French researchers say they have found a way of using human embryonic stem cells to create new skin which could help serious burns victims.

One million acres of prime wolf, bear, and salmon habitat adjacent to Lake Clark and Katmai National Parks could be opened to new mining claims with the stroke of a pen. Closed to mining since 1971, these wild Alaska lands are integral to Bristol Bay's sa

WASHINGTON - Powerful scans are letting doctors watch just how the brain changes in American veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-like brain injuries - signature damage of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

An American couple are looking into other methods of having children after they discovered that she was allergic to his sperm - on their wedding night.Mike and Julie Boyde of Ambridge, Pennsylvania, went out for two years after meeting at university and

Have you heard that the world is now cooling instead of warming? You may have seen some news reports on the Internet or heard about it from a provocative new book. Only one problem: It's not true, according to an analysis of the numbers...

President Obama on Friday announced the end of a 22-year ban on travel to the United States by people who had tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS, fulfilling a promise he made to gay advocates and acting to eliminate a restriction he said was

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin reported that she has received at least $1.25 million for her hugely anticipated upcoming memoir "Going Rogue." The document only provides a partial picture of the book deal because

"Quinn is 'optimistic and hopeful' for same-sex nuptials" New York officials who participated in the National Equality March said a crucial vote on same-sex marriage for the Empire State could happen in the near future.

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A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. His feeling is, the marriages don't last long and would not be good for children.