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California researchers have discovered that there may be a silver lining to an invasive and toxic seaweed that is killing some of Hawaii's coral reefs: It seems the seaweed contains compounds that could treat human diseases.  "I think this finding is a nice illustration of how we... + read more

You are a big bag of germs. And just by walking into a room, you add 37 million bacteria to the air for every hour you remain there. At least, that’s what researchers at UC Berkeley and Yale University have discovered about the presence of a person in a room. “We live in... + read more

For years, the conventional wisdom has been that everyone has a different dominant way of learning. Some are visual learners who prefer studying pictures or graphics. Some say they are auditory learners, absorbing information best through lectures and conversation. Others consider themselves... + read more

Teachers who once shunned the idea of students citing Wikipedia on class assignments now are embracing the website as a teaching tool. Dozens of teachers at high schools and universities – including several in California – are assigning their students to write and edit entries for... + read more

Two Republican senators have lambasted a half-million-dollar grant to San Diego State University researchers who are studying whether placing certain health messages on menus might persuade drinkers to imbibe less. U.S. Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., last week put out... + read more