It sounds like the plot for a scary B-movie: Germs go into space on a rocket and come back stronger and deadlier than ever. Except, it really happened. The germ: Salmonella, best known as a culprit of food poisoning. The trip: Space Shuttle STS-1

A research team led by professor Masayuki Sumida at Hiroshima University's Institute for Amphibian Biology has created a type of transparent frog whose internal organs are visible through its skin.

Psilocybin, the active ingredient of "magic mushrooms," expands the mind. After a thousand years of use, that's now scientifically official. The chemical promoted a mystical experience in two-thirds of people who took it for the first time,

UK doctors have warned of the danger of lightning strikes when using mobile phones outdoors during stormy weather. They highlight the case of a teenager left with severe injuries after being struck by lightning when talking on her phone.

NEW YORK - People will soon cool their homes with power from the searing desert sun, according to companies investing in a little-used solar technology.