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Researchers now tend to use mostly male animals in pre-clinical tests, even for drugs that will also be used by women.

The writer is best known for his semi-autobiographical novels about an Englishman from a posh but monstrous family. St. Aubyn's new book marks a departure.

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome has killed 126 people in Saudi Arabia since it was first identified two years ago.

Warmer weather in Australia and Siberia helped make last month the hottest April on record, tying levels last seen in 2010. Climate change may be putting landmarks like the Statue of Liberty at risk.

An internationally-renown pianist returns soon to the Alamo City. I asked Eduardo Delgado about his upcoming appearance here."Well I’m very excited about…

Steve Zeitchik says "The Rover," "Foxcatcher" and "Maps to the Stars" are already generating a lot of excitement.

Over the weekend, five London-based critics reviewed a new opera production — and each attacked the weight of one of the female soloists. Do they treat male vocalists the same way?

In 1714, the British government established a prize to solve the greatest challenge of that time: Pinpoint a ship's location at sea by knowing its longitude. Now, 300 years later, it's bringing back the Longitude Prize. This time, the public will choose the greatest challenge in a vote that begins Thursday.

Despite heavy spending by agribusiness and potential legal hurdles, voters in two rural Oregon counties approved bans on genetically modified crops on Tuesday.

As same-sex couples rush to marry in that state, we look at how the issue of gay marriage will wind its way back to the Supreme Court.