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CBS News correspondent Seth Doane reports on Marilyn Leisz, a New Jersey woman who can't close her eyes following botched eyelid surgery.

Experts say very small amounts of radiation from Japan are infecting American milk

Scientists hopeful that decline in lung cancer deaths among women marks turning point in smoking-fueled epidemic

N.J. woman who can't close her eyes completely after surgery says judgment not enough, now fearful to get eyes fixed

A recent University of Massachusetts Amherst study found having academic contact with female professionals in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) can have positive influences on students--female students in particular. For girls and young women studying these subjects in school, being able to identify female role models helps them imagine themselves as STEM professionals. The role models enhance their perceptions of such careers and boost their confidence in studying such subjects.

Incapacitating light beam: The suspect is going for his gun, and the police officer doesn’t want to shoot. The founders of a company called Genesis Illumination hope police officers will soon be reaching for a StunRay instead of a gun or Taser.

The Belief Instinct by Jesse Bering.

Advisory panel says more research is needed on purported link between hyperactivity and food colorings

Back in 1995, a few of the editors at Scientific American decided to resurrect a tradition of a previous generation of editors, who saw fit to publish a joke column in each April issue. This particular April Fools piece came to be with a little luck: back then. as the editor of the Amateur Scientist column, I use to look for projects that gave some hands-on insight to one of the feature articles in the same issue

Dr. Jennifer Ashton and Psychologist Dr.

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"Erica Hill Experiment" proves it

There are so many news stories about antibiotic resistance these days that you may be tempted to ignore them all just to preserve your sanity. But there is a kind of hierarchy of danger when it comes to figuring out which stories are most deserving of your attention

Only half of new small businesses survive beyond their fifth anniversary.

The New Consumers are here. They're youthful, wired, educated and mostly female--and they’re just as concerned with practical values like price, quality and convenience as they are with do-gooder values like local, organic and fair trade. These shoppers make up 30% of the U.S