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Veterans in Murfreesboro, Tenn., enjoy a wheelchair tai chi class; other alternative health programs now commonly offered at VA hospitals in the U.S. include yoga, mindfulness training and art therapy.

To Treat Pain, PTSD And Other Ills, Some Vets Try Tai Chi

6:42pm April 02, 2018

by Blake Farmer

In hopes of reducing some veterans' reliance on pills for physical pain and psychological trauma, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is taking a look at alternative therapies.

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Gas is pumped into vehicles at a BP gas station in Hoboken, N.J. in 2016.The Obama administration moved to nearly double fuel-economy standards by 2025, but the EPA now is moving to weaken them.

EPA Moves To Weaken Landmark Fuel Efficiency Rules

5:44pm April 02, 2018

by Nathan Rott

The EPA is rejecting landmark fuel efficiency rules for automobiles, a key part of President Obama's efforts to address climate change. The move could lead to another legal battle with California.

Artist's rendering of the first planet outside of our solar system to be imaged orbiting a brown dwarf star, called the 2M1207 system.

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Is Humanity Unusual In The Cosmos?

12:28pm April 02, 2018

by Adam Frank

Commentator Adam Frank talks with Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb about exo-civilizations, techno-signatures, and the search for alien life — living or long-gone.

Cutting back up to 25 percent of your calories per day helps slow your metabolism and reduce free radicals that cause cell damage and aging. But would you want to?

You May Live Longer By Severely Restricting Calories, Scientists Say

11:38am April 02, 2018

Scientists have long been fascinated with whether dramatically restricting the amount of food we eat can help us live longer. New research suggests it might, but the question is, is it worth it?

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Kit Parker and his team have developed wound dressings that use incredibly thin fibers to speed healing and reduce scarring.

Failure To Save A Child In Wartime Inspires Wound-Healing Tech

5:06am April 02, 2018

by Jon Hamilton

As a soldier, Kit Parker saw horrific injuries. As a scientist, he led an effort to create high-tech dressings that speed healing and reduce scarring.

Visitors sit beside a model of China's Tiangong-1 space station in 2010, at the 8th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai in southern China's Guangdong Province. As forecast, China's defunct Tiangong 1 space station re-entered Ea

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Chinese Space Lab Crashes To Earth

10:49pm April 01, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Tiangong-1, an abandoned Chinese orbiting lab, re-entered the atmosphere over the South Pacific Ocean Sunday evening, fulfilling predictions by the European Space Agency.

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The Pattern Problem

11:48am March 30, 2018

Are we destined to repeat our patterns, or do we generally stray in surprising directions?

A Tesla Model S electric vehicle is charged at a car dealership in Shanghai, China, in March 2015.

U.S. Utilities Look To Electric Cars As Their Savior Amid Decline In Demand

4:26pm March 29, 2018

by Samantha Raphelson

After years of rising demand, utility companies are staring down a projected decline in the demand for electricity. They say the budding electric car industry could save them.

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The female Anopheles mosquito is a spreader of malaria.

What If A Drug Could Make Your Blood Deadly To Mosquitoes?

4:13pm March 29, 2018

by Nadia Whitehead

That's what researchers wondered as they look at new ways to stop the spread of malaria. A new study reports on the impact of ivermectin on skeeters.

The bacterium that causes gonorrhea, Neisseria Gonorrhoeae, has become resistant to multiple kinds of antibiotics.

Gonorrhea Strain Thwarts 2 Main Drugs, Raising Concerns It's Becoming Untreatable

1:50pm March 29, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

This is the latest in a long history of gonorrhea developing resistance to antibiotics. It's the first global report of gonorrhea that is resistant to the two main drugs used to treat it.