Intelligent computers that take over the world and an incurable virus that kills off the human race might sound like plots worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster – but scientists insist they are real threats. They are just two of the 12 ways the world could …

The war lasted less than a year, but it triggered a pandemic that cost half a million lives in the five years that followed. The Prussian army required its soldiers to get vaccinated and only saw 459 smallpox casualties among its ranks, while the …

By presenting the issue to the students, the goal behind the forum was to "address the pandemic disease of violence taking place in the community," said Bashir Akinyele, a history teacher at the school and chairman of the school's Black History Month …

(AP) – A long dispute over DNA evidence continues has delay the trial of a man accused in the 2010 firebombing of the Corvallis mosque. Cody Seth Crawford was accused in 2011 of damaging religious property at the Salman Al-Farisi Mosque and using fire …

DNA lends itself to this task, as it can store large amounts of information in a compact manner. Unfortunately, the data is not always retrievable error-free: gaps and false information in the encoded data arise through chemical degradation and …

Screening for diseases at birth should not give the state free rein to claim that someone's DNA is property of the government indefinitely, much less profit from it. People are free to volunteer use of their genetic material, whether to the government …

DNA tests on the pistol, found in an alley near the store, and on an ammunition magazine found outside the Bridgeway Mart, 2027 Main St., showed that the same unidentified man had handled both, but there were three others persons' DNA on the gun, too.

WILL THE ANTICHRIST RULE THE WORLD? THE WHOLE EARTH? There are many viewpoints on this topic to consider. Many say yes, the Antichrist will be a One World Ruler over the whole earth because of Revelation …

In it, polar bears become vehicles for satire, arms dealers embrace renewable energy and both protagonists question whether their work is really making any difference. Despite setbacks the Yes Men keep going, determined to do their bit to avert …

“We constantly hear, 'if you don't sign on the dotted line there is going to be Armageddon'. My answer is 'let it happen!' There is no fall-back plan. That is my plan B,” Varoufakis said in the interview. On Monday, there is a crucial meeting with euro …