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'Paradise Lost': How The Apple Became The Forbidden Fruit

Some 350 years ago, Milton's epic chronicled the Fall of Man, wrought by the red fruit. Except that it might've been a fig or peach or pear. An ancient Roman made a pun – and the apple myth was born.

Rancher Cliven Bundy holds his 5-month-old grandson Roper Cox on Saturday in Bunkerville, Nev. Bundy was hosting an event to celebrate the one-year anniversary since the Bureau of Land Management's failed attempt to collect his cattle.

Year After Denying Federal Control, Bundy Still Runs His Bit Of Nevada

Rancher Cliven Bundy successfully stood down Bureau of Land Management agents near Las Vegas. He's considered a symbol for a national movement to wrest Western lands from U.S. agencies' authority.

Football rules, uniforms, helmets and protective gear have changed a lot over the years.

Why Do We Love Football So Much? Theater Tackles Tough Questions

A play based on interviews with former NFL players, their families and fans digs deep: What's so fun about a sport that devastates bodies and brains? And what if it can't be made safer?

C-SPAN Uses Social Media Feeds To Cover Gun Control Sit-In

With the cameras it uses to cover Congress shut off, C-SPAN turned to social media feeds, including one from San Diego Rep. Scott Peters, to beam live coverage of the House Democrats' sit-in to demand votes on gun control legislation.

A portrait of mandolin player Chris Thile, who was tapped by Garrison Keillor to be the new host of "A Prairie Home Companion."

Oceanside Native Chris Thile Will Be Next Host of 'A Prairie Home Companion'

Oceanside native Chris Thile will take over hosting for Garrison Keillor who will retire from "A Prairie Home Companion" in 2016.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a caucus night rally at Drake University in Des Moines on Monday night.

Coin-Toss Fact Check: No, Coin Flips Did Not Win Iowa For Hillary Clinton

Clinton beat Bernie Sanders by a razor-thin margin Monday night in Iowa. Some have attributed her win to an improbable lucky streak of coin tosses. Yes, coin tosses. But that's not the whole story.

Coin-Toss Fact-Check: No, Coin Flips Did Not Win Iowa For Hillary Clinton

Clinton beat Bernie Sanders by a razor-thin margin Monday night in Iowa. Some have attributed her win to an improbable lucky streak of coin tosses. Yes, coin tosses. But that's not the whole story.

"Danger, Will Robinson!" The danger-sensing abilities of the newly developed robot system far exceed those of the Robot in the classic TV series Lost in Space.

AI? More Like Aieeee!! For The First Time, A Robot Can Feel Pain

The German researchers say this will keep robots safer, because "pain is a system that protects us." Added bonus: They say the humans who work alongside them are likely to be safer, too.

Teacher Sarah Ross and students (from left to right) Ximena, age 4, Yareli, age 3, and Kendra, age 2 at the Indiana Migrant Preschool Center, a free preschool for migrant children ages 2 to 5. The school teaches students in English and Spanish with the goal of preparing migrant children for kindergarten, wherever it may be.

Schools Hustle To Reach Kids Who Move With The Harvest, Not The School Year

The children of migrant farm workers are some of the country's poorest, most undereducated and hardest to track down. Programs like one in southern Indiana are working to change that.

Strontium atoms floating in the center of this photo are the heart of the world's most precise clock. The clock is so exact that it can detect tiny shifts in the flow of time itself.

New Clock May End Time As We Know It

Scientists working to create the perfect atomic clock have a fundamental problem: Right now, on the ceiling, time is passing just a bit faster than it is on the floor.

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