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Birth-Control Rule Will Prevent Accidental Pregnancies, Experts Say

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:27:02 EST

In spite of a recent furor, experts expect the health care law to improve access to contraception.

Spinning Samples Yield Insights into Disease and Harnessing Solar Power

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:48:27 EST

Supercomputers help researchers find deeper insight into the purity, structure and behavior of proteins, DNA and RNA.

What If Earth's Magnetic Poles Flip?

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:56:55 EST

What will happen if or when the direction of Earth's magnetic field reverses, so that compasses point south?

Frozen with Fear? How the Love Hormone Gets You Moving

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:55:43 EST

The hormone oxytocin can be speedily delivered to the brain's fear center, a new study shows.

Mood-Reading Smartphones Put Therapist in Your Pocket

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:12:53 EST

The dozens of sensors in your smartphone could help it read your mood.

The Cost of Valentine's Day (Infographic)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:02:50 EST

Valentines' Day is a multi-billion-dollar business for American florists and restauranteurs.

Lions Live in Constant Fear

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:26:19 EST

Fear of humans is now a key factor that drives lion behavior.

8 Ways Religion Impacts Your Life

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:29:07 EST

From helping you resist junk food to soothing anxiety, a little prayer can be good for you.

Clues to Tokyo's Great Quakes Uncovered

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:14:38 EST

Could shed light on future quake risk.

Dramatic Eruption of Mount Etna Caught in Photos

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:03:19 EST

All calm again now at Italy's famous volcano.

Estrogen Turns Male Snakes into Same-Sex Charmers

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:47:56 EST

The female hormone turns these males into the sexiest thing on the block.

Voyagers Set Sail for Imperiled Antarctic Wonderland

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:57:34 EST

Expedition will send back photos and video of the region's majesty.

E-Cat 'Cold Fusion' Machine: Claims of Fraud Heating Up

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:12:35 EST

Scientists may have identified the trick behind Andrea Rossi's cold fusion machine, the E-Cat, which they say is an elaborate scam.

One-Third of Office Romances End in Marriage

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:18:00 EST

Have you ever had an office affair?

Man's Healthy Skin Sexually Attractive to Women

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:01:00 EST

Women find healthy skin in men more important than facial masculinity.

Underwater Photography Contest Kicks Off

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:11:23 EST

Better make sure that camera is waterproof…

Midwives Make Home Births Safer for Babies

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:58:15 EST

Home births are associated with an increased risk of neonatal seizures and lower scores on tests of health immediately after birth.

Dogs Understand Us Better Than Chimps Do

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:00:47 EST

Dogs may have a special adaptation to be sensitive to human communication.

Sinister Sparkle Gallery: 13 Mysterious & Cursed Gemstones

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:52:16 EST

Diamonds and rubies and sapphires, oh my! All of these 13 precious stones are famous for their beauty and worth, but some are infamous for the misfortune they're believed to attract to their owners.

First Next-Gen US Reactor Designed to Avoid Fukushima Repeat

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:48:35 EST

The U.S. has approved its first new reactors in more than three decades since it suffered a partial meltdown at Three Mile Island.

Mexican Earthquake Changed Landscape in 3D - Before and After

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:08:15 EST

By using airborne laser mapping (LIDAR), scientists have been able to assess land elevation changes after the magnitude-7.2 El Mayor-Cucapah earthquake in northern Mexico on April 4, 2010.

Examining How Scientists Think

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:37:03 EST

Nancy Nersessian's research focuses on how the cognitive and learning practices of scientists and engineers lead to creative and innovative outcomes.

Deadly Songbird Parasite Evolving Rapidly

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:13:17 EST

The disease-causing bacteria has also lost its immune system along the way, leaving a weakness the researchers hope to exploit.

3-D Images Show Earthquake Before and After

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:14:08 EST

LIDAR show faults that ruptured in 2010 Baja California quake.

America's Most Popular Coupons

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:37:15 EST

Got any idea what the number one redeemed coupon is for?

