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First Test-Tube Hamburger Ready This Fall

Posted 9 HOURS AGO | 0

The meat is made from cows' stem cells. Read more

Google's 'Solve for X' Wants to End World Problems

Posted Tue Feb 7, 2012 11:05 AM ET | 0

A new think tank will foster radical ideas for big issues. Read more

Antibiotics Breed Drug-Resistant Bacteria in Pigs

Posted by Emily Sohn Mon Jan 16, 2012 04:21 PM ET | 0

After being exposed to antibiotics for only 2 weeks, a drastic rise in drug-resistant E. coli has been detected in guts of pigs. Read more

Fly Parasite Turns Honey Bees Into 'Zombies'

Posted Thu Jan 5, 2012 11:20 AM ET | 0

The parasites that cause the transformation may provide a clue to the mysterious colony collapse disorder. Read more

Philippines Storm May Be Year's Deadliest

Posted Mon Dec 19, 2011 01:10 PM ET | 0

Quickly rising flood waters from Tropical storm Washi left nearly 900 people dead. Read more

Testes Hit by Herbicides

Posted by Tim Wall Fri Dec 2, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0

Male gonads of many species suffer negative effects from exposure to the herbicide atrazine. Read more

The Shark: A Predator Turned Prey?

Posted Fri Nov 25, 2011 03:21 PM ET | 0

Despite worldwide efforts to protect many species of shark, practices such as finning could force many to extinction. Read more

Lifestyle Changes Your Jaw

Posted Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:01 AM ET | 0

The starch-based diet in agricultural societies is leading to short jawbones and maybe even overcrowded teeth. Read more

What Your Turkey Ate

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Tue Nov 22, 2011 07:41 AM ET | 0

The common supermarket turkey's diet is now carefully calculated to offer the most bang for the buck. Read more

Thanksgiving 2050: Feast or Famine?

Posted by Tim Wall Mon Nov 21, 2011 04:59 PM ET | 0

Depending on how the world uses available crops, there are two possible futures. Read more

Flying Robotic Farmhands Being Developed in Oz

Posted by Nic Halverson Fri Nov 4, 2011 10:31 AM ET | 0

Small, hovering robots equipped with cameras could help farmers get the job done. Read more

Flying Robotic Farmhands Being Developed in Oz

Ancient Images of a Mother Giving Birth Found

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Wed Oct 19, 2011 04:33 PM ET | 0

The unique find, which could be the earliest representation of childbirth in western art, show the head and shoulders of a baby emerging from a mother. Read more

Bordeaux Vineyards Survive Wild Weather

Posted Wed Oct 5, 2011 12:20 PM ET | 0

The last grapes are being brought into Bordeaux's cellars following one of the weirdest growing seasons in recent history. Read more

Everglades Oil: What's to Drill?

Posted by Eric Niiler Fri Sep 9, 2011 10:28 AM ET | 0

Presidential candidates are raising it, but in fact, nine wells have been pumping oil from a small section of the Everglades since the 1940s Read more