PASADENA, California (AP) -- As planet Earth rang in the new year, a different kind of countdown was happening at the moon.After a 3{-month journey, a NASA spacecraft flew over the moon's south pole, fired its engine and dropped into orbit Saturday in the first of two back-to-back arrivals over the

Jan. 1, 2012

Marine Scotland / Courtesy Scottish GovernmentA marine survey around islands off Scotland has found a fish-like creature without a face or a brain, researchers said.The creature and others were recorded during a government-backed survey of the waters around Scotland's coast, using underwater video a

Dec. 30, 2011

People who came of age in the 1960s and ‘70s did so in an era of free love. Even the music blasting from the speakers inside those sweet street machines told them it was OK to have sex anytime, anywhere and with anyone.Stephen Stills’ first solo hit in 1970 may have put it best: “If you can’t be with the one you love, honey, love the one you’re with.”Now, it appears some of those “kids” weren’t taught much about such things as sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs. And if the health teacher did

Dec. 29, 2011

Chickenpox is an illness caused by a primary infection of the varicella zoster virus. After initial infection with the virus, it takes from 10 to 21 days for chickenpox to develop. At the onset of chickenpox, the patient shows symptoms such as fever, malaise, and loss of appetite for one or two days. This is followed by a skin rash that lasts for two to four days. The rash first appears on the scalp and face, and then spreads to the entire body. Red, extremely itchy spots develop in earlier stag

Dec. 29, 2011

MINNEAPOLIS ― A ballet-inspired “barre” workout has been sweeping the nation. Its popularity is driven by women wanting to achieve a dancer’s physique and strength ― with or without tutus and ballet slippers.At Align Pilates in Minneapolis, noses drip with sweat, muscles quiver with exhaustion, and Beyonce blares from the speakers as class instructor Adrienne Fitzmaurice affirms what everyone is thinking:“Yes, this is hard!” she hollers, encouraging the women to pulse ― or make tiny movements ―

Dec. 29, 2011

Moisturizing the best solution; use of body lotion recommendedNow that we are entering into the severely cold winter, our skin needs to be taken extra care of. The freezing temperature, coupled with the wind, dries up the skin and even causes some cracks on the face and other areas, deepening concerns. Dr. Ahn Gun-young, director of the Goowoonsesang Dermatology, gives The Korea Herald readers several tips on how to keep their skin healthy and glowing throughout the winter. 1. Afraid of “snake s

Dec. 29, 2011

ATLANTA, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- A study has confirmed syphilis did not exist in Europe before Columbus made his 1492 voyage, and it came back with his crew, researchers say.Anthropologists at Emory University say they re-analyzed European skeletons that some previous researchers said proved syphilis exist

Dec. 28, 2011

An international team of astronomers has discovered a vigorous, star-forming galaxy that existed about 750 million years after the Big Bang. This galaxy, named GN-108036, was a remarkable source of star formation at the so-called "cosmic dawn.” It was generating an exceptionally large amount of star

Dec. 27, 2011