Scientists say that a type of rock found at or near the surface in the Mideast nation of Oman and other areas around the world could be harnessed to soak up huge quantities of globe-warming carbon…

The earliest known Hebrew text written in a Proto-Canaanite script has been discovered by Hebrew University archaeologists in an ancient city in the area where David slew Goliath – the earliest…

NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer has lifted the veil off a ghost known to haunt the local universe, providing new insight into the formation and evolution of galaxies.  The eerie creature,…

Researchers have carried out the largest study of differences between human and chimpanzee genomes, identifying regions that have been duplicated or lost during evolution of the two lineages. The…

Three million Americans suffer from stuttering.  It afflicts  5% of all children and most eventually overcome it but childhood suffering from stuttering can be traumatic, producing…

A 19th-century historian traveling in southern Ohio later wrote about his first glimpse of Union Village, a Shaker community located near Harrison, Ohio: "When I caught sight of the first house, my…

A new study in the Journal of Marriage and Family found that serial cohabiters are less likely than single-instance cohabiting unions to result in marriage and, if serial cohabiters do marry, divorce…

Shrinkage is a good thing when you want it to happen. Energy consumption in buildings is a great candidate for shrinkage.  Do you have a building in mind? Two reports (1-2) …

WASHINGTON and PARIS, November 5 /PRNewswire/ -- - The World's #1 Platform-Independent Translation Memory Software Debuts New Release During the 49th Annual American Translators Association…

TORRANCE, California, November 6 /PRNewswire/ -- - CELESTRON(R) IS HONORED TO HAVE THE AWARD WINNING SKYSCOUT(R) PERSONAL PLANETARIUM(R) NAMED THE OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF IYA2009 Celestron(R), the world…