Aaron Gray remembers being 8, and crawling underneath a bingo table by his mother's feet so he could escape the heavy fog of cigarette smoke hovering in the room above him.

For residents of Turkey and Japan, San Francisco and Mexico City, an early warning system for earthquakes could mean saving tens of thousands of lives.

Separated by 24 hours and a few hundred miles, the Kentucky Derby and Aaron's 499 at Talladega provide a broad look at Americana.

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JOHN CREMIN will be brimming with pride when he watches his protege Anthony Ogogo climb through the ropes at this summer’s Olympics, but he could have so easily missed out on the talented 23-year-old.

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Flavor without fat is the holy grail of health food science. To compensate for trimming fat out of junk foods, chemists have tried amping up the salts and sugars. They’ve created proteins to try to mimic the smooth flavor release of fat. They’ve engineered fake fat particles so big they pass through the intestinal tract undigested. But your mouth knows what it knows: That reduced-fat Oreo tastes ...

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acupuncture and hypnosis are touted as drug-free ways to help smokers kick the habit, and there is some evidence that they work, according to a new research review. There are still plenty of questions -- including exactly how effective the alternative therapies might be, and how they measure up against standard quit tactics. But researchers say the alternatives should ...