he U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday sustained President George W. Bush's second veto of bill to expand a popular federal children's health program.On a vote of 260-152, the Democratic-led House fell short of THIS IS A CRIME

Workers under age 50 who experience job-related stress are over two-thirds more likely to develop coronary heart disease than their non-stressed counterparts, according to study results reported today by European researchers. SEE COMMENTS R U AT RISK

After enduring months on the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on Earth, researchers today closed out lon an unprecedented, multi-year effort to retrieve the most detailed record of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere over the last 100,000 years.

raffic, a joint operation between the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and WWF which monitors wildlife trade, has discovered a surprising new threat to the wildlife of East Africa. Hungry refugees in Tanzanian camps have been hunting wild animals SEE COMM

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney said Wednesday making permanent a key intelligence-gathering law before it expires is vital to preserve national security.Congress last year passed the Protect America Act, This Article is unbelievable.

The finding, which dates back to 3000 B.C., indicates that the tradition of divinity worship on the site is very ancient and may even pre-date the introduction of Zeus into the Greek world, said David Gilman Romano, a researcher SEE COMMENTS interesting

The next decade could prove critical for wildlife in Minnesota, as uncertainty abounds over which way farmlands go in regards to ethanol production.Or it could resemble a monocultural wasteland, with relatively few acres Interesting Articles at site

Gold-bug fever is spreading.From China to the Middle East, new ways to invest in gold are rapidly popping up in developing countries. It's transforming the market for one of mankind's most venerable ways to sock away wealth.SEE COMMENTS

n 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven, 53, deaf, cantankerous and increasingly world weary, bared his soul in a work so stunning in originality, scale and emotional power that virtually every great composer who followed has lived under its shadow. Fascinating SEE

British customs officials say the rising popularity of home reef aquariums is boosting an illegal trade in endangered live coral from around the world.Hundreds of rare corals protected by international conservation laws have been intercepted See COMMENTS