| Welcome to MNN's daily newsletter for Sunday, May 27. For breaking news throughout the day, visit us online at the Mother Nature Network. |
EDITORS' PICKS:
At backyard barbecues, a vegetarian can often feel like the odd person out. Fortunately, grilling season kicks into high gear just as vegetable produce peaks. This is a chance for hard-core grillers to bring the sweet science of outdoor cookery to dishes for the tofu and bean-sprout crowd. Read the story... |
In a Q&A, Barry Sonnenfeld reveals his interest in the 'weird concepts' surrounding quantum mechanics and quantum traveling, and that he'd be afraid to go into space. Read the story... |
People under the age of 30 are waiting longer to get their driver's licenses and buying fewer cars. 88 percent prefer walkable downtowns to traffic-choked freeways. Welcome to the post-automobile age. Read the story... |
Starre offers tips on everything from budget-friendly travel to vegetarian living. And Michael's got all the news about celebrities giving charity and going green. Together, they make a great team and their posts are a worthwhile pitstop on your daily surf around the Web. Read the story... |
Eating right, exercising and knowing your risk factors can go a long way. Our advice expert has all the details. Read the story... |
THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
May 27, 1996: After 23 years of delays and exponential cost overruns, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) completes the first unit of its Watts Bar nuclear power complex (at right) in eastern Tennessee. Construction on the second Watts Bar reactor was halted in 1988 and has not resumed. May 27, 2009: "The Goode Family" debuts on ABC. The animated series features a gentle-but-smug family obsessing about living an environmentally correct life in the U.S. suburbs. But series creator Mike Judge cannot recycle his success from his previous hits like "Beavis and Butt-head," "King of the Hill" and the movie "Office Space." ABC disposes of the series properly after 13 episodes. |
May 27, 1896: One of the