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The pale rock in the upper center of this image, about the size of a human forearm, includes a target called "Esperance," which was inspected by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.

Nearly three-quarters of the class of 2013 -- 50 seniors -- applied and were admitted to colleges across the country through early action/early decision.

"This is not the place if you are dieting, looking for romantic intimacy or elitist dining." It is, however, a place for inexpensive ribs.

Brian Krzanich is either having a really good month or a really bad month, depending on how career success is defined.

An artist's impression of the NASA's Orion space capsule attached to the canceled Constellation lunar lander -- could this plan be revived? NASA's newly announced plan to capture an asteroid and re-position it around the moon for an astronaut visit sounds cool, but it's a side-show on the road to Mars, scientists and long-time space mission ... (more)

Among the many difficulties of sending people to Mars, the question of what they will eat is not the least of them.

It is rare, but not inconceivable, to encounter a tropical, underwater paradise in an art gallery in Baltimore.

CLAY , Alabama -- The doctors told Joseph Walter's parents he likely would not live to see his second birthday, but on Thursday night they will watch as the 18-year-old graduates from Clay-Chalkville High School, 20th out a class of 296 students.

These three new logo designs proposed for the University of New Hampshire have prompted the formation of UNH Students Against The Change of the Thompson Hall Logo.

A pioneering genomics technique developed at Cornell University to improve corn can now be used to improve the quality of milk and meat, according to research published May 17 in the online journal PLOS ONE.

Boston University will join online course platform edX to create increased flexible learning options for students both on and off campus, according to a Tuesday press release.

He is one of only 50 U.S. students to receive a full merit scholarship to attend one of the 13 worldwide United World College programs, according to a news release from the school district.

Wall Superintendent Daniel Simon released the following letter : Just slightly over one year ago, I took a risk.

Gregory Allen Zuroski passed away on May 16, 2013, at the age of 62. Son of Josephine Boccardi and Frank Zuroski, Gregory was born in Rome, N.Y., on May 15, 1951, and grew up in Bemus Point, N.Y., a loving older brother to Ellen, Christopher and John.

The Northwest Academic Computing Consortium comprises colleges, universities, and other non-profit organizations in the Pacific Northwest and nearby areas.

In the mid-1990s, as the Human Genome Project was in full swing, scientists started thinking about the protein complement of the genome, and proteomics-the identification and characterization of all of an organism's proteins-was born.

Little is known about the effect of physical education on child weight, but a new study from Cornell University finds that increasing the amount of time that elementary schoolchildren spent in gym class reduces the probability of obesity.

Agricultural facilities in Northwest Ohio, including one in East Toledo, will be featured in the 2013 Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series.

Printing in three dimensions -- or "additive manufacturing" as it is technically known -- has been hitting the headlines recently.

NASA's senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is driving to a new study area after a dramatic finish to 20 months on "Cape York" with examination of a rock intensely altered by water.