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A new federal rule requires all employers to cover birth control in their health insurance plans. Father Edward Beck, a CBS News contributor, and the Washington Post's Michael Gerson discuss the controversial rule

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Notre Dame nuclear physicists Philippe Collon and Michael Wiescher are using accelerated ion beams to pinpoint the age and origin of material used in pottery, painting, metalwork and other art. The results of their tests can serve as powerful forensic tools to reveal counterfeit art work, without the destruction of any sample as required in some chemical analysis.

Jeanne Gang designed the Nature Boardwalk at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo: "It's a hyper-urban site, and yet it provides a space for a natural habitat." Photo by Michael Lewis See more of the best photos of 2011

Ever since 2000, when psychologist Michael E. McCullough, now at the University of Miami, and his colleagues published a meta-analysis of more than three dozen studies showing a strong correlation between religiosity and lower mortality, skeptics have been challenged by believers to explain why--as if to say, “See, there is a God, and this is the payoff for believing.” [More]

Ever since 2000, when psychologist Michael E.

Skin problem that plagued Michael Jackson surprisingly common around world

In the first week of the trial of Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson 's physician, Los Angeles jurors heard audio recordings of the late pop star's slurred speech, in addition to the litany of prescription drugs he had taken in the hours and weeks prior to his June 25, 2009, death. [More]

By Krittivas Mukherjee and Michael Szabo NEW DELHI/LONDON (Reuters) - European Union plans to charge airlines for carbon emissions are "discriminatory" and violate global laws, a group of 26 countries including the United States and China said in a joint declaration released by the Indian government on Friday.

The trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, the physician charged in Michael Jackson's death, has opened in a Los Angeles court.

By Michael Hirtzer CHENOA, Illinois (Reuters) - Farmer Brian Schaumburg has planted corn for five straight years in some of the thousands of acres he tends in central Illinois. [More]

(PhysOrg.com) -- “We know that about 25% of the matter in the universe is dark matter, but we don’t know what it is,” Michael Kesden tells PhysOrg.com. “There are a number of different theories about what dark matter could be, but we think one alternative might be very small primordial black holes.”

David Peoples has shot a 6-under 66 Friday and is tied atop an American-dominated leaderboard with Michael Allen and Mark Calcavecchia after the first round of the Songdo IBD Championship.

By Adrian Croft and Michael Holden LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - From shopkeepers and middle-class [More]

PBT: Michael Jordan, who will be an assistant captain for the U.S.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -Defending champion Michael Hendry shot a 7-under 65 Thursday to take a 2-stroke lead after the first round of the Indonesian Open.