No one talks about John McCain's religion, though conservative Christians are supposed to be Republican.   Democrats are the more secular, liberal party, it is said, yet they have defended…

If we gave you data from NASA's 1976 Viking landing on Mars, could you read it?   No, and neither can anyone else.   Some of the data collected is already unreadable and lost forever.…

For many women, including the growing number who choose later-in-life pregnancy, predicting their biological clock's relation to the timing of their menopause and infertility is critically important…

Rosetta Genomics Ltd (Nasdaq:ROSG), a developer of microRNA-based diagnostics and therapeutics, announced today it has launched Rosetta Green, a microRNA-based plant biotechnology project. Rosetta…

People tend to want to correlate more money to better results?  It doesn't matter if it's education or science or highways.   But it isn't always the case.   Expensive new medicines…

Even though the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given final approval for use of a new pesticide, regulators in California and other states are taking a closer look at the substance's…

Have you grown up without the ability to recognize voices?    If so, University College London wants to hear from you (no pun intended).    The firs case study of phonagnosia,…

In November, America will vote for a new President.   The next President, whomever it is, has said he will overturn the restrictions President Bush placed on use of federal money for human…

Researchers in Indiana have completed development of the world's smallest complete mass spectrometer (MS), the Mini 11, a miniature version of a standard lab device (some of which would dominate a…

Why do some older people appear to be thriving and others not?   Genetics and bad luck are certainly a factor but elderly people who have a positive outlook, lower stress levels, moderate…