Gigapan Photo: Obama's Inaugural Address by David Bergman

CUTTING SALT ISN'T THE ONLY WAY TO REDUCE BLOOD PRESSURE

Study Suggests Boosting Potassium is also Effective

Helium rains inside jovian planets

Models of how Saturn and Jupiter formed may soon take on a different look.

Astronauts lose hipbone strength

Astronauts on International Space Station lose alarming amounts of hipbone strength. UCI study reveals greater rate of bone deterioration than previously though.

CSHL scientists find a new class of small RNAs and define its function

Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) announced today the discovery of a new class of small RNAs and the presence of a strikingly novel biochemical pathway for RNA processing in which these and possibly other small RNAs are produced.

Surrounded by friends? It's all in your genes

Are you a social butterfly, or do you prefer being at the edge of a group of friends? Either way, your genes and evolution may play a major role, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.