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Remember the frenzy when <em>Harry Potter</em> books and movies came out? Fans may be cast under a similar spell now that J.K. Rowling has agreed to write the screenplay for a <em>Potter</em> spinoff. (This 2005 photo was taken in London when the book <em>Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince</em> was released.)

J.K. Rowling To Write Screenplay For 'Harry Potter' Spinoff

The author of the incredibly successful Harry Potter books, which went on to be incredibly successful movies, has made a deal with Warner Bros. The plan is for a series of movies based on "Newt Scamander," writer of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them textbook in the Potter stories.

People gather outside the Constituent Assembly headquarters during a protest to demand the ouster of the Islamist-dominated government, in Tunis, Tunisia, on July 28.

As The Revolution Fades, Tunisia Begins To Splinter

Tunisia's Islamist ruling party is trying to avoid the fate of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, which was recently ousted by the military. But it's feeling the heat. As in Egypt, security issues and economic pressures are fueling discontent. Tunisians are increasingly blaming the government.

This artist's illustration shows the Voyager 1 space probe. The spacecraft was launched on Sept. 5, 1977, and as of August 2012, it is outside the bubble of hot gas, known as the "heliopause," that radiates from the sun.

See Ya, Voyager: Probe Has Finally Entered Interstellar Space

"This is the real deal. Voyager 1 has finally reached interstellar space; the first time a spacecraft has been in the space between the stars," says one project scientist. Launched in 1977, the probe has been surveying the solar system.

Ignash Named Interim Chancellor Of Florida University System

TALLAHASSEE (The News Service of Florida) — Described as a "seasoned academic leader,'' longtime higher-education official Jan Ignash was named Thursday…

In These 'Gardens,' The Tree Rings Of The Radical Left

Jonathan Lethem's Dissident Gardens sketches a history of the American left that is at once intimate and expansive. Out of the lives of a few conflicted characters, reviewer Mohsin Hamid explains, the book lends depth and emotion to events that affected millions.

Dr. Jim Olson meets with Carver Faull at Seattle Children's Hospital in August. Carver, now 12, had surgery to remove a brain tumor in 2012.

Treating Kids' Cancer With Science And A Pocket Full Of Hope

Lessons in optimism from very ill children inspire pediatric oncologist Jim Olson in his hunt for better treatments for brain tumors.

Thomas Weller, 65, says he's been called an angel more times than he can count.

How One Man Continues To 'Just Pass It On'

Thomas Weller would have died in a snow bank in 1966 had a stranger not helped him. Weller has been helping strangers in the same way ever since.

Gwynns Falls runs beneath Interstate 95 at Carroll Park in Baltimore. The chemistry of this river, like many across the country, is changing.

'Rivers On Rolaids': How Acid Rain Is Changing Waterways

The chemistry of dozens of streams and rivers across the U.S. is changing. Waters are becoming more alkaline — the opposite of acidic. And the reason is counterintuitive — researchers believe that acid rain is to blame.

Saudis At Odds With U.S. Over Egypt

Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states are stepping in with billions of dollars for Egypt's military as it attempts to neutralize the Muslim Brotherhood as a political force. The exception is Qatar, which along with Turkey, is left to condemn the ouster of Egypt's Islamist president last month. The rift poses new challenges for U.S. policy in the region.

There needs to be more diversity in feminism, writes Lindsey Yoo. (And, apparently, in stock photos, too.)

Feminism And Race: Just Who Counts As A 'Woman Of Color'?

Do discussions about issues affecting women of color overlook Asian-Americans? One writer says yes and wants to change that.

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