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
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
NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- If old, dry fruitcake becomes the gift that keeps on giving heartburn, don't fret -- scientists say with a little knowledge of chemistry and physics, there may
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A recently discovered compound in the golden herb myrrh -- one of the legendary gifts of the magi presented to Jesus by the Three Wise Men -- may prove to have
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A recently discovered compound in the golden herb myrrh -- one of the legendary gifts presented to Jesus by the Three Wise Men -- may prove to have potent anti-
The holidays offer a lot of calories as well as fun with family and friends -- but many of the foods that grace the Christmas table or holiday party buffet are
ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Five thousand people die each year from food poisoning, 325,000 are hospitalized and 76 million are estimated to become ill -- and it happens most often at holi
ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- For those dreaming of a white Christmas, people living near mountains in the West or northern New England will have the best chance, according to the National Climatic Data Center in Maryland.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- NASA plans to launch two missions in 2006 to explore two large asteroids and to search for Earth-like planets using a spaceborne telescope.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Doctors treating one of the surviving artificial heart recipients said Friday that their patient is improving. Tom Christerson received the completely implantable AbioCor artificial heart Sept. 13.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- A presidential panel hoping to revive America's aerospace industry took its first action this week by calling for a special budget review of all of U.S. spendin
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Each year the 2.65 billion holiday cards sold in the United States could fill a football field 10 stories high and several more football fields could be filled
A New Jersey Devils fan arrives for game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Devils and the Los Angeles Kings at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on May 30, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo
