Health & Science

The closest star to the earth (not our Sun, of course) looks like it has FIVE planets, an exciting development that opens all sorts of ex ...

Last month, we started a conversation about what it really m ...

This Wednesday marks the start of the Saturnalia celebrations. Saturnalia, the Roman mid-winter festival, was used by early Christians t ...

Astounding! Water on the planet closest to the Sun? According to NASA , Mercury’s surface temp is -297 to 800F at the equator diurn ...

It’s estimated that one in six boys is sexually abused in childhood. Victims are more likely to suffer PTSD, anxiety disorders, an ...

The earliest sunset of the year is this Friday at 4:35 pm and after a week or so, sunsets are starting to come later. It can be con ...

Once, we went from middle age to old age. Now it’s common to get an extra 10 to 20 years. For some, this rather new stage of life mean ...

For the next two weeks every early morning you will be treated to a celestial choreography. Watch the eastern pre- ...

In a recent national study, nearly 50 percent of physicians surveyed reported at least one symptom of burnout. Some pointed to emotional ...

Choosing a medication to treat mental illness can be a gamble. Some patients don’t respond at all. Others see marked improvement. ...

Now that the Kepler telescope has completed its primary mission, it goes on extended mission. Since 2009 Kepler has identified 2300 poss ...

November 19, 2012 — On Thanksgiving, many families talk about what they’re grateful for. Taken a step further, what if ...

November 12, 2012 — Columnist Mary Monica Mitchell writes popular etiquette columns. But her new book ...

Is the universe running out of energy? It might be one of the explanations for the steep decline in stellar production. The universe is o ...

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