Oct 30th, 2008 · Scientists have learned a lot about the man whose 5,300-year-old remains were discovered in the Italian Alps in 1991. But one question has remained unanswered: Does he have any living descendants? Apparently not, at least based on genetic markers from his mother.
Oct 10th, 2008 · It was just two years ago, that Annie Moore's descendants discovered she provided a face for America's immigrant story. Moore was the first immigrant to be processed at Ellis Island, in 1892. On Saturday, she'll finally get a marker on her grave. The Irish immigrant made a new life in America, but died poor. Brian Andersson, New York's Commissioner of Records, says the new headstone will honor a person with a very specific "spot in history."
Oct 6th, 2008 · As commodity prices rise, metal thieves are moving to more meaningful and lucrative sources like grave markers and memorials to find "scrap" metal to steal and resell. Officials and public advocates are asking for increased regulation in the scrap metal recycling industry.
May 9th, 2008 · Instead of starting with a blank page, poet Austin Kleon grabs the New York Times and a permanent marker — and eliminates the words he doesn't need. He recently transformed an article about a piano concert into a poem that begins: "Forget about trying to speak ... the image is the travelogue."
Apr 26th, 2008 · The video game Grand Theft Auto Four hits shelves next week. The game is expected to sell more than eight million copies, and may even dip into weekend box office numbers. Chris Baker from Wired Magazine talks with John Ydstie about Grand Theft Auto, and about a major mile-marker for the computer game The Sims.
Feb 26th, 2008 · Scientists have developed a new tool for tracking a person's movements -- hair analysis. Researchers have discovered the link between drinking water, which varies from one region to another, and human hair, which acts as a geographic marker.
Jan 16th, 2008 · A test looking at five genetic markers and a patient's family history may help predict a man's risk of prostate cancer at an earlier stage in his life. But the test doesn't foretell whether a man is likely to get an aggressive type of cancer.
Oct 2nd, 2007 · In the courthouse where the accused murderers of Emmett Till were tried and acquitted more than 50 years ago, Tallahatchie County, Miss., holds a memorial service for him, apologizes to his family, and unveils a historical marker.