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Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer -- 70,000 new cases and nearly 9,000 deaths are expected in the U.S. this year

A Florida biologist has linked a vicious coral-killing pathogen in the Caribbean and Florida Keys to human sewage that leaks into the ocean from improperly treated wastewater. [More]

Your GPS could soon know how high you are. Rice University scientists have written some smart software that better interprets the signals coming from space that tell a GPS device its altitude, with an accuracy of around a centimer. You may never have noticed it, but even when your car's unit is reporting your position to within a few meters, its guess as to your altitude is very poor--much worse than one centimeter.

In the media this week were reports (see here and here and here) that the brain-eating amoeba Naeglaria fowleri has killed three people this summer, as it does in a typical year. [More]

GolfChannel: When it comes to Tiger, one question remains: Will he ever again find his mojo or has he forever lost his magic?

GolfChannel: The Old Tiger would be playing in the FedEx Cup playoffs. But this is the New Tiger, so just what is he planning to do this fall?

When a healthy rat smells a cat, it flees. But rats infected with the Toxoplasma brain parasite actually follow cat odors, often presumably to their doom, red in tooth and claw.

The buzz out of Beijing is that China's Tiangong 1 space lab may fly sooner than expected, perhaps soaring into space by this month's end. That might be the case, according to China space watcher Gregory Kulacki, a senior analyst and China Project manager at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The Tiangong 1 module ("Heavenly Palace 1" in Chinese) is not China's actual space station--nor will it be a part of the planned Chinese space station, he said.

This has been an explosive summer--markets in turmoil, cities in flames, politics in meltdown. So it's a relief to enjoy and learn from an explosion of a different sort--the explosion of creativity taking place this August in Edinburgh, Scotland, at the renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival .

At their extremes, both autism and schizophrenia are debilitating disorders. [More]

Last month we told you the best options for front office software. This month we asked the experts to weigh in on back office software to improve your business operations. Never have there been more software choices for the small business.

Worried about infectious microbes blamed for three recent deaths? Here's all you need to know

A rare but deadly brain infection that occurs after swimming in warm fresh water has killed two children this month.

Moderate drinking reduced dementia risk by 23 percent, according to study

The Wyndham Championship has attracted one of its best fields, partly out of desperation from some players.