Monday, May 4, 2009

10 Most Popular Stories of the Week

10 Most Popular Stories

Maybe an Asteroid <i>Didn't</i> Kill the Dinosaurs
Denis Scott / Corbis
An artist's drawing of an asteroid heading toward Earth

1. Maybe an Asteroid Didn't Kill the Dinosaurs

By Jeffrey Kluger

A new survey of the geologic and fossil records of Mexico suggests that the asteroid was framed for the death of dinos

2. Top 5 Swine Flu Don'ts

By Bryan Walsh

Five things you shouldn't do in dealing with a swine flu pandemic

3. Swine Flu: Don't Blame the Pig

By Jeffrey Kluger

While it's true that pigs are a potent reservoir for potentially virulent flu strains, there's no telling where or in which species the current H1N1 swine flu originated

4. The World's Most Influential Person Is...

By TIME Staff

In a stunning result, the winner of the third annual TIME 100 poll and new owner of the title World's Most Influential Person is ...

5. Underground Threat: Tunnels Pose Trouble from Mexico to Middle East

By Ken Stier

As above ground border defenses and patrols get tougher, that subterranean vulnerability is becoming a growing problem

6. Calls to Shut U.S.-Mexico Border Grow in Flu Scare

By Hilary Hylton / Austin, Texas

Activists are using the looming pandemic to argue for closing the border. But the effect of that could be an even greater disaster

7. How to Deal with Swine Flu: Heeding the Mistakes of 1976

By Eben Harrell

The last major U.S. outbreak of swine flu shows how our response to a crisis can have as big an effect as the crisis itself

8. Mexico's Mystery: Why Is Swine Flu Deadlier There?

By Bryan Walsh

As the outbreak continues to spread, researchers scramble to figure out the etiology of the novel swine flu and why it's worse in Mexico

9. Twittering in Church, with the Pastor's O.K.

By Bonnie Rochman

Instead of reminding worshippers to silence their cell phones, a small but growing number of churches around the country are encouraging people to integrate text-messaging into their relationship with God

10. Why India's Teachers Do Not Spare the Rod

By Nilanjana Bhowmick / New Delhi

The death of an 11-year old girl re-opens the controversy over corporal punishment in India's immense and unmanageable school system

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