The Beauty of Science: A Gallery

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:44:15 EST

A gallery of breathtaking images that resulted from scientific research conducted by researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Can You Outrun a Natural Disaster? Hint: No (Infographic)

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:18:00 EST

If you can't outrun them, avoid being a victim of disasters by being prepared and heeding warnings.

Cancer Drug May Treat Alzheimer's

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:27:20 EST

The drug bexarotene, already approved as a cancer treatment, may reverse Alzheimer's disease in its a early stages, a new study in mice suggests.

Two Genes for Sealing In Memories Identified

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:41:18 EST

Memory formation in fruit flies is simpler than once thought. Could this be true for humans, too?

First Tiger Photos Snapped in India Corridor

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:18:30 EST

A conservation team happened upon the tiger crossing a river.

1st Prize at Science Conference: Free Trip to the Edge of Space

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:24:36 EST

The registration deadline to win a trip on XCOR Aerospace's Lynx space plane is Feb. 10.

Warming Raises Uncertainty about Crucial Ocean Microbes

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:10:00 EST

The types of microbes in the ocean determine what happens with the crucial element carbon.

Our Galaxy's Giant Black Hole May Munch on Asteroids

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:59:01 EST

The supermassive black hole is spewing out X-ray flares on a daily basis.

Debris Entangles Sea Lions

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:37:53 EST

Packing bands, fishing gear and other debris can wind up injuring or even killing Steller sea lions, as well as other marine life. While some of this debris litter, the sea lions swallow fishing gear while pursuing a fisherman’s catch.

Woolly Mammoth Caught on Video?

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:29:31 EST

A cameraman in Siberia recorded what looks like a woolly mammoth. But is it something else?

Long La Niña Finally Winding Down

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:12:23 EST

Enabler of recent wild weather may be gone by spring.

Breaking the Code: Why Yuor Barin Can Raed Tihs

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:00:25 EST

People can easily read passages in which the letters are in the wrong order in words, as well as passages in which many letters are replaced with numbers. Neuroscientists explain why.

La Niña Monitored In South Pacific By NOAA Satellite - Time-Lapse

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:51:30 EST

This April 2011 - February 2012 look at the oscillating waters produced by the climate pattern and the ocean temperatures it influences is a major tool is studying the phenomena.

Mystery of Britain's Largest Meteorite Solved

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:35:10 EST

The meteorite weighs about the same as a baby elephant.

Who's Getting the Biggest Raises in 2012? Not Health Care Workers

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:22:31 EST

Will you be getting a raise this year?

Employees Would Give Up Showers and Spouses to Work from Home

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:57:48 EST

How far would you go?

How Earth's Next Supercontinent Will Form

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:23:56 EST

North America and Asia will come together across the Arctic.

Photographer Captures Worlds in a Drop of Water

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:47:39 EST

Markus Reugels captures instants in the lives of water droplets with his camera.

Dazzling Droplets: Photos Reveal Mini Worlds

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:45:17 EST

Mark Reugels captures the solar system in droplets of water.

Zebras' Stripes Tell Nasty Flies to Buzz Off

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:08:59 EST

Horseflies are turned off by the light reflected by the stripes.

Sharks' Scales Create Tiny Whirlpools for Speedy Swimming

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:53:05 EST

The finding may lead to underwater robots covered in fake shark skin.

Where Did I Park? Brain Treatment May Enhance Spatial Memory

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:29:43 EST

Sending electrical pulses into the brain may improve memory.

1 in 10 Doctors Admit Lying in the Past Year

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:24:43 EST

About 1 in 10 physicians say they have told patients something that was not true in the last year.

Bacterial 'Glue' is One of Nature's Stickiest Substances

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:12:55 EST

The tiny water bacterium Caulobacter crescentus secretes a sugary substance so sticky that just a tiny bit could hold several cars together.

Teen Pregnancy Rate Hits 40-Year Low

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:16:34 EST

Teenage pregnancy, birth and abortion rates have steadily decreased over the last two decades.