Perceiving a simple touch may depend as much on memory, attention, and expectation as on the stimulus itself, according to new research on monkeys by Howard Hughes Medical Institute international research scholar Ranulfo Romo and colleagues at the National Autonomous

So tonight at 8:00 EST is the live "debate" between Matt Santos (Jimmy Smits) and Arnold Vinick (Alan Alda) on West Wing. Who's going to watch? This is an Open Thread. Update [2005-11-6 18:53:33 by Armando]: I am told there

Scientists at the universities of Marburg, Würzburg and Bonn together with Swedish colleagues from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm have identified a gene contributing to the development of dyslexia in German children.

Surgeons at the University of California - San Francisco are using a novel technique to remove tumors from the cervical region of the spine that were previously thought "inoperable." Called a lateral paramedian transpedicular approach, the technique uses advances in

by Associated PressBATON ROUGE, La. -- Tom Benson was a no-show for NewOrleans' game against Chicago on Sunday in Baton Rouge, stayingtrue to his earlier promise never to return to the city where lastweek he swatted at a TV news

More subpoenas came out last week in the hiring controversy surrounding Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who is just weeks away from announcing his bid for re-election. The scandal is playing out as the former governor, George Ryan, stands trial for

French president Jacques Chirac breaks his silence on the rioting that has shaken his nation for the past 10 nights. Chirac vows to restore order but also pledges to support equal opportunity for all.

A tornado tears through a trailer park in Evansville, Ind., early Sunday, killing at least 22 people and injuring more than 160. Andrew Yeager of member station WNIM reports that rescue teams have been searching through the rubble for victims.

With countless fictional and documentary films having already dealt with the tumultuous events surrounding the current campaign in Iraq, Sam Mendes' "Jarhead" uses a standard operating procedure that initially seems refreshing. The soldiers portrayed in "Jarhead" immediately strip away all

Duke University engineers are developing technology that may enable physicians to someday use high frequency ultrasound waves both to visualize the heart's interior in three dimensions and then selectively destroy heart tissue with heat to correct arrhythmias.

Plain old colors are passé. Complex visual effects, such as pearlescence, translucence, iridescence and glitter, help sell many products, including cars, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and military hardware. A new instrument at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) makes comprehensive

The ribosome, a nano-machine that manufactures all of a cells' proteins, is also a target of many antibiotics. Using the Advanced Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, UC Berkeley professor Jamie Cate has obtained new, sharper X-ray images of

By R. Albert Mohler Jr. | "Brian, a bright and personable third-grader, brought home from school a form that frustrated him: his family tree, complete with empty spaces f...

In a clear jab at Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, President Bush called on Latin Americans on Sunday to boldly defend strong democratic institutions and reject any drift back to the days of authoritarian rule.

A strange accident in a South Side home has left a young child hospitalized with second degree burns.

No charges had been filed Sunday, but McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren said it was being investigated as a crime scene.

Across all 17 sports, China had 127 gold medals and 223 overall -- a massive lead over Japan, with 46 gold and 179 overall.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular was $2.43, the Lundberg Survey found.

NEW YORK (AFP) - Microsoft is making a fresh move to bring more services to the Internet in a bid to fend off challenges from rivals like Google and Yahoo that could chip away at the customer base of the