Scientists at Duke Medicine are using transparent fish to watch in real time as Cryptococcal meningitis takes over the brain. The resulting images are worthy of a sci-fi movie teaser, but could be valuable in disrupting the real, crippling brain infection that kills more than 600,000 people worldwide each year. … [Read more...]

From melting glaciers to increasing wildfires, the consequences of climate change and strategies to mitigate such consequences are often a hotly debated topic. A new study led by the University of Utah adds to the ever-growing list of negative impacts climate change can have on humans—low birth weight. … [Read more...]

President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin went head-to-head over the Middle East and Islamic State terrorists Monday during a showdown at the United Nations, with Obama calling for the ouster of Bashar Assad and Putin arguing that the Syrian leader was the war-torn country's only hope for Syria crisis. … [Read more...]

That's right, Mars is not just a dusty old planet anymore. Scientists reported signs of liquid water on the surface of Mars. This discovery also implies the existing water on the planet's surface may produce a viable environment for life (even if it is only microbes). … [Read more...]

Pope Francis visited Ground Zero today. … [Read more...]

As of the end of October 2015, House Speaker John Boehner is set to resign from Congress per an announcement made by his office this morning. … [Read more...]

Pope Francis will arrive in Washington D.C. today to kick off his United States tour after concluding his historic visit to Cuba. … [Read more...]

Mark Colborne, a 37-year-old red-haired extremist has just been convicted of preparing terrorist acts in London.  Prosecutors say according to Colborne's diary they have written proof of plans to assassinate heir to the British throne, Prince Charles with a high-powered rifle. … [Read more...]