NASHVILLE, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they've determined the complex mix of factors that help create the world's Albert Einsteins and Stephen Hawkings.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. astronomers have discovered a new kind of cosmic explosion -- a "hybrid gamma-ray burst" -- that's unlike any other such event ever seen.
POTSDAM, N.Y., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. engineers have designed a board game that teaches middle school children how their energy choices directly impact energy conservation.
HOUSTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The crew of space shuttle Discovery conducted a final inspection of the spacecraft's heat shield Wednesday during initial landing preparations.
GUELPH, Ontario, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Canadian chemists say they've found some wild birdseed contains higher levels of aflatoxins and other mycotoxins than any other kind of pet food.
SOUTH BEND, Ind., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've developed a method of identifying specific sites of localized bacterial infections in living animals.
ARGONNE, Ill., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. government scientists have developed improved software that helps resolve time and cost constraints in designing advanced vehicles.
DAYTON, Ohio, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Research by U.S. scientists has reportedly brightened the prospects of using nanodiamonds as drug carriers, implant coatings and nanorobots.
POCATELLO, Idaho, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. chemists have developed a new method of detecting cyanide in drinking water and other sources, offering numerous advantages over existing technology.
TUBINGEN, Germany, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- German scientists say their research suggests the idea that dinosaurs swallowed stones to help them digest food might be incorrect.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- An international team of scientists and teachers sailed from Chile for a 2-week, U.S. National Science Foundation-sponsored cruise for polar research.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- A group of U.S. scientists is conducting research that might lead to development of smart materials, called biomimetics, that mimic nature.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. physicists say their research suggests there might be much to be discovered in the universe that could be extremely strange.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Scientists from the United States and elsewhere are studying a new kind of cosmic black hole explosion, trying to learn more about what material exploded.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests the genetic differences between chimpanzees and humans might be much more substantial than has been thought.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Scientists say the vast majority of U.S. citizens engage in sexual intercourse before marriage -- even those who abstained during their teenage years.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they've determined waking experiences are replayed in multiple parts of the brain in a coordinated fashion during sleep.
BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say the human sense of smell might be able to track scent trails on the ground, suggesting the sense is better than had been thought.
SYDNEY, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare says there has been an increase in the number of doctors and nurses practicing in Australia. Latest figures show a 14 percent increase in the nation's physician workforce since the year 2000, AIHW said in a s
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HOUSTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- The space shuttle Discovery crew bid farewell to the International Space Station Tuesday as the shuttle undocked and began its journey back to Earth.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush on Tuesday signed legislation expanding autism research for the condition's prevention and treatment.
Many residents have protested the hydraulic fracturing oil drilling citing contamination of the ground and air at the Niobrara oil shale formation in Weld County, North eastern Colorado on May 30, 2012. Gas and oil companies are using large amounts of water to obtain shale oil and gas in a process called hydraulic fracturing or fracking. UPI/Gary C. Caskey
