The first science test administered in five years across the United States shows that achievement among high school seniors has declined across the past decade, even as scores in science rose among fourth-graders and held steady among eighth-graders, the U.S. Department of Education has reported.

According to new figures from China’s Ministry of Information Industry, there were 416.64 million subscribers to mobile communication services in China at the end of April, an increase of 6.95 million from the prior month. Great stats.

Researchers in Denmark say men who drink alcohol every day lowered their risk of heart disease than those who drink less frequently but not nearly so for women.

Crews of more than 3,000 at a time worked aboard the USS Oriskany CV-34, totaling more than 40,000 crew members over the years.  On May 17th these amazing photos were taken of the sinking of the USS Oriskany.

Someone with obviously too much time on their hand has put together some amazing pieces of food art.

Scientists recently demonstrated a robot mimicking movements of a person’s real hand, based on real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of their brain activity, which is a major advancement towards prosthetics and computers that can operate by thought alone.

In the study, adult male rabbits with severely damaged penises received a graft of specially engineered penile tissue. The animals then re-grew full penises that functioned normally — even to the point of successfully impregnating females.

The link between poverty and being overweight first shows up among 15- to 17-year-olds as children become freer to choose fattening soft drinks and avoid breakfast and exercise, a recent study showed.

A single genetic mutation is all it takes to transform selfish bacteria into altruistic team players that contribute resources to the entire group, even when they themselves might not survive to benefit, a new study shows.

What’s the opposite of that? An Overnight failure?

A high-pitched alarm which cannot be heard by adults has been hijacked by schoolchildren to create ringtones so they can get away with using phones in class.

For all the New York City students working to meet rigorous new academic standards, nothing is more important than having a good teacher. Teaching is a tough job, requiring a high level of talent, drive, knowledge and skill. But a new study of graduating college seniors found that students who major in education – the [...]