SCIENCE

Polluted water can be scrubbed clean thanks to oxidized minerals formed by a byproduct of fungus spore-making, scientists say.

Researchers have taken a plant pest and programmed it to target the parasite that causes malaria.

Genetic research examining the placenta, umbilical cord tissue and cord blood of newborn fraternal and identical twins found that even the closest siblings start growing apart very early.

A Colorado dentist and oral surgeon put his patients at risk for contracting HIV and hepatitis due to unsafe injection practices, and state officials are set to notify patients who saw Dr. Stephen Stein over a 12-year period to inform them of their risk.

Hundreds of thousands of Florida residents have signed a petition opposing the release of mutant mosquitoes that have been genetically engineered to kill off insects and curb disease.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released an official statement that answers the question -- are mermaids real? No evidence of aquatic humanoids has ever been found, the administration said.

A 2009 clinical trial in Thailand was the first to show it was possible to prevent HIV infection in humans. Since then, discoveries have pointed to even more powerful vaccines using HIV-fighting antibodies. Now scientists believe a licensed vaccine is within reach.

Researchers found kids who had multiple fillings made using BPA - and who'd had those fillings for a long time - consistently scored two to six points worse on 100-point behavior measures than those who had none of the fillings or who'd only had one for a short time.

Jessica Simpson is waging a war against her baby weight. Since giving birth to her first child, baby Maxwell, Simpson has been hitting the gym so that she can cash in on her $4 million contract with Weight Watchers. The 32-year-old singer had her first Weight Watchers weigh-in a couple days ago, and it seems like she has her work cut out for her.

Sadly, another surfer has been killed off the coast of Australia, but humans need to recognize they are putting themselves at risk.

NASA astronaut Sunita Williams along with Russian cosmonaut Yury Malenchenko and Japan's Akihito Hoshide departed for the International Space Station on a Russian Soyuz from Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Sunday morning.

Israel is faced with a major water deficit, and it's investing in desalination to solve the problem -- but the country's big push for getting water from the sea is not without risks.

Science explains why Superman is probably celibate and why Batman should probably pack a Bat-parachute on his utility belt.

Because the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes was found in the Mexicali Cheese Corp.'s finished product, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning people to neither consume nor purchase any of the company's products.

The brain sample was sent to the NIH, the U.S. government's primary biomedical research institution, at the request of Seau's family members, said a spokeswoman for the San Diego County Medical Examiner's office.

Previous studies have made the connection between obesity and colon cancer, but a new study is the first to point to a higher risk of adenomas in heavy people.

On an episode of TLC's reality show Strange Sex the network followed a 34-year-old man who breastfeeds from his wife to help with his Erectile Dysfunction. Jeff and Michelle, who did not want their last names revealed, began integrated breastfeeding into their sexual routine a few months after their first child was born.

The researchers say they were able to show that adolescent smoking would be reduced by 18 percent if smoking in PG-13 movies were largely eliminated.

A new measure in Northern California is designed to force pharmaceutical companies to bear the cost of collecting and safely discarding unused prescription drugs that might otherwise foul waterways or fall into the hands of substance abusers.

A new study offers a timeline of changes in spinal fluid, brain size, the appearance of brain plaques and other factors that precede the onset of Alzheimer's in people who are genetically predestined to develop the brain-wasting disease.

Under its new proposed rules for the state program, doctors and clinic affiliates would be barred from promoting abortion services to patients.

[EMBARGO 5PM] The company that makes OxyContin altered the formula for the painkiller back in 2010 to deter people from abusing the drug. But many users are just changing their habit instead of kicking it, according to new data.

The reggae superstar, who died in 1981, now shares his namesake with a Caribbean parasite that feeds on blood of fish.

Scientists have been examining the link between sleep deprivation and weight gain -- and it appears that a full night's rest may be just as important as diet and exercise in maintaining a healthy weight.

More animals were used in scientific procedures in Britain in 2011 than 2010, with particular increases in the use of cats, pigs, birds and fish as testing subjects, according to new numbers from the UK government.

There was no fiddler on the roof for a Florida home owner. Instead the St. Augustine resident had a hell raising naked man atop of his home.

The president has instructed the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the Interior Department and the Agriculture Department -- parent agency of the Forest Service -- to ensure that temporary federal firefighters have access to health insurance.

According to United Nations figures, about 220 million women in the developing world who do not want to get pregnant, cannot get reliable access to contraception.

A breastfeeding reality show? Television has possibly hit a new low. The people who brought you the fantastically bad reality shows Bridezillas and Dance Moms are now planning to shock the masses with their newest installment, Extreme Parenting, according to the Daily Mail.