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By Philip Ball of Narure magazine You could have foreseen the Arab Spring if only you'd been paying enough attention to the news.

By Philip Ball of Narure magazine You could have foreseen the Arab Spring if only you'd been paying enough attention to the news. [More]

For men hunting for a partner, testosterone’s a good thing. It boosts competitive behavior, and increases men's attractiveness to women.

For men hunting for a partner, testosterone’s a good thing. It boosts competitive behavior, and increases men's attractiveness to women. But the hormone has its drawbacks

In the far northern reaches of Atlantic Canada, energy companies seek to harness untapped river sites with a hydroelectric project that could replace fossil fuel plants and export power into New England. Utility company Nalcor Energy aims to build two hydroelectric sites along the Lower Churchill River in Labrador, downstream from an existing 5,428-megawatt station -- one of the largest in the world.

In the far northern reaches of Atlantic Canada, energy companies seek to harness untapped river sites with a hydroelectric project that could replace fossil fuel plants and export power into New England. Utility company Nalcor Energy aims to build two hydroelectric sites along the Lower Churchill River in Labrador, downstream from an existing 5,428-megawatt station -- one of the largest in the world. [More]

* Businesses, schools and most banks closed * Monsoon rains forecast to extend into Wednesday [More]

* Businesses, schools and most banks closed * Monsoon rains forecast to extend into Wednesday [More]

Devastating fires that swept through eastern Texas this month have left dozens of people dead or missing and destroyed more than 1,500 homes.

MALTA--Efforts to create a universal flu vaccine, one that would do away with the annual reformulations, is a hot topic these days in the infectious disease community.

Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn by Cathy N. Davidson

By Ron Cowen of Nature magazine Physicists last week announced evidence that particles of dark matter--the invisible, hypothetical material believed to make up more than 80 percent of the mass of the Universe--may have a lower mass than suspected.

By Ron Cowen of Nature magazine Physicists last week announced evidence that particles of dark matter--the invisible, hypothetical material believed to make up more than 80 percent of the mass of the Universe--may have a lower mass than suspected. [More]

By Natasha Gilbert of Nature magazine A desert may need no defining, but desertification is not so easy to pin down. [More]

Diabetes affects more than one in 10 Americans, with the numbers projected to keep climbing. The chronic disease can mean frequent needle jabs to test blood sugar levels--and costly treatments