ATLANTA, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A U.S. researcher says Sir Isaac Newton, known primarily for his work in math and physics, actually spent most of his time researching in alchemy. Professor Kenneth Knoespel of the Georgia Institute of Technology says alchemy, as Newton practiced it in th

Today is Sunday, Dec. 25, the 359th day of 2005, with six to follow.

Two hurt by errant Macy's balloon... Holidays can pose perils for pets... England and Wales get 24-hour pubs... Newton beats Einstein in British poll... Watercooler stories from UPI.

LONDON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Polls of British scientists and the public finds that Isaac Newton is more highly esteemed than Albert Einstein as a scientist and human benefactor.

LONDON, June 17 (UPI) -- British teenagers are so out of touch with modern science they think Madonna, Chemical Ali and Christopher Columbus are living scientists.

LONDON, April 22 (UPI) -- Eduardo Paolozzi, regarded as the founder of Britain's pop art movement, died Friday at a London hospital at the age of 81.

CENTENNIAL, Colo., April 9 (UPI) -- A Centennial, Colo., girl has been arrested for allegedly threatening another middle-school student and bringing a knife to school.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- There are very few people on this planet who would qualify as living legends, and fewer still who can live up to expectations, but Stephen Hawking sits at or near the top in that rarified company, propelled to prominence by the incredible power of his min

Today is Saturday, Dec. 25, the 360th day of 2004, with six to follow.