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A partial solar eclipse will be visible from the entire continental U.S. on Christmas Day, Monday, Dec. 25. It is important, though, to observe it safely.

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While the digital economy poses serious threats to established brick-and-mortar firms, e-business represents a significant opportunity for entrepreneurs, conclude two Saint Joseph's University researchers in a new study. (New England Journal of Entrepreneurship)

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A University of Arkansas law professor and a graduate student in biochemistry call for regulation of the use of millions of tons of antibiotics in livestock, citing their contribution to the growing problem of antibiotic resistant infections that plague humans. (Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review)

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A cellular signaling system that responds to THC, the active substance in marijuana, as well as to anandamide, a cannabinoid-like molecule normally produced in the body, may regulate sperm functions required for fertilization in humans, a study headed by scientists from the University at Buffalo has found.

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People at risk for heart disease shouldn't wait for results from big clinical trials of homocysteine-lowering nutrients before having their levels tested and taking more folic acid and vitamin B12 to cut homocysteine levels and heart risk, a new cost-benefit study finds. (Archives of Internal Medicine, 12-11-00)

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Scuba diving has no long-term effects on the brain, according to a study in the December 12 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Mouse allergen, in the form of mouse urine or dander, is widely distributed in the inner city and may be a significant contributing factor to the childhood asthma epidemic in urban areas, according to two studies by Johns Hopkins researchers. (Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 12-00)

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People diagnosed with first-episode schizophrenia may fare much better when treated with newer anti-psychotic drugs than with traditional medications that were first introduced over forty years ago.

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Most meteor showers are caused by comets, but the Geminid meteor shower, which peaks next Wednesday morning, seems to come from a curious near-Earth asteroid.

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A research professor of anthropology at The University of Tulsa will direct a $297,300 project for last-ditch efforts to preserve the Yuchi language, which is spoken fluently now by only five elderly tribal members.

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Ten scientists and engineers from the United States and Austria will meet in Chicago on Jan. 4 for the first scientific gathering of its kind convened to discuss research on vibration signals used by animals.

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1) Employer flexibility enhances holiday productivity. 2) New president is likely to face a divided house on the hill. 3) Temple psychologist suggests celebrating life to combat holiday blues. 4) Exercise caution when decorating.

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People will be able to retrieve the law as it stood at any point in time, thanks to a $100,000 grant to Cornell's Legal Information Institute from the Red Hat Center, a nonprofit foundation in North Carolina that seeks to make shared information freely available to the public.

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Outer space will come to earth today with the formal opening of the Arkansas-Oklahoma Center for Space and Planetary Sciences on the University of Arkansas campus with facilities that will allow scientists to simulate conditions found on other planets and in space.

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Engineers have new information contradicting the most dire predictions about the imminent demise of Moore's Law, a general rule that is central to the evolution and success of the computer industry. Research findings to be presented in December show how the rule might be kept in force for another 25 years or longer.

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No matter who ultimately wins the presidency, says a University of Alabama at Birmingham political scientist, voters in Florida are going to hold their politicians' feet to the fire in upcoming local and statewide races.

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Globalization, competition and shareholder activism are increasing corporate citizenship programs around the world, according to a report from The Conference Board.

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National Science Foundation grantees will contribute a wide range of insights and research findings at the annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB).

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A professor has written the first book about the organisms that make up the third category of life. Archaea, now a star of modern biology, weren't even discovered until the 1970s, and Bowdoin College's John Howland is hoping to make more people aware of this group of microorganisms with amazing abilities.

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The California NanoSystems Institute - a wide-ranging research enterprise poised to make a major impact in areas ranging from information technology and household lighting to medical treatment - was named as one of the three research efforts statewide to receive $100M in state support to help propel the future of the state's economy.