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Alexis Rockman's art blends the real and fanciful, and the genuine and the synthetic in large, vibrant works. Rockman takes his inspiration from nature and paints the world not only as it is today but also how it might be. - November 19, 2010 at 22:11 PM

Sutter Health, the most expensive health system in California, is expanding at a rapid pace and transforming itself into an "accountable care organization." Some worry about the nonprofit hospital's growing leverage. - November 19, 2010 at 15:11 PM

Insurance companies often are blamed for rising health costs, but hospitals also play a role. One California health care chain has so much clout that it dictates what insurance companies pay for its services. - November 19, 2010 at 15:11 PM

Researchers at Brigham Young University have created a micro device that could both decrease the amount of blood and time needed to test for cancer-markers in a patient’s blood. Chemistry prof Adam Woolley’s research, published in a recent issue of the journal, Lab on a Chip... - November 19, 2010 at 14:11 PM

The healing properties of propolis – a mixture of resin and wax made by honey bees to seal and sterilise their hives – have been known for many years. But its use in medicine and food supplements has been limited because the sticky substance is not water soluble and has a strong, off-putting smell.... - November 19, 2010 at 14:11 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Defense Department is aware that Internet traffic was rerouted briefly through China earlier this year, a Pentagon spokesman said on Friday, referring to what a congressionally appointed panel has described as a hijack.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1" conjured up box office magic at midnight screenings early Friday with $24 million in ticket sales, but it fell short of the $30 million record held by "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse."

NEW YORK (Reuters) - E-commerce coupon site Groupon Inc is considering selling itself to Google Inc, according to media reports on Friday.

A slew of fossilized mammoths, mastodons and other Ice Age creatures are turning up at a dizzying rate in western Colorado. Researchers think this might be one of the most significant finds of its kind to date. - November 19, 2010 at 13:11 PM

A slew of fossilized mammoths, mastodons and other Ice Age creatures are turning up at a dizzying rate in western Colorado. Researchers have already identified at least 22 species of animals. It may be one of the most significant finds of its kind to date. - November 19, 2010 at 13:11 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Defense Department is aware that Internet traffic was rerouted briefly through China earlier this year, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday, referring to what a congressionally appointed panel has described as a hijack.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - E-commerce coupon site Groupon Inc is considering either selling itself to Google Inc or going ahead with a round of fund-raising that may value it at more than $3 billion, Bloomberg reported on Friday citing sources.

Some airport body scanning machines use X-rays to generate images. How much radiation is a traveler exposed to? Should frequent fliers opt for a pat down instead? Radiation expert David Brenner explains the possible public health concerns of scanning millions of passengers. - November 19, 2010 at 11:11 AM

Why does a saxophone sound different from an oboe? How do tiny flutes produce such loud sounds? Dr. John Powell, author of How Music Works: The Science and Psychology of Beautiful Sounds explains musical acoustics and more. - November 19, 2010 at 11:11 AM

Scientists at CERN, the European nuclear research facility, say they have produced and trapped molecules of antihydrogen, a form of antimatter. Physicist Jeffrey Hangst explains how they were made and captured. Will trapping antimatter help scientists learn about the construction of the universe? - November 19, 2010 at 11:11 AM

Kelly Ward, senior software engineer for Walt Disney Animation Studios, was tasked with bringing Rapunzel's locks to life in Disney's new movie, Tangled. The hair had to look realistic, but not too real -- otherwise Rapunzel would be towing 80 pounds of hair behind her. - November 19, 2010 at 11:11 AM

The speech-recognition algorithms behind Google Voice Search analyze thousands of hours of human speech to pick out patterns. Babies may use the same technique. Google speech recognition guru Mike Cohen and linguist Sheila Blumstein discuss how humans and computers learn language. - November 19, 2010 at 11:11 AM

Kinect uses depth sensors, cameras and microphones to track the movements of players, and it's surprisingly good at weeding out distractions. Ira Flatow and guests discuss the development of the gaming technology -- and how movement can influence players' moods. - November 19, 2010 at 11:11 AM

The British poet and alchemist Thomas Norton used the word "attoms" in his 1477 poem, The Ordinal of Alchemy. Historian Howard Markel explains how Norton came to use the word, and points out earlier philosophers who raised the concept of indivisible units of matter. - November 19, 2010 at 11:11 AM

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A Minnesota couple have stirred up the debate over abortion and raised questions about their sanity by asking visitors to their website to vote whether they should abort the wife's fetus or not.

The most dangerous day of the year for breakups is only a week or so away. Some of you, will be broken up with during a face to face conversation. Others will get dumped by email, or on the phone. - November 19, 2010 at 08:11 AM

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A congressional advisory group said this week Web traffic to major U.S. corporate and government websites was routed through China for 18 minutes in April because of an incorrect signal sent by China Telecom.

The notion floated last summer that the Iron Horse, a bull-headed college football player and tough-as-nails baseball slugger, never had Lou Gehrig's disease was, well, mind-boggling. Now a group of neurologists says it was wrong to suggest it. - November 19, 2010 at 07:11 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will push Congress next year to move ahead on critical technology policies, the White House's technology chief said on Thursday.

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A congressional advisory group said this week Web traffic to major U.S. corporate and government websites was routed through China for 18 minutes in April because of an incorrect signal sent by China Telecom.

BAKU (Reuters) - Azerbaijan released on Friday the second of two bloggers whose imprisonment last year provoked an outcry among rights groups which say they were punished for satirizing the government.