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House Calls To The Homeless: A Doctor Treats Boston's Most Isolated Patients
As life draws to an end, compassion is more important than food. Kacso Sandor/iStockphoto hide caption
Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) gets stranded on Mars in The Martian. Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox hide caption
Sandstorms, Explosions, Potatoes, Oh My: 'Martian' Takes Its Science Seriously
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini holds his son, Romano, on his shoulders in 1935. After his father died, Romano went on to become a jazz musician. General Photographic Agency/Getty Images hide caption
What's It Like To Be A Dictator's Kid? 'They're All Marked,' Author Says
Hello Barbie, shown above at the North American International Toy Fair in New York, is an interactive doll designed to have conversations with children. Author Sherry Turkle says the Barbie is an example of "robotic companionship." Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
Making The Case For Face To Face In An Era Of Digital Conversation
From left: Sodium benzoate, azodicarbonamide, shellac. The images are from Ingredients: A Visual Exploration of 75 Additives & 25 Food Products. Dwight Eschliman/Regan Arts hide caption
Most fruits and vegetables — particularly after being cut — store better in an airtight container, Gunders says. And it's best to store them in see-through containers so we don't forget about them. USDA hide caption
In Kevin Henkes' new picture book, all of the figurines on the windowsill are waiting for something. "It's really about the concept of waiting," he says. HarperCollins Children's Books hide caption
Some Kids' Books Are Worth The Wait: 'They Do Take Time,' Says Kevin Henkes
Lateral mammogram showing a tumor iStockphoto hide caption
'A Street Divided' Explores The History Of An Arab-Israeli No Man's Land
