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* Hurricane Jova crosses Mexico's Pacific coast * Expected to dump flooding rains as it moves inland [More]

Making of Ankylosaur Attack: Daniel Loxton on location in South-Western Alberta. Photo by Cheryl Hebert [More]

What makes a great science book for kids? Scientific accuracy is certainly important but on its own it isn't enough.

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Entrepreneur is just a fancy French word for a salesman, and a sales pitch isn't necessarily constrained by the laws of physics or economics. These folks don't so much have a business as an argument--or a business proposition as the clich

Jiminy Cricket may not actually hold the door open for his lady friends, but he can still be chivalrous: researchers from the University of Exeter discovered that when threatened by predators, a male field cricket will protect his mate by letting her enter their burrow first.

* Bangkok threatened later this week when tide to rise * Rice shipments delayed; regional prices may rise [More]

By Gyles Beckford WELLINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The captain of a stricken [More]

In June 2010, an emaciated and disorientated female Amur tiger ( Panthera tigris altaica ) named Galia wandered into the Russian town of Terney seeking any prey she was still strong enough to kill. Authorities were forced to put her down, a sad day for a subspecies that numbers maybe 250 to 300 animals in the wild. The story got worse as all three of Galia’s 3-week-old cubs were also found nearby, dead, their bellies empty

By Elizabeth Armstrong Moore Eight months and several hurdles after receiving 510(k) clearance, mobile-health company Mobisante says its smartphone ultrasound device is officially on the market . The MobiUS system is on the market for $7,495.

This story is a joint project with ProPublica, PBS Frontline and McClatchy . The story will air on Frontline on Oct. 11

Even with a healthy lifestyle, genes are the deciding factor in whether someone gets a chronic illness, such as heart disease. Right?

By Sid Perkins of Nature magazine An explanation presented this week for a famed and enigmatic jumble of marine reptile fossils has blurred the lines between science and science fiction. [More]

By Mark Schrope of Nature magazine The X Prize Foundation today announced the winners of its year-long, US$1.4-million challenge to spur development of improved oil-collection systems for use during spills.