2013-05-22 18:01:25
Modern mothers love to debate how long to breast-feed, a topic that stirs both guilt and pride. Now -- in a very preliminary finding -- the
2013-05-22 18:01:13
Heinrich Rohrer, who shared the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics for inventing a microscope that made it possible to see individual atoms and mov
2013-05-22 00:03:51
Unlike falcons, eagles and other hawks, this bird of prey is a team player, joining with others in cooperative hunting.
2013-05-21 18:01:49
It was a vision that never saw the light of day.
2013-05-21 00:19:44
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 Pennsylvania controversy over its new characterization of some disorders.
2013-05-21 00:12:23
A trial for a new treatment for coronary artery disease, a leading cause of death in the U.S., will include Pittsburgh doctors and patients.
2013-05-20 18:01:08
How does the Chesapeake Bay spell relief? O-Y-S-T-E-R-S, a new study finds.
2013-05-20 18:00:55
The Kepler Space Telescope is 40 million miles from Earth, which makes sending a repairman difficult. Unlike the Hubble telescope, which was
2013-05-20 00:12:38
Later this week, Jupiter will join Venus and Mercury in a tight triangle 35 minutes after sunset.
2013-05-19 18:00:51
Joseph Farman, a British researcher whose single-minded and at times officially derided study of atmospheric changes in the Antarctic establ
2013-05-17 00:09:58
The proposed regulations will require workers in all subsidized child-care centers and homes to be trained in first-aid and safety.
2013-05-16 18:01:11
A species of frog that was used from the 1930s to the 1950s in human pregnancy tests is a carrier of a deadly amphibian disease that is now
2013-05-16 18:00:59
Imagine a wolf catching a Frisbee a dozen times in a row, or leading police officers to a stash of cocaine, or just sleeping peacefully next
2013-05-16 00:17:04
AccuWeather.com is calling for fewer storms in all, but four storms could become major hurricanes, compared with one in 2012.
2013-05-16 00:09:22
The Kepler Space Telescope, which to date has cost $600 million to build and operate, has lost the ability to point accurately.
2013-05-16 00:02:37
NASA is inviting people to submit their names for a DVD to be carried aboard a new Martian orbiter.
2013-05-15 00:10:21
There's no good evidence that eating levels below 2,300 milligrams a day recommended for most people -- offers benefits.
2013-05-15 00:09:44
The digital devices formerly carried in pocket or purse are becoming a part of personal style.
2013-05-15 00:07:13
Can doctors expect a stampede of women into their offices demanding the same procedure? Yes and no.
2013-05-15 00:04:25
The National Transportation Safety Board wants states to lower the standard for drunk driving blood alcohol level from .08 to .05.
2013-05-14 00:08:11
This time next week, perhaps the most famous symbol of Superstorm Sandy's devastation at the Jersey shore will be gone.
2013-05-14 00:07:22
Mike Webster's family says his problems paved the way for understanding chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
2013-05-14 00:07:18
CTE is at the heart of lawsuits against the NFL
2013-05-13 00:11:38
His discoveries about the internal workings of cells shed light on genetic disorders like Tay-Sachs disease.
2013-05-13 00:06:17
Spring is the easiest time of the year to locate the Big Dipper in the sky, which serves as a guidepost to finding the North Star.
2013-05-12 00:09:28
Six bears were equipped with rugged video cameras attached to collars around their necks, giving biologists a look at how they spend time.
2013-05-10 00:08:03
Some restaurant and grocers industries have backed legislation to limit the rules to only provide the data online in some cases.
2013-05-09 00:20:08
Southwestern Pennsylvania gives early learners ample opportunity to learn about bugs this time of year.
2013-05-09 00:07:52
A study makes clearer who does and does not benefit from taking supplements of omega-3 fatty acids, the good oils found in some fish.
2013-05-08 00:02:56
A medical ethicist says organ transplant information could be shared in the case of the apparent cyanide-induced death of Autumn Klein.
2013-05-08 00:01:47
A test to gauge the aggressiveness of prostate cancer may help men decide whether they need to treat it right away or can safely monitor it.
2013-05-07 00:11:14
The University of Pittsburgh and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh study finds the possible cause, treatment for necrotizing enterocolitis.
