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There are many private testing services that will decode your DNA, catalog the foreign chemicals in your blood, or identify the bacteria living in and on…

This week, we bring you a discussion about science fiction – the track record of visionary authors predicting the future, warning us about the perils of…

Fall is a beautiful time of year. But it is – unfortunately – also the start of cold and flu season. In fact, last year’s flu season was the worst in at…

Two new analyses find that one in forty American children has an autism spectrum disorder. That continues the trend of steadily increasing estimates of…

Bitcoin, the online currency system, is no longer the domain of cutting-edge computer geeks. It’s become mainstream news, with the boom and bust in…

Fire fighting foams, non-stick pots and pans, stain-resistant furniture, and water-proof outerwear. They sound like inventions of the Jetsons.The…

The question of why zebras have stripes goes back to the time of Charles Darwin.One theory goes that they work as camouflage. Another theory is that they…

Acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, has been compared to polio - a description that strikes fear in the hearts of parents. What starts as a respiratory…

"There's plenty of sciencethat supports that CBD might have therapeutic indications. Obviously, for intractable pediatric epilepsy, CBD does have clinical…

We’ve got 10-day weather forecasts. We’ve got NOAA seasonal outlook forecasts. But there’s a no man’s land in between, and that’s where predictions get…