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This photo, provided by China National Space Administration via Xinhua News Agency, is the first image of the moon's far side ever taken from the surface. A Chinese spacecraft on Thursday made the first landing on the far side of the moon, state media sai

China Becomes First Country To Land On Far Side Of Moon, State Media Announce

3:24pm January 03, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Lunar lander Chang'e 4 successfully touched down on Thursday morning. China's Xinhua News published a photo it says was taken by the probe "on the never-visible side of the moon."

Toni Hoy, at her home in Rantoul, Ill., holds a childhood photo of her son, Daniel, who is now 24. In a last-ditch effort to get Daniel treatment for his severe mental illness in 2007, the Hoys surrendered parental custody to the state. "When I think of h

To Get Mental Health Help For A Child, Desperate Parents Relinquish Custody

6:25pm January 02, 2019

by Christine Herman

Doctors told Toni and Jim Hoy their young son needed intensive, specialized care away from home — institutional services that cost at least $100,000 a year. Insurance wouldn't cover the cost.

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This image taken Jan. 1 by the Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager is the most detailed of Ultima Thule returned so far by the New Horizons spacecraft.

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Images Reveal A 'Snowman' At The Frigid Outer Reaches Of Our Solar System

6:12pm January 02, 2019

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Scientists say Ultima Thule, a newly explored world out beyond Pluto, is a relic from our solar system's earliest days.

Cristina Scholl, first-grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary, uses a curriculum that mixes teacher-directed whole-class phonics lessons with small-group activities.

Why Millions Of Kids Can't Read, And What Better Teaching Can Do About It

1:52pm January 02, 2019

by Emily Hanford

The instruction many students get is not based on the overwhelming scientific evidence about how kids turn spoken sounds into letters and words on a page.

Villagers in Canchayllo stand by a reconstructed canal.

Climate Change Is Bad For Peru's Pastures ... But There's A 1,200-Year-Old Fix

11:09am January 02, 2019

by Elda Cantú

Climate change has shrunk the wetlands in the Andes where livestock graze. Could reviving ancient water systems bring back the grass?

Winter swimmers enjoyed an icy dip in Poland's Garczyn lake last February. Recorded air temperature was around 14 degrees Farenheit, and a large ice hole had to be cut to allow the lake bathing.

Could Exercising In Frigid Temperatures Make Us Healthier?

3:51pm January 01, 2019

by Paul Chisholm

As a freezing winter drives many of us indoors, some extreme athletes embrace the cold as a great way to burn calories and retrain the immune system while working out. Not so fast, physiologists say.

The Chinese lunar lander Chang'e 4 is headed to Aitken Basin, a large impact crater near the moon's south pole, pictured here in blue. The distance from the depths of Aitken Basin to the tops of the highest surrounding peaks is nearly twice the height of

China's Lunar Lander To Explore Moon's Far Side

5:07am January 01, 2019

by Joe Palca

Early in 2019, China hopes to land a rover — the first soft landing on the moon's far side. The mission is exploratory, and will lay groundwork for a trip by Chinese astronauts to the lunar surface.

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Researchers say human brains can become overwhelmed by cute traits, such as large eyes and small noses, embodied by movie characters like Bambi.

When Too Cute Is Too Much, The Brain Can Get Aggressive

1:52pm December 31, 2018

by Jon Hamilton

Adorable babies and cute puppies can make us happy. But researchers say their cuteness can be so overwhelming that it unleashes some ugly thoughts.

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Though his politics are right of center and he lobbied hard against the Affordable Care Act, Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch also has been key to passing several landmark health laws with bipartisan support.

How Sen. Orrin Hatch Shaped America's Health Care In Controversial Ways

12:35pm December 31, 2018

by Erik Neumann

Republican Orrin Hatch is leaving the Senate after 42 years. He led bipartisan efforts to get health care for more kids and AIDS patients. He also thrived on donations from the drug industry.

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This image recorded by the Hubble telescope on July 10, 2001 shows two clusters of stars in a neighboring galaxy.

Nancy Grace Roman, 'Mother Of Hubble' Space Telescope, Has Died, At Age 93

2:04pm December 30, 2018

by Russell Lewis

Roman was one of the first female executives at NASA, its first chief of astronomy and she played an instrumental role in making the Hubble Space Telescope a reality. She died on Dec. 25.

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