Duck... Duck... Goose!

Sham pictures and canards spread via Twitter during Hurricane Sandy. It might seem that lies on social networks are as common as the truth, but as fast as the information spreads, the inaccuracies are being corrected.

dead duck
Third base coach Mike Brumley pushed the envelope a bit too far, trying to score Wilson from first base. Center fielder Reggie Willits fired a bullet to the cutoff man and Wilson was a dead duck.

If you get sick on Earth, you can always duck out to the doctor. But when you're 150 million miles from home and confined to an incredibly cramped command module, a head cold is nothing to sneeze at.

A man called on the South African Department of Home Affairs to get its ducks in a row after he discovered he was still legally married to his wife, despite the fact that he divorced her two years before.

Leading scientific organizations have announced plans for an annual Golden Goose Award to honor seemingly frivolous research that produced big dividends.

President Obama is acutely aware that time for progress is limited in any second term, as he increasingly becomes a lame duck. Democrats say Mr. Obama must move quickly to establish command of the political process.

To many, the Currituck might seem like an odd duck. Not only is it an ungainly craft, but it also flies the Army's jack. Its servile task is to take riverbottom sand from one place and move it someplace else.

Members of the Penobscot Nation learn to paddle and fish at a young age, which they take to like a duck to water. Now the removal of two dams will restore the traveling route their ancestors used to get to the ocean.

As Modernist buildings reach middle age, many of the stark structures are showing signs of wear, setting off debates over whether or not these ugly ducklings should be saved or demolished.

water off a duck's back
Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones described any perceived issues between him and Mick Jagger as "water off a duck's back." The band is clear-eyed and focused on the flurry of activity surrounding their 50th anniversary.