In what appears to be an amazing success for American medicine, preliminary government figures released Wednesday showed that the annual number of deaths in the U.S. dropped by nearly 50,000 in 2004 the biggest decline in nearly 70 years.

Real spies may tell you that their lives are nothing like what you’d see in a Hollywood movie, but don’t be fooled: They’ve still got some pretty cool gadgets.

Spring is the season for flashy mates, at least for finches. It is only later in the year that the females choose based on genetic diversity, according to new research from two scientists at the University of Arizona.

Even in one of the remotest, coldest and most inhospitable parts of Canada’s High Arctic, you cannot escape the signs of global warming.

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Nearly half of U.S. users of the internet went online for help with major life decisions such as finding a college for their child or looking for a new place to live, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

One particularly distraught new Linux user came to me and shared how his meeting with a number of Linux "pros" turned to a bash Windows, bash him and bash everything he said gathering. Instead of answering his question regarding which GUI they prefer to use on their systems, the response was a clear: "you ignoramous! [...]

Around the world, middle-aged and elderly men tend to be more satisfied with their sex lives than women in the same age group, a survey released on Wednesday said.

For years scientists trying to visualize the concept of gravitational waves churned by the collision of black holes have relied largely on artists’ conceptions. Now, at long last, they have Einstein’s conception.

Ron Mueck is one of the most stunning and prolific sculptors of our time.  Amazingly intense works of art.

Some people shouldn’t be allowed to ever get near a hair clippers.  Check out these amazing photo.

NASA astronauts and a Cincinnati doctor are living and working under the ocean this month to test space medicine concepts and moon-walking techniques.

Hey, what’s that creature thing on your back?  Can I pet it?  Oh my God, it’s a backpack.  Check out these amazing photos.

Child pornographers will soon have a harder time escaping prosecution thanks to new technology in development at Binghamton University.

China is selling the organs of thousands of its executed prisoners for transplants, alleges the British Transplantation Society, although Chinese officials deny it.

Brad Feld:  I spoke on a panel last week at the Silicon Flatirons Telecommunications Program titled “Re-examining The Patent System.”  My panel was the last one and came after a few hours of stimulating discussion about the problems with patents, the problems with patent reform, and the reason our government is struggling so much with [...]