Articles By Amanda Onion : Discovery News

Dog Shoots Owner in Behind

Posted Thu Dec 1, 2011 11:19 AM ET | 0

After leaving his gun and dog in a boat, a hunter ends up with 27 pellets in his rear. Read more

78-Year-Old First Grader Starts School

Posted Fri Sep 16, 2011 11:47 AM ET | 0

The elderly Bulgarian man is proving it's never too late to get a good education. Read more

Letters Home After 9/11

Posted Wed Aug 31, 2011 12:20 PM ET | 0

Letters home after 9/11 bring back the trauma and confusion of the time. Read the letters and send in your own. Read more

Will and Kate Fever Running High in London

Posted Tue Apr 26, 2011 01:08 PM ET | 0

Getting tired of all the Will and Kate hoopla? Londoners say let them have their day. Read more

Reporter's Gibberish Reveals Migraine's Complexity

Posted Fri Feb 18, 2011 12:22 PM ET | 0

Serene Branson's odd Grammy night appearance is linked to a migraine -- revealing how complicated the condition can be. Read more

Missing Teen Sailor Found Safe in Indian Ocean

Posted Thu Jun 10, 2010 03:29 PM ET | 0

UPDATE: ABBY SUNDERLAND FOUND SAFE Good news: This from AFP: An American teenage girl was found safe with her damaged yacht on Friday after going missing in stormy Indian Ocean seas during a controversial attempt to sail solo round the ... Read more

Missing Teen Sailor Found Safe in Indian Ocean

Get Your Daily Dose of Discovery News

Posted Mon Mar 22, 2010 02:32 PM ET | 0

We know -- there's a lot of news out there and lots of content competing for your attention daily. Still, there is some news you won't want to miss. Here at Discovery News, we're selecting the most interesting, compelling,... Read more

Why Do We Have Daylight Savings Time?

Posted Sat Mar 13, 2010 01:43 PM ET | 0

It's a question people are probably more likely to ask themselves this time of year when we go to bed and then lose an hour. It can feel wildly unfair for the clock to say 7:00 a.m. when it actually ... Read more

Explaining Monley's Miracle

Posted Thu Jan 21, 2010 01:13 PM ET | 0

The miracle story of five-year-old Monley Elize offered some rare happy news from the earthquake-shattered ruins of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Wednesday. Trapped for seven days and 21 hours in his family's flattened apartment building, the dirt-caked,... Read more

No Breast Self Exams? Really?

Posted Thu Nov 19, 2009 12:53 PM ET | 0

Like a lot of U.S. women now, I'm confused about the recent recommendations from the Preventive Services Task Force of the Department of Health and Human Services -- especially their advice on breast self-exams. I can somewhat understand the... Read more

New Apple Takes a Bite Out of Rot

Posted Wed Nov 11, 2009 01:15 PM ET | 0

Find a bad apple in the bunch? Researchers in Australia want to fix that. A Queensland team has spent 20 years developing a deep red variety that they claim is naturally long-lasting. The new, sweet apple with the decidedly non-catchy ... Read more

Flu Spray vs. Shot: Is One Better?

Posted Tue Nov 10, 2009 02:42 PM ET | 0

My four-year-old got her swine flu vaccination yesterday. At the time, I was relieved when the school nurse pulled out a spray rather than a syringe. There were no tears -- or at least fewer than if she had gotten ... Read more

Dreams: Just Brain Exercise

Posted Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:13 AM ET | 0

"To sleep, perchance to dream," Hamlet mused. But to what end? Psychologists like Freud and Jung have long cashed in on the potency of dreams and how they may reflect our inner emotional lives. But new research suggests dreams may ... Read more