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By Jo Marchant of Nature magazine Brendan Foley peels his wetsuit to the waist and perches on the side of an inflatable boat as it skims across the sea just north of the island of Crete. [More]

Healthcare costs in the U.S. have ballooned, in part, because of unnecessary medical tests.

Food fried in olive or sunflower oil not linked to heart disease, study of Mediterranean diet finds

Pilot Whale wearing sound-recording tag. Credit: Daniel Ottmann; photo was taken taken as part of research conducted under permit 14241 issued by the U.S

Is it stressful for self-absorbed people to think so highly of themselves? New research finds the answer is yes, for men

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Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary to announce 1st major nutritional overhaul in 15 years

When Mexican tetra fish moved into dark caves long ago, they evolved to deal with the dark by becoming albino…and going blind. And new research shows that the changes various cavefish populations went through occurred repeatedly--a massive, textbook example of convergent evolution. The study is in the journal BioMed Central Evolutionary Biology

In the world of boring corporate earnings calls, Apple's investor Q&A sessions are about as exciting as it gets--the equivalent hardcore pornography for most tech geeks. Offering a rare peek inside the famously secretive company, Apple's earnings are watched by every industry analyst and news outlet--and even live blogged in some instances, like a worldwide sporting event. With such attention paid to the spectacle, Apple has used the forum to go after competitors--Steve Jobs once passionately used his bully pulpit to aggressively knock Android--and it appears current CEO Tim Cook plans to use his megaphone in the same fashion.

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By Eric Hand of Nature magazine In astronomy, every photon counts. [More]

By Daniel Cressey of Nature magazine A class of chemicals used widely in manufacturing could be damaging the effectiveness of common vaccines. Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) -- organic chemicals containing fluorine -- are used in food packaging and industrial manufacturing

If there is an erogenous zone, its more like "New York City," researcher said

I just read and enjoyed Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science , a new book by Michael Nielsen, recently reviewed by Bora Zivkovic . The book tells how science is undergoing a revolution where new global online collaborations face off against secretive old-school researchers and profit-hungry journal publishers. It urges scientists to fight for open access and open science a call to action made more poignant by recent events