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Playing an instrument as a kid leads to a sharper mind in old age, according to a new study. [More]

By Erika Check Hayden of Nature magazine In the film Contagion , it takes just a few months for scientists to make a vaccine against a deadly virus. [More]

By Kelli Dugan MOBILE, Ala., Sept 20 (Reuters) - Oil mats submerged in the [More]

By Kelli Dugan MOBILE, Ala., Sept 20 (Reuters) - Oil mats submerged in the [More]

When I unwrapped my New York Times on Sunday, I was met with a surprise: A front-page, above-the-fold story about a young adult with autism. [More]

By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Trees falling on power lines caused a massive, record-breaking wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,600 homes in Central Texas, the Texas Forest Service reported on Tuesday. [More]

By Kevin Murphy KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - The deadly May 22 tornado in Joplin, Missouri caught many residents unprepared, partly because warnings issued that day were met with complacency and confusion, a federal report said on Tuesday. [More]

Flu season is just around the corner in the northern hemisphere. But for birds and pigs, it's flu season year round.

Twenty-two individuals will soon be a half-million dollars richer, having won this year’s so-called genius grants. [More]

Undersea vents are providing researchers with a possible view of the future as seawater becomes more acidic due to carbon dioxide emissions. [More]

Six Italian scientists and one government official are set to go to trial today in Italy (Sept. 20) on charges of manslaughter for not warning the public aggressively enough of an impending earthquake that killed more than 300 people in 2009. While such a trial is unlikely on U.S.

Help researchers study the impact of the Fukushima nuclear disaster by taking and submitting radiation readings [More]

Asbestos increases the risk for certain cancers. The fibers are thought to do so by skewering cells, setting off chemical reactions that lead to inflammation, DNA damage and cell death.

categorical decisions. Jurors look at testimony and judge whether a defendant is guilty or not guilty. Police officers take aim at suspects and have to determine whether they see a gun in the suspect’s hand, or something that just resembles a gun.

By David Cyranoski of Nature magazine There's a showdown brewing in the state of Texas -- and it could get ugly.