by Claudine Zap Yes, it happened millions and millions of years ago. But dinosaurs â€" or more accurately, their mysterious end â€" still manages to make the news. Here's the latest from scientists trying to figure out whodunit. Turns out, massive volcanoes didn't doom the dinosaurs. Neither did climate change, or our favorite theory, junk food. Nope, it was a huge asteroid that crashed into earth and wiped them out. Do we hear soon-to-be-a-major-motion picture?

by Vera H-C Chan What a difference a day and an extra X chromosome make. A medical condition gave the ladies an extra day to practice, and by and large they restored hope to the " American Idol " live rounds. EW expressed relief " there's a little life in Idol yet ," and VH1 praised at least three ladies who came in to " rescue the show ." And the Buzz was strong indeed for the ladies, following a tepid boys' night out . Below, a close-up on performance night searches.

by Claudine Zap Get out your dancing shoes. The 10th season of " Dancing with the Stars " has named its cast . )And the professionals who they'll be partnered with.( The lineup of luminaries includes hotties like ESPN host Erin Andrews and " Baywatch " babe Pamela Anderson . But one of the buzziest names is our very own namesake, Buzz Aldrin . )Yes, that Buzz Aldrin(. Of course,

by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. Sarah Palin )Searches increased by +1,316%(. The former Alaska governor plans to pen a sequel to "Going Rogue." Title suggestions welcome. Funny Or Die )+627%(. The viral video gathers the "Saturday Night Live" parody presidents for a mock reunion . Crystal Bowersox )+440%(. The "American Idol" contestant performed after being hospitalized, and got healthy reviews . Los Angeles Police Department )+319%(.

by Mike Krumboltz Everyone has an idol, someone they look up to and long to be like. For Eri Yoshida , the 18-year-old baseball star from Japan, idols don't get much bigger than Tim Wakefield . That's because, as ESPN puts it, the two belong to a very exclusive fraternity: Phi Knucka Balla. Yoshida was the first female baseball star to be drafted by a Japanese professional team. Her success is due in large to her wicked knuckleball pitch,

by Vera H-C Chan One positive spin to " The Hurt Locker " lawsuitâ€"it could up the movie's street cred. For a while there, the film about Iraqi war bomb technicians had been the underdog. Despite American involvement in significant overseas conflicts, war movies haven't done well at the domestic box office )and truth be told, neither has "The Hurt Locker "(. Plus, this production is running against behemoth " Avatar ," directed by James Cameron )Mr.

by Mike Krumboltz Millions of cars have been recalled over the past several months. Toyota has bared the brunt of the bad publicity, but rivals Honda , GM , and Nissan have recalled many of their cars as well. This sudden surge has spurred an interesting trend in the Yahoo! Search box: Web lookups on " how does a recall work " are roaring. What's the biggest auto recall ever ? The fascination is easy to understand. Fortunately, for the curious,

by Vera H-C Chan So what do the boys need? A night at the sweat lodge? Buddhist chants? A marathon viewing of "The Hurt Locker" on a loop? While the painful jitters have eased up, the boys to men on " American Idol " aren't putting on the best reality show on earth. EW finds the week's improvement a case of going " from woeful to middling ." VH1 agreed that the men stepped up, but the night " was still pocked with pitchy renditions,

by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. "Sex and the City 2" )Searches increased by +4,407%(. Kim Cattrall talks the pain of riding a camel for the upcoming movie. What you do for art. Kim Yun-Jin )+4,402%(. The "Lost" star will be the first Korean actor on the cover of Entertainment Weekly . Jerry Brown )+1,169%(. The 72-year-old Attorney General wants to be California's governor. Again . Earthquake preparedness )+1,123%(.

