The state of American churches
In the past 40 years America's mainline Protestant churches have suffered a membership loss of one-third, and shrinkage continues, despite impressive efforts to shore up the churches.
As landfills close in big cities, garbage travels farther
NEW YORK (AP) -- The trains that rumble from the Harlem River rail yard in the South Bronx are sealed tight, but there is no mistaking what lies inside them.
Rampaging mice made more human
A breakthrough experiment has used a human gene to turn vicious mice into very gentle creatures -- holding out the prospect of doing similarly sweet things to violent people.
Wireless mode taps stealth potential
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sometimes being sneaky can save lives.
Inmates experience the buzz of beekeeping
PROVO, Utah (AP) -- Adrian Hinton raised his voice above the droning of thousands of honeybees, giving a lesson in beekeeping to a dozen stick-still inmates.
Sponges are marvels of engineering, study finds
Sponges with skeletons made up primarily of glass use a complex array of engineering tricks to overcome the brittleness of their building material and withstand the rigors of life attached to the seafloor.
The good life means more greenhouse gas
BEIJING -- Pi Heyang gingerly closed the door of his first car-to-be. Then, he ran his hand slowly along the shiny hood, touching the Chinese-made Tianjin Weizi sedan as delicately as if it were made of gossamer.
