at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History talks about the current volcanic activity in Iceland.

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Keeper Tracey Barnes talks about Billie Jean, an Andean bear, and her two new cubs at the Smithsonian's National Zoo.

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Which is more important for a career as a scientist, good grades in math or a strong sense of adventure? Hear what Smithsonian geologist Liz Cottrell has to say as she recounts her own school years and the steps that led to a career she can't imagine ever giving up.

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"I'm getting paid to do what I like doing," says entomologist David Roubik. He loved nature and being outdoors when he was a kid, and now he does fieldwork in the tropical forests of Panama. He loves to travel, and his research takes him around the world. Can his work, then, be called a job?

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Ted Schultz, research entomologist at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, describes how ants use their incredible sense of smell along with their ability to […]

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“Dunkirk” director, Christopher Nolan, talks to National Air and Space Museu curator, Jeremy Kinney, about one of the movie’s stars, the Spitfire. The movie is based […]

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Can a tendency to get distracted lead to a career in science? It did for paleoecologist Conrad Labandeira. Working on his family's farm, he would find himself falling into a study of insect life in the fields. "If you go after what interests you," he says, "the rest will always fall into place."

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UTLA says it is at an impasse with the Los Angeles Unified School District over a new contract for its 31,000 teachers. ; Credit: File photo by Letsdance Tonightaway/Flickr Creative Commons

The United Teachers Los Angeles declared an impasse Wednesday in its talks with the Los Angeles Unified School District.

The action opens the way for a mediator to be brought in to help bring about a settlement.

Contract talks have been ongoing since July, UTLA said on its website.

"There is still a significant gap between the two sides on compensation," the union stated. UTLA is seeking an 8.5 percent, one-year increase; LAUSD has offered a 5 percent increase. 

The union said the district is "refusing to bargain in good faith on student learning conditions, and threatening educator layoffs as a scare tactic."

LAUSD Superintendent Ramon Cortines said in a statement that the district agrees the talks are at an impasse.

"I've been disappointed and frustrated by the lack of progress toward an agreement," he said. "It's my hope that the appointment of a mediator will lead to an expeditious settlement that ultimately supports our students and the District at large."

UTLA represents 31,000 members, including teachers and health and human service professionals.

The differences between the two sides amount to more than $800 million, the district said in its statement. Cortines has maintained that the district is facing a deficit. The union insists the district has money.

Other issues dividing the two sides include class room size and teacher evaluations.

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Big Tech firms have already sent in their suggestions to govt on creating awareness

​​A majority of Jio's last reported 388 million subscribers use devices that run on KaiOS, which is different from Android or Apple’s iOS.

Bharti Airtel is doubling down on growing its Internet of Things (IoT) business in India and is now specifically targeting the country’s auto the sector to drive growth and partnerships.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page reveal the minds they would love to change for the better.

It's got to happen sooner or later. So take a deep breath — and a big sip of wine if you need it — and follow these tips for talking to your daughter about

Tips for moms on how, when, and what to talk about when talking to your son about puberty.

In a recently released video, the first lady talks up the healthy new choices that kids will see in their school lunches this year

The head of the U.N.'s World Food Program talks about how we can fix the hunger problem.

The world's southernmost population of polar bears is waiting for sea ice to form just weeks before the U.N.'s climate change conference.

Video: Historical films and field work reveal more about endangered Native American language.

Video: What was really on the menus of our ancestors?

A comparative psychologist says African grey parrots have the social skills of a 2-year-old child and the intelligence of a 5-year-old.

Two Pennsylvania children, ages 7 and 10 have been permanently banned from talking about fracking.

Actress keynotes luncheon to denounce the harmful practice of mountaintop removal coal mining -- and its effects on the people of her native Kentucky.

Michael Pollan discusses the high cost of cheap food with Jon Stewart.

Lisa P. Jackson, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, discusses climate change with Jon Stewart.

Renewable energy is already growing rapidly. But these recent developments in energy storage could prove to be a game changer.

We can't just build better; we have to change the way we live.

From pipelines and wind power to Brazil and the EPA, Newt Gingrich devoted a lot of time to energy policy during a camping stop.

Actress, currently starring in the eco-thriller 'The East,' describes freeganism and her experiences on an eco-village studying permaculture.

In this video by Sam Despeaux and Carly Calhoun titled "TVA At the Crossroads" (also check out "American Nightmare"), Lynn and Jean Gibson speak about living ne

U.S. EPA administrator Lisa P. Jackson sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss the Republican attacks against her agency.

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Comic artist Rob Lang gives animals a way to speak their piece with "Underdone Comics.'

The U.N. summit is going on despite recent terrorist attacks, and it does so with diplomatic momentum as well as a renewed sense of global solidarity.

Video: Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for The Rolling Stones and the cofounder of MNN, finds out about the importance of having a single national wildlife refuge se