2013-05-06 00:09:38
A silly phone game, Polly, provides a new information dissemination pattern for illiterate people in developing countries.
2013-05-04 00:15:36
In guidelines issued Friday, the American Urological Association recommends against routine PSA testing for men before age 40 or after age 7
2013-05-04 00:10:55
A spindly solar-powered aircraft took to the sky Friday from near San Francisco on a pioneering flight across the country.
2013-05-02 00:08:58
Aluminum is the most abundant metal in Earth's crust but doesn't naturally occur as an element and at one time was expensive to extract.
2013-05-01 00:11:51
These neotropical birds fly from the Caribbean, Central America and South America to eastern North American forests to breed.
2013-05-01 00:11:22
Hannah Warren has been unable to breathe, eat, drink or swallow on her own since she was born in South Korea in 2010.
2013-04-29 00:12:47
A Georgia Tech group described a robot arm that was able to reach into a cluttered environment and use "touch."
2013-04-29 00:10:52
Jupiter, our bright "evening star" since December, sits opposite the sky from Saturn, the other largest planet in the solar system this week
2013-04-28 00:25:56
Evolution is not being taught robustly, if at all, in public school biology classes nationwide. Some teachers believe in creationism.
2013-04-28 00:15:17
New research shows that babies display glimmers of consciousness and memory as early as 5 months old.
2013-04-27 00:14:32
Researchers have hit upon a way to halt cancer's spread: delivering radiation directly to the cells using genetically modified bacteria.
2013-04-26 00:11:00
A new study by researchers at Pitt's School of Medicine may hold promise for the understanding and treatment of ALS.
2013-04-25 00:25:12
The submarine was one of the first vehicles to travel using hybrid technology in the early 20th century.
2013-04-22 00:09:59
His oral vaccine preceded Jonas Salk's injected variety but was never approved for use in the United States.
2013-04-22 00:06:58
About every 13 months, the sun, Earth and Saturn line up in a straight line with Earth in the middle.
2013-04-21 00:22:16
A recent study predicts that global warming will cause bumpier transatlantic flights by the middle of this century.
2013-04-20 00:15:27
A solar-powered airplane is ready for a cross-country tour.
2013-04-20 00:09:25
The state's Department of Correction says it will use the seizure drug phenobartial, which has never been used in a U.S. execution.
2013-04-19 00:11:52
The NASA-led Kepler mission has discovered potentially habitable planets outside the solar system, with Beaver Falls native Justin R. Crepp
2013-04-18 14:01:18
The Kepler mission has found potentially habitable distant worlds with the right size and proximity to their star for life to exist.
2013-04-18 00:04:45
These sea-dwelling fish are carnivores and experts at camouflage, and the male is the one who gives birth.
2013-04-17 00:12:21
Red-tailed hawks are striking birds with broad wings and short tails, a combination that allows them to soar for hours at a time.
2013-04-16 00:13:19
Several Supreme Court justices are skeptical about oral arguments on whether the human gene may be patented.
2013-04-15 00:14:33
Look for the dominant constellation of spring high in the southern sky after sunset.
2013-04-11 00:13:21
Among the hazards humans face while living and working in space are the effects of prolonged weightless on bones.
2013-04-11 00:07:54
Stanford team transforms tissue to observe the circuitry that makes the brain function.
2013-04-08 00:07:05
By Saturday night, the crescent moon will sit between the Pleiades and Aldebaran, Taurus' brightest star.
2013-04-04 00:12:04
Visitors to the Carnegie Science Center can learn about cheese and cheese making in a new program in the Kitchen Theater.
2013-04-04 00:06:56
Dark matter is mass that scientists cannot detect directly, but whose existence is inferred through its gravitational pull on visible matter
2013-04-03 00:08:33
Three nesting pairs of bald eagles have taken up residence in Allegheny County -- in one eyrie on each of the region's three rivers.
2013-04-02 00:11:21
A Pitt professor who won a medal in the Paralympics now holds five patents for wheelchair applications.
2013-04-01 00:13:26
The three resident elephants at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., now have a new place to hang out.
2013-04-01 00:02:41
This month, as Jupiter slowly sinks to the western horizon, a second planet has joined the celestial evening show in the eastern sky.
