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GolfChannel: Phil Mickelson openly despises Rees Jones' Cog Hill redesign, but don't mistake that disdain for an inability to win the BMW Championship.

By Philip Ball of Narure magazine You could have foreseen the Arab Spring if only you'd been paying enough attention to the news. [More]

By Philip Ball of Narure magazine You could have foreseen the Arab Spring if only you'd been paying enough attention to the news.

Guys' testosterone levels drop 50 percent following birth of child, suggesting men are biologically wired for childcare

For men hunting for a partner, testosterone’s a good thing. It boosts competitive behavior, and increases men's attractiveness to women.

For men hunting for a partner, testosterone’s a good thing. It boosts competitive behavior, and increases men's attractiveness to women. But the hormone has its drawbacks

Contrary to popular belief, intrauterine contraceptive devices might actually protect women against developing cervical cancer even though they don't stop the infection that commonly leads to the disease, according to the results of an international study.

In the far northern reaches of Atlantic Canada, energy companies seek to harness untapped river sites with a hydroelectric project that could replace fossil fuel plants and export power into New England. Utility company Nalcor Energy aims to build two hydroelectric sites along the Lower Churchill River in Labrador, downstream from an existing 5,428-megawatt station -- one of the largest in the world.

In the far northern reaches of Atlantic Canada, energy companies seek to harness untapped river sites with a hydroelectric project that could replace fossil fuel plants and export power into New England. Utility company Nalcor Energy aims to build two hydroelectric sites along the Lower Churchill River in Labrador, downstream from an existing 5,428-megawatt station -- one of the largest in the world. [More]

After Roger Ebert lost the ability to speak in 2006 due to a post-cancer surgery tracheostomy, the film critic has communicated via Post-It notes, an eloquent and hilarious array of hand gestures, and his Mac laptop synthesizer. The version that read out pre-typed introductions at his annual film festival in 2009 had an upper-class English accent the British might call "emollient." Ebert and his wife Chaz called it "Sir Laurence" and shortly thereafter replaced it with a more accessible American–accented voice called "Alex." By next year, Ebert may sound even more like himself, courtesy of personalized voice work being carried out by the Edinburgh-based company CereProc (short for cerebral processing and pronounced "serra-prock").

After Roger Ebert lost the ability to speak in 2006 due to a post-cancer surgery tracheostomy, the film critic has communicated via Post-It notes, an eloquent and hilarious array of hand gestures, and his Mac laptop synthesizer.

Think there's nothing you can do to stop rising health-care costs? Think again

Study suggests daily doses delivered with special device might improve memory and brain function

Researchers show risk of common forms of cervical cancer about half that of women who don't use the contraceptive devices

Two new studies provide more clues about neurological disease that affects 5.2 million Americans