Weather warnings may not be enough to prevent deaths, NOAA chief said.

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A major study of recent international data on school mathematics performance casts doubt on some common assumptions about gender and math achievement -- in particular, the idea that girls and women have less ability due to a difference in biology.

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This fall, Hoopes and his students have watched two predicted cataclysmic dates -- Oct. 21 and 28 -- come and go with little fanfare. Oct. 21 was a date selected by California evangelist Harold Camping after his original May 21, 2011, prediction passed without calamity. Swedish pharmacologist, self-help advocate and ...

The conventional wisdom that says the 20th century was a disaster for crop diversity is nothing more than a myth, says an expert in intellectual property law.

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Misconceptions about what causes cancer still hold sway, and many are unaware of the roles that diet and obesity play in the development of the disease, according to a new British study

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Rates of medication borrowing were previously thought to be higher among low-income populations due to lack of insurance, access to health care and high rates of crime and drug abuse. However, a new study finds that is not the case.

Big diet myths that make scientists shake their heads. If you want to lose weight, first you must know these diet fallacies.