News Corporation Reports Second Quarter Net Income of $1.06 Billion

News Corporation today reported second quarter revenue of $8.98 billion, a 2% increase over the $8.76 billion of revenue reported a year ago. T

Earthly Machine Recreates Star's Sizzling-Hot Surface

Scientists have used a burst of X-rays to recreate conditions in aging stars called white dwarfs.

XL Group plc Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results

DUBLIN, Ireland, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- XL Group plc (“XL” or the “Company”) (NYSE: XL - News) today reported its fourth quarter and full year 2011 results.Commenting on the Company’s performance, Chief ...

New York Acting Schools and Coaches

The following is a list of New York–area stage and film acting schools, teachers, and coaches organized by category and alphabetically.

Notre Dame physicists use ion beams to detect art forgery

University of Notre Dame nuclear physicists Philippe Collon and Michael Wiescher are using accelerated ion beams to pinpoint the age and origin of material used in pottery, painting, metalwork and other art. The results of their tests can serve as powerful forensic tools to reveal counterfeit art work, without the destruction of any sample as required in some chemical analysis.