Life at the Extremes: The Science of Survival

Skater Girl: A Girl's Guide to Skateboarding
Extreme sports are exploding in popularity and right smack in the middle of all those adrenaline junkies are a bunch of fearless girls flying down the slopes, riding the waves and, now,...

War Without Death: A Year of Extreme Competition in...
Noted Washington Post sports reporter and columnist Mark Maske has written the Moneyball of professional football, a behind-the-scenes account of a year in the life of the on- and off-field...

Sharper Ready To Play, Seeks Team
Darren Sharper just wants to keep playing football. The veteran safety doesn't necessarily know where he'll play - he just knows he's healthy enough to make a contribution.

Lawsuit seeks to revive deepwater drilling ban
An environmental group wants a federal judge to put a freeze on deepwater oil drilling back in place.

Autobiography of Manny Pacquiao to be released
A A Seven-time world champion Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines has an autobiography available for pre-sale on online retailer Amazon.com.A [ See cover .

Bird plane runs afoul of federal regulators
This photo, taken in 2006, provided by operationmigration.org shows Operation Migration co-founder Joe Duff followed by juvenile Whooping cranes along a new migration route in Green County,...

Manchester City stumble to Europa defeat
Manchester City suffer a third straight defeat in all competitions as they lose 3-1 to Polish side Lech Poznan in the Europa League, increasing the pressure on manager Roberto Mancini.