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This 5x photo of a snow crystal, illuminated with colored lights, received an honorable mention in the 2012 Nikon Small World Photomicrophotography Competition.

From the Cardiovascular Research Laboratories, Department of Medicine , Division of Geriatrics , Department of Anesthesiology , and Department of Physiology , David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; the Division of Biology; California Institute of Technology; Pasadena, CA ; and the Department of Medicine, University of ... (more)

On May 16, the Directorate for Engineering at the National Science Foundation will host a Distinguished Lecture on the challenges of landing the rover, "Curiosity" on Mars.

Mark Huffman has been a consumer news reporter for ConsumerAffairs since 2004. He covers real estate, gas prices and the economy and has reported extensively on negative-option sales.

The birth of a black hole may be signalled by a characteristic cosmic flash, according to researchers in the US.

Smog sniffer: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist Stanley Sander stands atop the California Laboratory for Atmospheric Remote Sensing facility at Mount Wilson on Friday.

Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets anchored in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that waft skyward.

Scientists investigating the source of the moon's internal water have lifted telltale fingerprints from Apollo-era lunar rocks showing that the liquid may have originated from meteorites bombarding Earth.

NASA's Curiosity rover reaches out in 'handshake' like gesture to welcome the end of solar conjunction and resumption of contact with Earth.

Astro Pak Corporation announced today that the company successfully developed new and improved processes and techniques that will significantly improve its ability to reduce non-volatile residue on a variety of componentry and hardware.

Sixteen-year-old Teresa Woods not only loves learning, she's working hard to ensure other Mother Lode students do too.

The American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy will be holding its 16th Annual Meeting from May 15th - May 18th, 2013 in Salt Lake City, UT.

A model of the Virgin Galactic, the world's first commercial spaceline. Virgin Galactic aims to offer frequent and dedicated commercial space flights at the world's lowest prices.

Ericsson, PepsiCo Execs to Keynote IANS Dallas Information Security Forum While Zuong joined Ericsson in 2011, he has more than 22 years of experience across the banking, insurance, financial services, healthcare and technology sectors, including senior management positions at State Farm Insurance, Bank of America and the California Institute ... (more)

Former U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett published a book on whether going to college is "worth it," and just three schools in the Golden State -- Harvey Mudd and Cal Tech in Southern California, and Stanford in the Bay Area made his top 10 cut.

Students study in a library at California State University, Long Beach. State universities, which are less costly, have increasing appeal as families increasingly emphasize a college's value instead of its reputation.

A class of nearly 400 seniors will celebrate the end of one journey and the beginning of another when The College of Wooster hosts its 143rd commencement ceremony May 13 in the Oak Grove, 1220 Beall Ave., at 10 a.m. Graduates, along with family and friends, will hear from two honorary degree recipients -- Jacqueline Barton and John H. Bracey Jr., ... (more)

Don't get too excited, an exoplanet hasn't really been captured from the cosmic wilds.

How do you choose which is the right university for you? You can go on campus visits, listen to academics from various departments make their pitch and try and soak up the atmosphere of the place.

Mount Sharp on Mars is close in size to Alaska's Mt. McKinley. New research suggests it likely emerged as strong winds carried dust and sand into the crater in which it sits.