WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2008 (Reuters) — Precisely targeted radiation therapy can eradicate tumors that have spread to other parts of the body, offering more months or years of life to patients who have no other options, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. ... > full story
DINOSAUR PROVINCIAL PARK, Alberta, Aug. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — In this arid river valley in southeastern Alberta, Adam Martinson is trying to find out why rattlesnakes cross the road. ... > full story
SYDNEY, Aug. 12, 2008 (Reuters) — Elephant seals swimming under Antarctic ice and fitted with special sensors are providing scientists with crucial data on ice formation, ocean currents and climate change, a study released on Tuesday said. ... > full story
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla, Aug. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — NASA has abandoned plans to get its replacement for the retiring U.S. space shuttles into service by 2013 because of a lack of additional funds and technical issues, officials said on Monday. ... > full story
HAVANA, Aug. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Venezuela sends oil to Cuba and now Cuba will ship zoo animals to Venezuela, giving a new dimension to ties between the socialist allies. ... > full story
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Ash from a remote volcano that started erupting last week has scrambled flight schedules for Alaska and may do so for at least a few more days, government and airline officials said on Monday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — Scientists have enlisted some burly help as they try to get a better understanding of the remote south polar marine environment -- and these assistants don't mind the wet or the cold one little bit. ... > full story
BEIJING, Aug. 11, 2008 (Reuters) — If film stars in sunglasses in dark clubs at night seem ridiculous, it looked even more baffling when beach volleyball players at the Olympics took to the court wearing frames with no lenses. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2008 (Reuters) — Scientists have created two new types of materials that can bend light the wrong way, creating the first step toward an invisibility cloaking device. ... > full story
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Any volunteers? July 20, 2008 (Time Out Chicago) — Human Rights Campaign Everyone had a blast at Pride. But in other parts of the world, people aren't such happy float-dancers. Help others become ...
China Contains Massive Lake Formed after May Earthquake June 10, 2008 (PBS.org) — China declared success Tuesday in preventing a lake -- formed by landslides from the massive May 12 earthquake -- from overflowing its banks and ...
Even small copay deters mammogram use: U.S. study Jan. 25, 2008 (AuntMinnie.com) — Screening rates from 2001 through 2004 were nearly 11 percent lower for women who had to contribute a co-pay as low as $12, compared to women whose ...
Grant Achatz's Cancer Is in Remission Dec. 20, 2007 (Zagat) — Earlier this year, chef Grant Achatz, the culinary wunderkind behind Chicago's top-rated Alinea, was diagnosed with an advanced stage of Squamous ...
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