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For example, using larger dishes has been found to prompt people to eat more healthful food.

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The unusually stinky seeds may have evolved to trick dung beetles into sowing them.

Rain related to Hurricane Joaquin flooded areas throughout the state.

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In the cardiac intensive care unit, children struggle to stay alive.

Numerous ingredients, from synthetic molecules developed in a lab to naturally occurring substances in cocoa and grapes, are being studied.

William Campbell of New Jersey and Satoshi Omura of Japan shared the prize with Youyou Tu of China.

Lorenz Studer on his "genius" work using embryonic stem cells to treat brain disease.

It has to do with perceived priorities.

The sometimes breathtaking, sometimes goofy shots capture the moon landings from start to finish.

Blue whales don't just gobble up every krill in sight.

Researchers from China, Japan and the United States share the prize.

Sheriff John Hanlin wrote a letter to Vice President Biden shortly after the Sandy Hook, Conn., school shooting.

In the second week of October, Mars and Jupiter get noticeably closer, so that on Oct. 17, they officially conjunct.

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Every picture ever taken on the Apollo missions is now available online through the Project Apollo Archive on Flickr.

Chandran's dream is to transform rivers of feces into usable fuel.

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As health insurance open season heats up for businesses across the country, many employees will discover that participating in their company’s wellness program includes rolling up their sleeves for bl...

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Dental care ranked number one among health care services that people with insurance say they’re skimping on because of cost, a new survey found. One in five adults reported that they had unmet dental...

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SAN DIEGO — The Affordable Care Act unleashed a building boom of community health centers across the country. At a cost of $11 billion, more than 950 health centers have opened and thousands have expa...

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Medicare’s quality incentive program for hospitals, which provides bonuses and penalties based on performance, has not led to demonstrated improvements in its first three years, according to a federal...

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