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But officials see "no reason for hysteria" because European bacterial outbreak that has killed 18 people seems to be slowing

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NEWPORT, Wales (AP) -After posting his worst halfway score in Europe in 20 years, Colin Montgomerie's major mission now is to protect a proud qualifying record for the British Open that stretches a little longer.

There was a lot of snickering Thursday after Groupon announced an IPO valuing it at $30 billion. But the company might actually be worth a lot more than people think. It didn’t take long after Groupon filed for an IPO Thursday that valued the company at $20 billion for the snark to start flying around the web.

Happy National Doughnut Day! Here are 12 fun ways to burn off what you eat

Apple's World Wide Developer's Conference kicks off on Monday, with Steve Jobs giving the keynote address.

The fact that first graders grow crystals for science projects might lead you to think that physicists know how these snazzy shapes form and unform. Alas, there is still a big blank spot in physics textbooks where the theory of crystal melting should be.

By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent OSLO (Reuters) - A planned building in Norway will be at the most northern location so far to generate more energy than it uses, demonstrating that "green" buildings can work anywhere, its backers said on Friday. A group including Norwegian aluminum maker Norsk Hydro and Swedish construction group Skanska said it would construct the six-to-seven-story building in Trondheim, with offices and shops covering up to 9,000 sq meters (96,880 sq ft). [More]

Why do memories of vivid dreams disappear soon after waking up?

By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Wildlife advocates are protesting a government plan to kill an undetermined number of bison from Yellowstone National Park after scientists conduct a birth-control experiment on the animals with an EPA-registered pesticide. [More]

For those with a hyperhidrosis, a medical condition that causes excessive sweating, perspiration happens no matter the temperature.

Are media portrayals of fat people feeding America's obesity epidemic

For years, a friend I'll call Chip, knowing my obsession with war, has been telling me: "Cyber War! That's what you should be writing about! Real war is pass

Among Giants: A Life with Whales by Charles “Flip” Nicklin, with Karen M. Kostyal. University of Chicago Press, 2011 [More]

This lacelike pattern is made from a hard substance that has turned as fragile as fabric.