by Mike Krumboltz The band OK Go is probably more famous for their videos than their songs. That's more a testament to the greatness of their videos than anything else. When these guys put out a video, you can be sure it'll make your jaw drop at least once or twice. "How did they do that," is a typical reaction. Their video for their breakthrough song " Here It Goes Again " featured the band dancing on treadmills in one continuous and mesmerizing take. Their newest video,

by Claudine Zap Babies. So cute. In their diapers with their bottles in a'bar? The hipster scene in Brooklyn seems to start at a very early age. According to CNN , babies in bars are a regular occurrence . Oh, and their parents come, too. See what else Brooklyn parents are up to . In dense New York neighborhoods packed with local watering holes and blessed with high birth rates,

by Mike Krumboltz Gender-bending frogs? 67-million-year-old snakes? Perfectly preserved wooly mammoths? These tale tales might sound like they come out of a comic book, but they're totally true. Frogs go from male to female When exposed to weed-killer chemicals, some male frogs develop female reproductive systems and the ability to lay eggs. Huh? The bizarre discovery was recently highlighted in a buzzy article from the Washington Post . In a study published on Monday,

by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. Large billed reed warbler )Searches increased by +2,335%(. Afghanistan moves to protect the newly discovered, least-known bird . Dancing With the Stars )+1,060%(. The new lineup includes mother of eight reality star Kate Gosselin . David Paterson )+717%(. The National Organization of Women have called for the New York governor to resign, due to his alleged involvement in an aide's domestic violence dispute.

by Mike Krumboltz Laid off? You've got some "super" company: Spider-Man . In a comic hitting newsstands this week, Spidey's alter-ego, Peter Parker , will be let go from his job at the Daily Bugle newspaper. The real life recession is what inspired the writers. CNN reports that the lack of income will have a very real impact on how Spider-Man fights crime. It will be tough to catch criminals when he's struggling to pay for web fluid. Sheesh,

by Claudine Zap What a kick. Dr. Seuss is 106. The "doctor" was only honorary, but fans of the children's book author who gave us " Green Eggs and Ham ," and " One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish " knew that Dr. Seuss was one prescription for fun. Which is probably why it makes sense that the man whose books taught so many to read is honored on his birthday with the National Education Association's Read Across America Day .

by Mike Krumboltz It's "Great TV Families Reunited" week on NBC's " Today Show ." On Monday, the cast of " Eight Is Enough " stopped by 30 Rock. However one of the cast members was notably absent. Web searchers want to know: Where was Adam Rich ? Adam Rich played Nicolas, the youngest child of the Bradford clan. Mr. Rich's character was the cute and precocious child, getting into )not serious( trouble, being a bit of pain to his siblings, etc.

by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. Olympics closing ceremonies )Searches increased by +9,192%(. Goodbye, Winter Olympics . Michelle Bachelet )+2,979%(. The president of earthquake-ravaged Chile is open to international aid . Jennifer Lopez )+672%(. The "Saturday Night Live" host spoofed Rihanna in a sendup of "We Are the World." "The Marriage Ref" )+454%(. Jerry Seinfeld's new reality/game show effort on NBC is not exactly a match made in heaven .

by Vera H-C Chan For a month adorned with hearts, the fighting spirit was at the forefront in February, what with Olympian amateurs, underdog Saints, wannabe "Idols," and purebred pups. There was news news as well - Hill combatants heralded its never-really-on-again, off-again relationship on the televised health care summit - but the event that drew the world to a halt: Tiger Woods' mea culpa. And now, the friendly and not-so-friendly events that stirred up February buzz.

by Mike Krumboltz When was the last time you thought about Speedy Gonzales, or Admiral Ackbar of Star Wars? When you were 5? Well, the Gonzales-Ackbar drought is over. Searches surged on the fastest mouse in all of Mexico, after it was revealed that a "non-racist" movie was in the works. Elsewhere, the relatively minor character from "Return of the Jedi" was revealed to be a favorite for the mascot position at a leading Southern university.

by Claudine Zap So singer-songwriter Carly Simon has finally let out her deep, dark, secret . Sort of. )More on that later.( According to a UK tabloid , the mysterious figure who is the center of her song " You're So Vain " is not ex-boyfriend Warren Beatty . Nor former flames )and, we assume vanity-hogs( Mick Jagger , Cat Stevens , or Kris Kristofferson . In fact, the vain guy wasn't a lover at all.