• So who are the geniuses putting mercury in mascara, and why is Minnesota the only state that has officially banned the practice?

• The executives at Starbucks just have one another high fives.

• I'll think about this previously undocumented species the next time I see a small-by-comparison rat in the subway.

• Mountain gorillas aren't the only ones losing their lives in the Congo.

• What not to do during the cold and flu season.