Favorite TV reruns may have restorative powers

Can watching TV under specific conditions provide a mental boost for tackling difficult tasks?

Destroyed coastal habitats produce significant greenhouse gas

Destruction of coastal habitats may release as much as 1 billion tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year, 10 times higher than previously reported, according to a new Duke led study.

10 years later: a human genome full of surprises

The human genome is far more rich and complex than originally thought.

A star cluster with a secret

A new image shows the spectacular globular star cluster Messier 4, a ball of tens of thousands of ancient stars that has strange and unexpected properties.

Experts propose cyber war on cancer

Researchers at Rice, Tel Aviv and Johns Hopkins universities aim to break cancer's codes for social networking

Tracking fish through a coral reef seascape

Ear-bone 'tree rings' provide evidence of connectivity

Bionic eye implant switched on

In a major development, Bionic Vision Australia researchers have successfully performed the first implantation of a prototype bionic eye with 24 electrodes.

Information overload? Is it too much?

Overwhelmed by instant access to news and information in our online world? Most Americans like it. But is it information overload?

Kepler discovers multiple planets orbiting two suns

The Kepler mission has discovered Kepler-47b and 47c, the first transiting circumbinary system — multiple planets orbiting two suns.

Sun has Eureka! moment

At the onset of a series of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the sun on August 20, 2012, a bulbous CME certainly resembled a light bulb.