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The triumphant return of maggots to clean open wounds; Also, working moms are happy and healthy; And, walk faster than 3 mph, and don't fear the reaper. CBSNews.com's Nick Dietz has the details - and a cowbell!

Most photovoltaic solar cells have an inherent efficiency cap, limiting how much useful energy they can extract from the sun. But scientists are finding ways around this obstacle with new research that could make solar energy more efficient and more cost-effective

Ad on a London Bus. Courtesy of Annie Wade via Flickr. People have long tried tricks to aid their memories

Although most people think of memory as a vault for storing information, it is more like a seamstress who stitches together logical threads into scenes that make sense.

Solomon Shereshevsky could recite entire speeches, word for word, after hearing them once. In minutes, he memorized complex math formulas, passages in foreign languages and tables consisting of 50 numbers or nonsense syllables

Recall of 12.5-ounce cans of Enfamil Newborn powder affects more than 3,000 Wal-Mart stores nationwide

Let’s face it: all too often, “affordable accommodations” means your basic cookie-cutter chain-hotel room or a property that’s seen better days. But—surprise!—it can also mean an award-winning hotel at a reasonable price

In these hyperlinked days, one might reasonably guess that the subject of the first book of photographs may have been along the lines of the True Purpose of the Internet (ask someone who’s seen “Avenue Q” if you don’t know). Or if not that, perhaps cityscapes, or naval vessels, or still lifes, or battlefields. But no

More than 1,000 implants have ruptured, eight women with implants developed cancer, French agency said

Paleontologist Lee Berger displays the skull and partial skeleton of a juvenile male Australopithecus sediba. Photo by Kate Wong During a recent reporting trip to South Africa for a forthcoming feature article on a new fossil human species called A ustralopithecus sediba , I asked readers to submit their questions about this dazzling find. Inquiries about the nearly two-million-year-old hominin–which has been held up as a possible ancestor of our genus, Homo –came in via Twitter, Google Plus and the comments section of this blog.

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When is the right time to walk away from a project or job? And what about all your fears of leaving? We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series , a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from The 4-Hour Workweek (2007) by Tim Ferriss .

"Preventive" measure recommended for pre-filled silicone gel implants that could rupture and leak

How does one get over their fear and start talking and networking with those that can help your business, from VC rockstars to possible partners? Even a personal hero, such as Nike cofounder Phil Knight? We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series , a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from Never Eat Alone (2005) by Keith Ferrazzi .

For a long time the smallest motor in the world was 200 nanometers across. That’s really small, about one-fortieth the size of a red blood cell. Charles Sykes and his team at Tufts University have now crushed that rec