Monday, October 5, 2009

10 Most Popular Stories of the Week

10 Most Popular Stories

Ardi Is a New Piece for the Evolution Puzzle
(c) 2009, J.H. Matternes
A artist's rendering of the probable life appearance and skeleton of Ardipithecus ramidus, aka "Ardi"

1. Ardi Is a New Piece for the Evolution Puzzle

By Michael D. Lemonick and Andrea Dorfman

Ardi, the oldest hominid skeleton ever discovered, predating Lucy, offers unexpected clues to what our even more ancient ancestors might have looked like

2. What Berlusconi's Obama 'Jokes' Say About Italy

By Jeff Israely

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi joked again this week about President Obama's skin color. Where's the outrage, Italy?

3. The Secrets Inside Your Dog's Mind

By Carl Zimmer

Other animals are smarter than dogs, but none (except us) are more sociable. Evolution started the job--and we helped finish it

4. Rio Wins the 2016 Olympics: Now For the Hard Part

By Andrew Downie / Rio de Janeiro

The city will offer athletes some of the most stunning settings in Olympic history. But it must first do a lot of spending and building — and policing

5. CBS Insiders Baffled By Alleged Extortionist

By Belinda Luscombe

One of the biggest surprises in the strange David Letterman blackmail case is the man who has been arrested for the crime. Robert Joel Halderman is no shadowy underworld figure

6. Detroit: The Death — and Possible Life — of a Great City

By Daniel Okrent

Hubris, racial tension, myopic politicians and the woeful auto industry brought this iconic American city to its knees. The first installment of a yearlong look inside the once and future Detroit

7. The Best and Worst of YouTube in Four Minutes

By Frances Romero

"100 Greatest Hits of YouTube in 4 Minutes" is all you've (n)ever wanted to see on YouTube mashed into one slick video

8. Letterman Brings Sex and Extortion to Late Night

By Belinda Luscombe

Confessions have become something of a staple for guests on late-night comedy shows, but the guy twisting in the spotlight on last night's 'Late Show with David Letterman' was Letterman himself

9. Small Businesses Prepare for a Hit From the H1N1 Flu

By COELI CARR

This flu season poses special risks to America's small business owners, who are already working with reduced staff

10. An Enemy Within: The Making of Najibullah Zazi

By David Von Drehle and Bobby Ghosh

Najibullah Zazi has denied charges he conspired to bomb targets in the U.S., but government officials are confident they've got their man. How the terrorism suspect's background in Pakistan, New York City and Denver shaped him

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