Science - Top Stories latest news

With labs bungling results, a B.C. pathology test offers peace of mind for just $600

Plans to tackle use of plastic bags are a diversion from the real environmental issues, a government adviser says.

In March of last year, the World Wildlife Fund in Australia teamed up with Leo Burnett, the multinational advertising agency that created the Marlboro Man, to come up with a new environmental campaign called Earth Hour. The idea was to get 2 million residents in Sydney to turn off all the lights in...

Severe weather conditions as a result of climate change could make it impossible for migratory birds to complete their long-distance flights

A letter Albert Einstein wrote in 1954 in which he described the Bible as "pretty childish" sold for $404,000 at an auction in London.

Scott Simon looks at how giant beetles were smuggled into the U.S. from Taiwan. They pose a threat to agriculture.

Scott Simon looks at a survey of health code violations at Major League ball parks. The home of the los angeles Angels was rated the worst.

Scott Simon discusses the top news stories of the week with Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr.

As the U.S. population ages, the number of people with Alzheimer's could more than triple over the next four decades. While most will be elderly, about 10 percent will develop the disease before the age of 65, often in their 40s or 50s.

Spanish police have announced the arrest of five suspected hackers, including two 16-year-olds, who are accused of attacking government websites in the United States, Asia and Latin America.