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WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- When congressional leaders reconvene next month, they face the arduous task of clearly defining what scientists may and may not be able to do with federal dolla

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Guided by a new budget-conscious administrator, NASA faces the new year with plans for continued expansion of the International Space Station and an upgrade to the Hubble Space Telescope.

How to end the hemorrhage of insurers from the federal Medicare program will surely dominate Congressional debates during 2002, but as in past debates, those an

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Dec. 27 (UPI) --

One of the more interesting stories in archaeology this year was a set of discoveries that threw into question the evolutionary heritage of whales.

ALCOHOL MYTHS ABOUND

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MILWAUKEE, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- At 13 pounds, 1 ounce, Jeffrey Rogers Jr. weighs in at nearly twice the size of the typical newborn.

COLUMBIA, Miss., Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Scientists are using genetic research techniques to help develop new aluminum-tolerant wheat strains that can grow in poor, acidic soils and help feed the world

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COLUMBIA, Miss., Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Scientists are developing new aluminum-tolerant wheat strains that can grow in poor, acidic soils. They hope this conventionally bred, non-genetically modified

, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- NASA TABS TWO NEW MISSIONS

A winter wonderland is very inviting to many people, but walking in that wonderland can lead to strains, sprains and broken bones.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Antibodies from camels, the ancient "ships of the desert" of the Holy Land, may one day prove to be a key new weapon against cancer cells and deadly germs that