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Texting ups truthfulness, new iPhone study suggests

Texting messaging is a surprisingly good way to get candid responses to sensitive questions, according to a new study to be presented this week.

Brain on sugar: Study shows high-fructose diet sabotages learning, memory

Attention, college students cramming between midterms and finals: Binging on soda and sweets for six weeks may make you stupid as it impacts your brain.

Annular eclipse on Sunday May 20

Annular eclipse on Sunday! Here's the story ....

Iowa State, Salk researchers make plant protein

Research groups from Iowa State University and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have uncovered the function of three plant proteins,

Gene therapy for hearing loss: Potential and limitations

Regenerating sensory hair cells, which produce electrical signals in response to vibrations within the inner ear, could be done with gene therapy.

Biggest crocodile that ever lived

A biggest crocodile large enough to swallow humans lived in East Africa between two and four million years ago, say researchers.

Vast ball of stars in a globular cluster

In this image shows a vast ball of stars in globular cluster Messier 55, tens of thousands of stars are crowded together like a swarm of bees.

Snack choices of fourth- and fifth-grade students

A study by a University of Oklahoma researcher and a colleague locks at the snack choices a child makes choosing healthy or unhealthy snacks.

Hubble to use moon as mirror to watch Venus transit

The Hubble telescope will use the moon as a mirror to observe the transit of Venus on June 5-6, 2012.

Dogs – Man’s best friend – may conquer man’s most feared illnesses

It could be that dogs, man’s best friend, might one day be man’s best healer because they can provide a variety of medical benefits to people.