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This Planet Just Outside Our Solar System Is 'Potentially Habitable'
A potentially habitable planet about the size of Earth is orbiting the star that is nearest our solar system, according to scientists who describe the… -
Climate Change Complicates Predictions Of Damage From Big Surf
Tropical Storm Colin ripped across the Gulf of Mexico in June and hit the coast of southwest Florida with 60-mile-an-hour winds. Before it arrived, a team… -
Behold the forgotten spells from the tombs of ancient Serbia!
More than 1,500 years ago, during the Roman Empire, a young woman died and was buried in the city of Viminacium, in modern-day Serbia. Someone close to… -
Japanese City Takes Community Approach To Dealing With Dementia
Early mornings are routine for 69-year-old Hiroyuko Yamamoto. He's typically at a busy intersection in the city of Matsudo, near Tokyo, where he… -
Extinct 'Micro Lion' Is Named For Sir David Attenborough
Paleontologists at the University of New South Wales in Australia say they have identified a tiny new species of marsupial lion that lived around 18… -
Health Officials Struggle To Fight Deadly Sepsis Infections
After Rory Staunton fell at the gym and cut his arm in March of 2012, the 12-year-old became feverish. He vomited during the night and complained of a… -
Tighter Patent Rules Could Help Lower Drug Prices, Study Shows
The U.S. could rein in rising drug prices by being more selective about giving patents to pharmaceutical companies for marginal developments, a study… -
Doctors Get Disciplined For Misconduct; Drug Firms Keep Paying Them
Hundreds of pharmaceutical and medical device companies continue to pay doctors as promotional speakers and advisers after they've been disciplined for… -
Are Humans Evolved To Explore And Expand Into Space?
How important is it for human beings to push new frontiers?Is it just something that a few us are inclined toward — like searching out a new, untried… -
Insurance Alone Isn't Enough To Make Sure Kids Get Eye Exams
Kids from less affluent homes, even when they have health insurance, aren't as likely as others to get vision screenings that can identify conditions like…