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Prince optimistic for fisheries
Prince Charles says there are reasons to be optimistic about the state of the world's oceans, but it is "critically urgent" to tackle overfishing.

Largest optical telescope created
Astronomers at the Paranal observatory combine four telescope to create the world's largest virtual device with a 130m-mirror.

Striking galaxy image from Hubble
The Hubble space telescope captures an image of a "barred spiral" galaxy that could help us better understand our own Milky Way.

Is This Russian Landscape the Birthplace of Native Americans?
The genetic homeland of Native Americans is a small mountainous region in southern Siberia, a new study suggests.

Elephants Took 24 Million Generations to Evolve From Mouse-Size
For mammals, evolving into bigger sizes takes a lot longer than shrinking, new evolution study shows.

Space Pictures This Week: Hubble Galaxy, Poet Nebula, More
Hubble captures a Milky Way "twin," winds shape Mars lava fields, stars carve a nebula's face, and more in the week's best space pictures.

Bubbles of Energy Are Found in Galaxy
Scientists discovered two bubbles of energy erupting from the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

Telescope Is Behind Schedule and Over Budget, Panel Says
The project aimed at succeeding the Hubble would need increases of more than $200 million in both 2011 and 2012 to meet at 2015 launching date, the panel?s leader says.

Scientist at Work: In the Midst of Extraordinary Wildlife
In Ethiopia, geladas sleep on the very edges of cliffs. It's a wonder they survive.

Cool sun could host habitable planet
New super-Earth detected within the habitable zone of a cool star

Spider webs strengthened by local sacrifices
Arachnid silks could inspire improved building designs

Magnetic fields put the brakes on millisecond pulsars
Research could also help better determine pulsar age

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Whole exome sequencing identifies cause of metabolic disease
Sequencing a patient's entire genome to discover the source of his or her disease is not routine, but geneticists are getting close. A case report shows how researchers can combine a simple blood test with an "executive summary" scan of the genome to diagnose a severe glycosylation disorder...

Discovery of extremely long-lived proteins may provide insight into cell aging and neurodegenerative diseases
One of the big mysteries in biology is why cells age. Now scientists report that they have discovered a weakness in a component of brain cells that may explain how the aging process occurs in the brain.

A lonely heart can make you sick: Middle aged divorced women vulnerable to contracting HIV
Newly divorced middle aged women are more vulnerable to contract HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, according to new research, because they tend to let their guard down with new sexual partners and avoid using protection since they are not afraid of getting pregnant...