According to a new study more people live in poverty in eight Indian states than in 26 of sub-Saharan Africa's poorest countries. The creators of the ...
Researchers believe activity and interaction activated a communication channel in mice that prompted fat cells to stop releasing a hormone which accel...
A new study finds regular physical activity as a teenager may prevent cognitive impairment - a decline in mental abilities - decades later. Previous s...
A new study suggests looking at volume of surgery alone may not be the best way of predicting surgical success. In recent years, a virtual library of ...
Researchers at Boston University have identified a kind of genetic signature in people who are likely to live to age 100 or older. The technique may a...
Volunteers equipped with nothing more than digital cameras are taking part in an unusual bee hunt. It's part of an environmental study that has amateu...
Workers at Seattle's Pike Place look for sustainable sources of seafood Ann Dornfeld | Seattle, Washington 14 July 2010 Photo: VOA - A. Dornfeld Custo...
In 2008, Jewel abandoned her career in pop music to record her first Country album. The Alaska native is hoping to match its success with her new Nash...
Former Cuban President Fidel Castro is again showing up in public after mostly remaining out of sight since falling ill four years ago and ceding powe...
Singer-activist's new song recalls January Haiti quake and the continuing bleak situation after six months Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 13 July 2010...