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KENNEWICK, Wash.- Organizers found a behind bars way to raise money to fight muscular dystrophy Thursday.

International business leader and entrepreneur Amin J. Khoury has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the Scripps Research Institute, a world leader in biomedical science with laboratories in La Jolla, ...

A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck off India's Andaman islands in the Indian Ocean, the US Geological Survey said.

U.S. bioenergy scientists say abandoned or degraded agricultural land might be the key to biofuels becoming a sustainable part of the world's energy future.

Scientists drilling into the site where a giant meteorite smashed into the lower Chesapeake Bay millions of years ago have found one more surprise amid the microscopic life and pockets of prehistoric ocean.

The water is saltier than expected - and no one is sure why.

'It's not a reservoir. It's water in pores and in cracks and shattered rocks,' said Ward Sanford, a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey.

Scientists have been examining the bay impact crater since its discovery in 1993.

An undersea earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale struck near India's Andaman islands in the Indian Ocean Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

A strong earthquake in the South Pacific has shaken homes and other buildings in Tonga, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Recent findings by medical researchers indicate that naturally occurring nanotubes may serve as tunnels that protect retroviruses and bacteria in transit from diseased to healthy cells - a fact that may explain ...

Dr. Matthew C. Larsen has been named Associate Director for Water of the U.S. Geological Survey .

Main Category: Aid / Disasters Also Included In: Public Health ; IT / Internet / E-mail Article Date: 26 Jun 2008 - 3:00 PDT The U.S. Geological Survey is partnering with the Chilean government to develop a ...

The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command has awarded a grant to the Southwest Research Institute for the development of a chemical warfare antidote.

Government video captures wolf-bear interaction in Montana Eds: APNewsNow. Will be led.

An international safety certification group has unveiled a new high-tech label designed to help consumers separate certified goods from dangerous counterfeits.

Across the globe, hundreds of millions of acres of once-productive agricultural land lie abandoned, according to a new report from researchers at Stanford University and the Carnegie Institution for Science.

Scientists at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research have, for the first time, genetically programmed embryonic stem cells to become nerve cells when transplanted into the brain, according to a study ...

EyeCyte, Inc., an early stage stem/progenitor cell-based ophthalmology research and development company based in La Jolla, California, announced that it has secured its Series A funding through an agreement ...

Scientists from the Carnegie Institution and Stanford University in the US have determined that abandoned farmlands might be a key to sustainable bio energy.

Stem Cells Versus Retinal Damage Forbes notes that Pfizer "is funding the creation of a biotech company in San Diego called EyeCyte, which will develop stem-cell treatments for eye diseases.

Dynamics Research Corp. said Monday it has received a $2.2 million engineering contract to refurbish Air Force landing gear.

A magnitude-4.0 earthquake shook large parts of San Bernardino and Riverside counties early Monday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.