Ants are renowned for their ability to work together, and put the good of the community ahead of personal concerns. But new research suggests that their colonies are actually hotbeds of devious, selfish and corrupt behaviour.
The nation's failure to provide health insurance for all Americans seems to be harming even many of those who do have health coverage.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientific advisers to the government emphasize in a report the importance of teaching evolution in public schools.
The National Academy of Sciences has released a book explaining the differences between science and religion, and asserting that acceptance of evolution does not require abandoning belief in God.
Scientific advisers to the government emphasize in a report the importance of teaching evolution in public schools.
Garlic has long been touted as a health booster, but it's never been clear why the herb might be good for you. Now new research is beginning to unlock the secrets of the odoriferous bulb.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A panel of the National Academy of Sciences urged President Bush on Monday to abandon an ambitious plan to resume nuclear waste reprocessing that is the heart of the administration's push to expand the civilian use of nuclear power.
"In America, contrary to our self-image, we are no longer leaders but simply players," said Neil DeGrasse Tyson, the director of the Hayden Planetarium in a recent editorial. "We've moved backward just by standing still."
You're an artist, and you want to make images that change the world, or at least point a finger at its troubles. For a decade or more, the way to do that has been to avoid a distracting, obviously arty look.
MIT researchers have created a schizophrenic mouse that pinpoints a gene variation predisposing people to schizophrenia.
Symptoms of mental retardation and autism have been reversed for the first time in laboratory mice. US scientists created mice that showed symptoms of Fragile X Syndrome - a leading cause of mental retardation and autism in humans.
It's not official, but it's virtually indisputable. Poverty in America is much more widespread than has been previously acknowledged.
Two newly reported complete skeletons of primates show that this group is 10 million years older than scientists previously thought, pushing our earliest ancestors even closer to the Age of Dinosaurs.
The government's ability to understand and predict hurricanes, drought and climate changes of all kinds is in danger because of deep cuts facing many Earth satellite programs and major delays in launching some of its most important new instruments, a panel of experts has conclude …
Somebody is lying. I do not know who, in the debate on global warming, has been lying but it is clear that lies exist. It is clear that it is not an honest debate. Call it lies, call it spin, call it whatever you want.
YOU could call it a batty idea, but bats seem to be more closely related to horses than cows are.
Is this akin to Hollywood commenting on politics? Should politicians take celebrities or scientists seriously when they speak up, or is it just a case of more hacks screaming from the peanut gallery?