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Mars today is pretty dry.

James Cameron, who proclaimed himself the “king of the world” upon winning three Oscars for his 1997 film Titanic , can now proclaim himself king of the underworld as well. On Monday the moviemaker became the first solo aquanaut to reach the deepest recess of the Mariana Trench , touching down at the Challenger Deep site about 11 kilometers below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.

Could stress play a role in the development of Alzheimer’s? Right now we’re not sure, but this latest study shows that it may play a role, though exactly how?

It's not too late to fill in your brackets Round 1 Winners: You Can Never Be Too Rich or Too Famous. In Inc.'s tournament of entrepreneurial titans, money wasn’t everything, but it sure helped, especially when combined with name recognition and staying power. Rich and famous though they are, Tony Hsieh, Jerry Yang and Arianna Huffington all lost to even more famous and wealthier entrepreneurs.

By Ewen Callaway of Nature magazine The Vatican has abruptly cancelled a controversial stem-cell conference that was set to be attended by the Pope next month.

By Ewen Callaway of Nature magazine The Vatican has abruptly cancelled a controversial stem-cell conference that was set to be attended by the Pope next month.

When George Zimmerman saw Trayvon Martin walking down the street in Sanford, Florida, he quickly assumed that the Black, hoodie-clad teenager was carrying a weapon. He then pulled out his gun and fatally shot the young student, whose hands were gripping nothing more than a bag of Skittles. [More]

In the United States, 2011 was a year when weather seemed to ping-pong between extremes. [More]

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Charles R. Knight (1874 – 1953) is best known for his arresting paintings of dinosaurs and other long-vanished beasts

Water, water, everywhere. But will we always have enough to drink? Wash away our waste?

Water, water, everywhere.

Dressings for your dish. | Photo by Michael Rosenstein, CC.

You may not know his name, but chances are that you have seen his work.

A rhino poached for its horn in Zimbabwe. Credit: Anti-poaching Unit, Zimbabwe Reeking of infection, the elephant stumbled into the Tanzanian camp where Thomas Appleby works as a safari manager. Its back legs festered with gangrene radiating from the open, pungent wounds that the animal had evidently endured for at least two long weeks