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Beyond Carrot Sticks: Serve Great Party Foods That Don’t Pack on Pounds
When you're watching what you eat, party can sound like a four letter word.
Have no fear: if you're throwing the shindig yourself—or attending someone...
Listen Up: Gene Therapy Brings Hearing to Deaf Mice, Hope for Humans
You heard right: two new studies show serious promise in the use of gene therapy to prevent deafness in infants and restore hearing in...
Cystic Fibrosis Hope Comes as New Gene Therapy Improves Condition
A new gene therapy attacks cystic fibrosis at its cause, improving or stabilizing lung function while potentially reducing or eliminating the dozens of drugs...
This is What a Tiger Growl Sounds Like From Tiny Newborn Triplets (WATCH)
Three male Amur tiger cubs were born at the Columbus Zoo on April 21, weighing just 2.5 lbs. each.
The cubs are being hand reared...
Drug Cures Ebola in Monkeys, Human Tests are Planned Next
An experimental Ebola drug shows promise for fighting the disease after it cured monkeys that were already sick with fever from the virus. The...
5 Side Effects of Kindness on Health: It’s Random Acts of Kindness Week
This week (February 9-16) is the tenth annual Random Acts of Kindness Week in the United States. Do something this week (see a couple...
How to Slow Down Your Life and Enjoy the Ride – Right Now
Do you tend to always worry, rather than embracing the moment? If so, it means you are thinking about the future, rather than sitting...
Scientists ‘Delete’ HIV Virus From Human DNA for the First Time
The HIV-1 virus has proved to be tenacious, inserting its genome permanently into its victims' DNA, forcing patients to take a lifelong drug regimen...
Phil Collins Remembers the Alamo, Donates 200 Rare Artifacts to Texas
The largest-known private collection of artifacts from the Battle of the Alamo and Texas independence will soon be coming home to San Antonio as...
“Man’s Blessed Friend”
I came across this really nice story about a dog. It was out of the National Geographic magazine I was reading while on an...
How Online Gamers Are Solving Science’s Biggest Problems
A new generation of online games don't just provide entertainment – they help scientists solve puzzles involving genes, conservation and the universe.
Such games have...
Engineering Students Design Robotic Arm for Teen With Brittle Bones
It was a big day for Dee Faught when a team of Rice University students gave him a helping hand. In fact, they gave...
Mark Zuckerberg Helps Extend Human Life by Co-Sponsoring $33M Prize
Tech world celebrities including Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sergey Brin have donated part of their fortunes to help extend human life through...
Thanks to Auto Security Features, US Car Thefts Decline for Eighth Year
U.S. auto thefts likely fell for an eighth straight year in 2011 as security features made cars more difficult to steal, an insurance-industry group...
Teen Wins $100K Intel Science Search for His Breast Cancer Research
A 17 year-old Michigan teen won the top award and $100,000 in the Intel Science Talent Search for his research on breast cancer, which...
Treat Yourself With Compassion – 10 Tips
Perfectionism. It's the enemy of creativity, productivity, and, well, sanity. It can frustrate your efforts as a mom, wife, friend, and human being because...
Huge Parkinson’s Breakthrough: Disease Power Switch Found
Through its focus on the fuel supply that powers healthy brain function, a transformative study has uncovered both the key cause and an immediate...
3 Year-old Photographer Gets Gallery Exhibit
Fans are marveling at the unique photos taken by three year-old Ruby Ellenby whose first photo exhibit offers collectors a natural look at...
Altered Tobacco Plants Can Suck Up Pond Scum
Pond scum is a type of algae that makes water unsafe for drinking, swimming, fishing or watering crops. It's a big problem in the...
Good News in Race to Save Tasmanian Devils
Fierce as they are, Tasmanian devils cannot beat a contagious cancer that threatens to wipe them out. Now scientists think they've found the disease's...