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'Mars Mission' Crew Emerges From Yearlong Simulation In Hawaii
It has been a year since Christiane Heinicke has had an egg. Or been in a car. Or gone outside without a spacesuit.Since last August, the German physicist… -
Maker Of EpiPen To Sell Generic Version For Half The Price
Treatment for life-threatening allergic reactions is about to get a little cheaper.Mylan, the maker of the EpiPen, said Monday that it will launch a… -
A Chocolate Pill? Scientists To Test Whether Cocoa Extract Boosts Health
You've likely heard that dark chocolate is good for you.Last year, researchers linked a regular chocolate habit to a reduced risk of heart disease.And, as… -
Yellow Fever Timeline: The History Of A Long Misunderstood Disease
No one knows for sure, but scientists believe that yellow fever has plagued the world for at least 3,000 years. in all likelihood, the disease started in… -
A Young Woman Dies, A Teen Is Saved After Amoebas Infect The Brain
Doctors describe 16-year-old Sebastian DeLeon as a walking miracle — he is only the fourth person in the U.S. to survive an infection from the so-called… -
China Is Looking To The US As It Builds Its First National Park System
Throughout its 100-year history, US National Parks have served as a model for other countries trying to set up their own networks of protected spaces.Now… -
Protected Marine Area Near Hawaii Is Now Twice The Size Of Texas
President Obama is expanding a national monument off the coast of Hawaii, more than quadrupling it in size and making it the world's largest protected… -
New Virus Breaks The Rules Of Infection
Human viruses are like a fine chocolate truffle: It takes only one to get the full experience.At least, that's what scientists thought a few days ago. Now… -
Tribute: The Man Who Led The War To Kill Smallpox
"Anxious, pleading, pock-deformed faces; the ugly, penetrating odor of decaying flesh; the hands, covered with pustules, reaching out, as people begged… -
Voice Recognition Software Finally Beats Humans At Typing, Study Finds
Computers have already beaten us at chess, Jeopardy and Go, the ancient board game from Asia. And now, in the raging war with machines, human beings have…