Scientists at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research have developed an unusual line of human cells they have used to explore which genes help disease pathogens such as viruses and bacteria do their dirty work. ...more

December 10, 2009

A California-based animal rights group has put Lowry Park Zoo on its list of the 10 worst zoos for captive elephants. ...more

January 8, 2009

A California-based animal rights group has put Lowry Park Zoo on its list of the 10 worst zoos for captive elephants. ...more

January 7, 2009

None of the four giant gaseous planets are remotely habitable or remotely like Earth. But they raise the possibility of others more hospitable. ...more

November 14, 2008

Marking a milestone in the search for Earth-like planets elsewhere in the universe, two teams of astronomers have parted the curtains of space to take the first pictures in history of planets orbiting stars other than our sun. ...more

November 14, 2008

Drink a milkshake and the pleasure center in your brain gets a hit of happy - unless you're overweight. ...more

October 17, 2008

A quarter of the world's wild mammal species are at risk of extinction, according to a comprehensive global survey released here Monday. ...more

October 7, 2008

One way to help prevent overfishing may be to guarantee each fisherman a specified share of the catch, according to a new report. ...more

September 19, 2008

Scientists have for the first time recorded individual brain cells in the act of summoning a spontaneous memory, revealing not only where a remembered experience is registered but also, in part, how the brain is able to re-create it. ...more

September 5, 2008

Scientists for the first time have peered into people's brains to directly measure the ebb and flow of a substance notorious for its role in Alzheimer's disease. ...more

August 30, 2008