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Astronomers have detected the smallest alien planet yet to be directly photographed by a telescope on Earth, a methane-shrouded gas giant much like a young Jupiter. The planet 51 Eridani b orbits a star 96 light-years fr...

Experiments in the chamber could answer these five questions --

Until the end of the last ice age, American cheetahs, enormous armadillolike creatures and giant sloths called North America home. But it's long puzzled scientists why these animals went extinct about 10,000 years ago.

Giving patients more control may prove a critical fix for the U.S. health care system.

Vitamin K can save your baby's life, do not refuse the shot.

Nutritional supplements can help those who are malnourished or frail to function better and live longer, a research review finds. Malnutrition in the elderly is a significant problem, affecting up to 15 percent of those ...

Headaches increase in fall in children, a trend that may be due to back-to-school changes in stress, routines and sleep, a study shows. Although it may be difficult for parents to decipher a real headache from a child ju...

Medicare Part D provides help to beneficiaries struggling with the cost of prescriptions drugs, but the plan's coverage gap hits some populations harder than others, particularly African-Americans age 65 and older. Reach...

Are vitamin E supplements risky? For most of us, the answer may be yes.