Scientists have long known that the DNA code in genes is not the only way to pass genetic traits from parents to offspring. "Epigenetic" marks—chemical modifications to DNA that don't change the DNA ...

Three people in Illinois fell ill with listeriosis after eating headcheese purchased from three separate locations, and a ...

People will be able to touch real pieces of rock from the moon in a new exhibition. A touring exhibition, titled The Moon: ...

MANILA, Philippines — House trial spokespersons Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong and Atty. Benjamin S. Tolosa Jr. on Friday said the ...

Northeast Florida lawmakers speak out against the state's new congressional maps as an attack on fair representation promised ...

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Seacoast police are bracing for massive July 4 crowds at Hampton Beach, stepped‑up patrols, and the post‑fireworks traffic crush.

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I can’t think of a more fitting celebration of this Fourth of July than a reading of Walter Isaacson’s thin volume “The Greatest Sentence Ever Written.” Isaacson is an influential public scholar and ...

Take notes from designers Kara Adam, Emily Larkin, and Tara Lenney for how to create livable and comfortable backyard living areas.