2013-03-30 00:08:38
Researchers have found that older people with fewer human contacts are more likely to die -- even if they're happy in their solitude.
2013-03-28 00:23:02
In December, NASA unveiled its Z-1 prototype spacesuit designed to deliver improved flexibility and protection to spacewalking.
2013-03-25 00:16:14
Jim and Jamie Dutcher are photographers who have lived with a pack of wolves, getting to know the animals intimately.
2013-03-25 00:14:58
The Food and Drug Administration is poised to extend its reach to a broader range of tobacco products.
2013-03-25 00:07:30
What The Morning File doesn't understand about physics could fill up billions and billions of cosmoses.
2013-03-25 00:03:01
Before the development of calendars and clocks, our ancestors relied on the cycles of the stars, sun and moon to tell the time of day.
2013-03-22 00:01:59
The European Space Agency and National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced the universe is 100 million years older than thought.
2013-03-21 00:24:51
If you have been watching the sunsets over the past few months, you will have noticed that they have been slowly moving north.
2013-03-20 00:04:41
Springtime brings about more song and color for birds and bird lovers.
2013-03-18 00:10:44
Ewen Mullins, a plant scientist deals daily with the potato blight, a pernicious rot caused by a fungus that still thrives in Ireland.
2013-03-18 00:07:33
While you were out searching for Comet Pan-STARRS with your binoculars last week, the moon started a new cycle of phases.
2013-03-17 00:19:01
The restaurateur is enjoying normalcy after brain surgery, performed using a general anesthetic, for Parkinson's disease.
2013-03-16 00:41:49
Rewriting the proposal would significantly postpone any action and might allow the agency to set more permissive standards for power plants.
2013-03-14 00:36:24
NASA recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Mariner 2 spacecraft.
2013-03-12 00:17:31
The judge blocked implementation of city's restriction on the sale of large, sugary sodas a day before the law was to take effect.
2013-03-11 00:09:24
Comet PanSTARRS, the first of two bright comets predicted to appear in our sky this year, has brightened dramatically.
2013-03-11 00:02:54
After losing an hour of sleep Sunday by setting clocks forward, many in the workforce will drag through the day today and need a nap.
2013-03-08 00:21:39
The two major divides are a generational and cultural split, according to the analysis, which looked at data from the November exit polls.
2013-03-08 00:06:03
The comet has been visible from the Southern Hemisphere for the past few months and will appear soon over the Pittsburgh region.
2013-03-07 00:27:18
The B612 Foundation is planning to build and operate a telescope that will be placed in the sun's orbit to track asteroids.
2013-03-07 00:07:41
Government officials want to step up efforts to halt the spread of a drug-resistant "nightmare bacteria" that attacks the bloodstream.
2013-03-04 00:13:58
The search for a universal flu vaccine continues as the 2012-13 flu season nears its end.
2013-03-04 00:10:17
As the moon circles around Earth, it completes a full cycle of phases every 29.5 days.
2013-03-03 00:30:31
Scholar Natalie Phillips, a Pittsburgh native, returns to describe her study examining the effect that reading Austen has on the brain.
2013-03-02 00:27:39
The lengthy assessment did not give environmentalists the answer they had hoped for in the debate over the project's climate impact.
2013-03-01 00:20:09
Current treatments concentrate on killing bad bacteria on the face but new research shows the need to balance treatment with good bacteria.
2013-03-01 00:12:19
A year ago, all eyes were on what was supposed to be the rebirth of the nuclear industry after more than a generation without new plants.
2013-02-28 00:28:21
Much of what we know about Mercury was discovered through flybys of the planet during the Mariner 10 space mission in the mid-1970s.
2013-02-25 00:03:35
The Milky Way is often associated with the summer sky. However, the misty band of light is visible all year long.
2013-02-24 00:25:06
Sponsored by the federal Department of Energy, the contest is now in its 22nd year.
2013-02-22 00:11:11
Samuel Taylor, former Carnegie Museum of Natural History director, will direct the national Science & Engineering Ambassadors Program.
2013-02-21 00:12:46
Venus is home to giant bugs, but they aren't exactly what they seem.
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