They're data mining our children, notes Politico writer Stephanie Simon. She is talking about education technology startup Knewton and their use of data analytics to find out how kids think…

After the age of 10, a dog develops cancer almost every second of the day - about 5 percent of the elderly dog population per year. If you have the financial means, a few therapies derived from human…

Other than being lauded for its spectacular catering, he 2009 Climate Convention Conference in Copenhagen didn't accomplish much. One big reason was because developed nations wanted to curb…

Using a large psychometric and brain imaging database, researchers in the Groupe d'Imagerie Neurofonctionnelle (CNRS/CEA/Université de Bordeaux) say they have determined that the location of language…

The HESS-II (High Energy Stereoscopic System) telescope in Namibia has detected gamma rays of only 30 Giga electron volts (GeV) from the Vela pulsar, the first pulsar to be detected by HESS and the…

Many American Indians do not like "Bering Strait theory" because of how it is misused by non-native non-scientist.  This is my attempt to set the record straight.  The Bering strait…

25 percent of people who look obese are metabolically healthy and don't have a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes, even though obesity is a major risk factor for diabetes. A study finds a…

The body contains two types of fat cells, white and brown. White fat serves to store excess calories until they're needed by the body while brown adipocytes actually burn fat by turning it into heat…

Many ancient plants weren't pretty, they didn't taste good, and they weren't big - but they could defend themselves. As food science progressed, numerous plants were genetically optimized for better…

For hibernating mammals, the pre-winter months are a race to accumulate enough energy reserves to last until spring. But what about offspring born late in the year? They have less time to store…