Science

It costs $1,000 to have your genetic material analyzed in a process that can uncover hardwired predispositions to diseases and behavioral problems.

Researchers have found a recording of a human voice dating from 1860, shedding light on the work of a little-known French inventor.

For the first time, scientists have discovered methane in the atmosphere of a planet in another solar system­­­­––the latest in a series of astronomical breakthroughs.

Researchers have found that adjusting insulin levels in worms extends their life spans. The research could lead to humans living longer.

Robert Watson, the U.K. Ministry of the Environment’s top scientific adviser, recommends the government reconsider its law requiring that gasoline contain 2.5 percent biofuels.

The Loughmans hope that raising public awareness will convince the government to relax regulations on the release of the pancreatic cancer drug TNFerade.

Washington spends $500 million a year on AIDS research, but after two decades of trying to develop a vaccine, scientists are going back to the drawing board.

Defendants have claimed in a number of cases involving violent crime that antidepressants were to blame. An assault in Indiana is the latest example.

Spitzer and Paterson’s confessions prompted a rush of articles about unfaithfulness and modern life. Science has chewed over the issue for years.

Clarke lived to see several of his innovative concepts realized, among them the geostationary satellite. The space elevator is yet to come.

A flipped big rig released 8 million bees over a Sacramento highway. Bee populations are falling steeply, making the insects a pricy commodity.

Research suggests that genes determine political opinions, one of a number of insights into the biological laws that govern political animals.

Norway and an NGO called the Global Diversity Crop Trust have opened a global seed bank, built to ensure the planet’s crop diversity.

The Google Lunar X Prize offers $30 million to the first two teams that can land and maneuver their robotic rovers on the Moon.

A new study recommends catching some midday shut-eye, as cat napping may aid memory.

Pentagon officials caution it could be 24 hours before it is known whether the satellite's toxic hydrazine fuel was destroyed in the strike.

Occurring only during a full moon, total lunar eclipses are relatively rare. Tonight's will last about three and a half hours.

The Pentagon warns ships to avoid an area in the Pacific during the early hours of Thursday, Feb. 21, when the Navy is set to destroy the U.S. spy satellite.

A California woman who claims her pit bull saved her life is paying $150,000 to a South Korean company to clone the deceased dog, Booger.

Researchers are raising concerns about infants being exposed to bisphenol A, a chemical found in many common plastic products, including baby bottles.

British researchers have developed an embryo from the DNA of two women and one man. They hope the procedure will lead to the creation of embryos free of inherited diseases.

Dr. Cliff Arnall, a researcher at Britain’s Cardiff University, identifies Jan. 21, 2008—this year’s “Blue Monday”—as the most depressing day of the year. But Time magazine’s Bill Tancer says that dubious honor should assigned to a date in mid-November.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves a medication—Lyrica—to treat fibromyalgia. The existence of this pain syndrome is still under debate.

According to a researcher at Cambridge University, it is possible to slow down the aging process to allow humans to add years—possibly hundreds—to their lifespan. Not all his colleagues agree.

Charles Simonyi, creator of Microsoft programs Word and Excel, donates $20 million to the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope. Stationed in Chile, the telescope will allow Web users the world over to explore the night sky at resolutions never before seen from Earth.

In 2006, an article in The Lancet published a higher estimate for Iraqi civilian deaths than any NGO or government; serious doubts about the methodology used to arrive at that figure arose this year. The authors of the Lancet report respond.

With the debut of Kindle, the largest online bookseller enters the race to market the first commercially successful electronic-book reader. Amazon hopes that Kindle will do for e-book publishing what iPods did for mp3 players.

Newsmagazine National Journal claims statistics for the civilian death toll in Iraq were inflated by esteemed medical publication The Lancet. The scientific journal defends its peer review process.

The arrest order is the latest step in Nigeria’s efforts to hold Pfizer, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, responsible for deaths during a 1996 drug trial. The company has denied wrongdoing.

A recent study finds that the flu virus flourishes in cold temperatures, a conclusion that emphasizes the need for effective seasonal precautions.