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The National Center for Science Education is a wonderful institution dedicated to fighting junk science from entering our Nation’s schools and media. This is a tireless and often thankless job, yet there are so few “think tank” type organizations to promote science standards out there that they really stand out. I had the fortune 2 years ago to visit their offices and was impressed by how passionate the staff were and what they could accomplish out of a tiny office and a garage to store their immense archives

The transition from single-celled to multicellular organisms was one of the most significant developments in the history of life on Earth. Without it, all living things would still be microscopic and simple; there would be no such thing as a plant or a brain or a human. How exactly multicellularity arose is still a mystery, but a new study, published January 16 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science s, found that it may have been quicker and easier than many scientists expected.

Let’s rewind time back about 3.5 billion years. Our beloved planet looks nothing like the lush home we know today – it is a turbulent place, still undergoing the process of formation. Land is a fluid concept, consisting of molten lava flows being created and destroyed by massive volcanoes.

Doctors in Mumbai reported 12 patients who failed initial treatment and didn't respond to other medication given over two to three years

Condition causes woman, 27, to have two vaginas; uterus didelphys may affect up to 1 in 3,000 women

Condition causes woman, 27, to have two vaginas; uterus didelphys may affect up to 1 in 3,000 women

As members of both the Senate and the House start falling back to a more defensible position by considering the removal of the DNS provision from SOPA and PIPA, many voices of opposition to the bills are claiming victory.

By Philip Pullella ROME, Jan 16 (Reuters) - As the Costa Concordia shifted dangerously on Monday, Italy's environment minister raised the prospect of an environmental disaster if the 2,300 tonnes of fuel on the half-submerged cruise ship leaks. The ship's fuel tanks were full, having just left the port of Civitavecchia, north of Rome, for a week-long Mediterranean cruise, when it ran aground on Friday

* Operator said ship deviated from correct route * IMO may re-examine safety measures for liner industry [More]

Can you hear what your appearance is whispering to you?

12 patients have been flagged by doctors in Mumbai; Similar highly resistant cases have been noted before

Dallas Wiens marvels at his regained ability to express emotion

Americans produce 32 billion gallons of sewage every day. And we need to start drinking it. After treating it, of course.

Dr. Larry Legler, of Blue Springs, Mo., told Australian Simon Fletcher to get to hospital immediately

PHILADELPHIA -- The day Stuart Parmet's water bill hit the stratosphere, his mind became a swirl of numbers. [More]