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By Jessica Dye NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal officials seized roughly a ton of ivory in one of the largest U.S. seizures on record and arrested the owner of an African art store accused of smuggling carved elephant tusks into the United States, authorities said on Tuesday

Enceladus, a small satellite of Saturn, has captivated planetary scientists for years with its watery polar geysers and ridgelike surface features known as "tiger stripes." Now it has a new layer of intrigue. The gas and ice escaping from Enceladus and shooting out from the moon's south pole in towering jets, which fill Saturn's diffuse E ring, also seem to rain down on Saturn itself, providing water vapor to the giant planet's upper atmosphere

By Chloe McIvor of Nature magazine Preschool children spontaneously invent experiments in their play, according to research published this month in Cognition. The findings suggest that basic scientific principles help very young brains to learn about the world. Psychologists have been drawing a comparison between cognitive development and science for years -- an idea referred to as 'the child as scientist'

Shielded from Earth-bound eyes, the far side of the moon is home to a rare set of dormant volcanoes that changed the face of the lunar surface, a new study finds.

By Eugenie Samuel Reich of Nature magazine As cheat sheets go, it is a long one. [More]

A drink of alcohol , any kind; "rails" of white powder; a pill prescribed by a pediatrician to assist with attention deficit disorder.

Every week I post a quick Q&A with one of our bloggers on the network, so you can get to know them better. [More]

For centuries people have pondered the meaning of dreams. Early civilizations thought of dreams as a medium between our earthly world and that of the gods.

Sooner or later, everything goes online. Music, books, newspapers, magazines, TV shows, movies, software, classified ads, restaurant menus, maps, and on and on. It’s fun to watch these industries reinvent themselves in the digital age

This and other breaking news, updated throughout the day by Fast Company's editors. HTC Wants IP Discussions With Apple .

TOKYO (Reuters) - The head of the U.N.

(Adds that government releases first list of victims) BEIJING, July 26 (Reuters) - China's rail minister, facing [More]

The universe is three-dimensional.

The universe is three-dimensional.

Pluto may not be a full-fledged planet anymore, but it's got its share of moons. Including a tiny moon just recently spotted by astronomers.