Video games that contain high levels of action can actually improve your vision, claim researchers at the University of Rochester.

Vikings may have used special crystals called sunstones to ensure gloomy weather did not come between them and an outing to sack British villages or discover new lands to the west, scientists have discovered.

Feb. 7, 2007 -- An astronaut charged with attempted murder was stripped of a key job for next month's shuttle mission and removed from flight status, NASA officials said.<br /> Navy Capt. Lisa Nowak, 43, who flew on the shuttle last year on a critical mi

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Children who do not get enough sleep are more likely to be overweight than those who get more, according to a study published Wednesday that tracked more than 2,000 U.S. kids for five years. Researchers at Northwestern Universit

Despite the spread of increased internet availability, e-commerce, and a whole system of global communication made available by the internet, many doctors seem reluctant to offer online services to their patients.

Feb. 6, 2007 -- An imaging technology originally used to find bumps and flaws in industrial surfaces is now being turned on the tiny details of the human face to produce three-dimensional pictures.<br /> Such detailed maps of a person's features could be

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests low levels of toxic substances cause critical stem cells in the central nervous system to prematurely stop functioning. "Establishing the general principles underlying the effects of

Arthur Allen recounts the tumultuous story of vaccines, from discovery to doubt.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - U.S. astronaut Sunita Williams has now spent more time spacewalking than any other woman, setting the record on Sunday as she and a crew mate upgraded the international space station's cooling system. Williams broke the previous

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Operators of the trans-Alaska pipeline hope a scraping device will push out a piece of metal 20 inches in diameter that's been missing in the pipeline since December. A pipeline cleaning device known as a scraper or paraffin pig br