Woolly mammoths resurfacing in Siberia

The beasts had long lain extinct and forgotten, embedded deep in the frozen turf, bodies swaddled in Earth's layers for thousands of years...

Children are hungrier for snacks, study finds

When American kids reflect upon their childhoods decades from now, snacks may figure more prominently in their memories -- and around...

Obama's other health downfall -- pie

The famously self-disciplined president who seemingly can't miss a morning workout has a secret craving: pie.

Women and children first? Maybe

Whether it is "Women and children first" or "Every man for himself" in a shipwreck may depend on how long it takes the ship to sink,...

Study shows tests could identify at-risk youth athletes

Screening young athletes for heart abnormalities with an electrocardiogram test may be a cost-effective way to identify at-risk youth and...

Obama in excellent health, doctor says, but he should quit smoking

President Obama is fit as a fiddle, but he should lower his cholesterol and kick his smoking habit.

Sex addiction divides mental health experts

Tiger Woods, who recently admitted to multiple extramarital affairs, said he is receiving treatment. David Duchovny, who plays a sex-...

A federal effort to lead 'green' technology

Half a century ago, after the Soviet Union jolted Americans by sending Sputnik into orbit, the Defense Department launched a little-...

Tsunami magnitude difficult to predict

Scientists can do a very good job of tracking the progression of a tsunami and predicting when it will arrive, but they have much more...

Closing lunar program a tough mission for NASA

NASA is discovering that perhaps the only thing harder than starting up a program to send humans to the moon is closing one down.

The hope of music's healing powers

Yes, yes, it hath charms to soothe a savage breast (or beast, if you prefer to repeat a common mistake). But researchers are finding that...

Playing along with the Mozart effect

Five months after we are conceived, music begins to capture our attention and wire our brains for a lifetime of aural experience. At the...

Stroke study puts 2 procedures on equal footing

For patients with a hardening of the neck arteries that can lead to a stroke, balloon angioplasty and stenting are virtually as effective...

Skulls of new dinosaur species found in Utah

Scientists have made a rare find: four skulls of a new species of giant plant-eating dinosaur, one of them completely intact.

Physicists looking to shed more light on dark matter

British and Japanese scientists at the multinational T2K particle-physics project in Japan said Friday that they have observed the...

FDA approves new pneumonia vaccine with wider reach

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a new pneumococcal vaccine that protects against more strains of bacteria than the...

PLoS Medicine journal bans tobacco-sponsored research

The online open-access journal PLoS Medicine said this week that it would no longer accept for publication reports of research sponsored...