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Upcoming book to examine effect of blogs on 2006 election and what to expect in 2008 election.

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North American beekeepers love to have pedigreed bees, but the research now shows mixed ancestry. The sequencing indicates bees originated in Africa and spread from there to Europe, the Mideast and Asia Minor.

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The new Encyclopedia of Privacy takes a comprehensive look at the issue of privacy in the United States today and throughout history.

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This year's population is probably the biggest Monarch watchers have seen in 10 years, but extreme temperatures in Texas and Oklahoma pose dangers.

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The approach could allow cancer patients to tolerate higher and more effective doses of chemotherapy before normal cells are damaged to an extent that causes serious side effects and cessation of therapy.

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Man-made ponds in the U.S. have dramatically changed drainage patterns, collecting up to quarter of all run-off sedimentation that would have otherwise been deposited in river valleys and deltas.

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Researchers found that the state 529 college savings plans with the higher fees had attracted more accounts and assets. The plans were so complicated that brokers, when asked to recommend plans, were selling higher fee plans to parents. States are now lowering fees and the SEC is investigating.

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The Toni Morrison Society will present Morrison with an inaugural "bench by the road," as part of a new community outreach initiative. Ten signature benches are projected, each commemorating sites important in African American history and in Morrison's novels, the first from Kansas.

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Prison choir director says the experience of learning to sing, following the discipline of rehearsals and learning to perform in harmony teaches many inmates to work in a community, an experience they may not have had before prison.

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Study shows great promise for a weight-loss program that conducts patient counseling by telephone, compared to face-to-face counseling.

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Instructional coaches (ICs) partner with and guide the regular classroom teachers, helping them to identify and use the best teaching practices available based on research.

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Researchers hope to identify chemical compounds that can be turned into safe, effective and reversible male contraceptives without using hormones.

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Dated by carbon-14 methods at 12,200 years old, recently discovered bones could be the oldest evidence of human occupation in Kansas, and they may be the oldest evidence of humans on the Great Plains.

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Researchers investigating 30 random communities across the nation found only 40 percent of emergency managers had specific guidelines in place to assist people with mobility impairments during emergencies.

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Glaciers in western Antarctica seem to be thinning more rapidly than in the 1990s, and the resulting flow of ice into the Amundsen Sea is contributing to a faster rise in the world's sea level.

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New research shows that a cholesterol-lowering herbal drug also produces an unwanted side effect: It accelerates the breakdown of prescription drugs that fight the effects of AIDS and cancer.

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A new high-tech pacifier being developed to train premature babies to suck properly may allow them to leave intensive care units earlier. It also may reduce the incidence or severity of certain developmental disabilities that appear in early childhood and beyond as well as possibly boost IQ.

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Reseachers have discovered the crucial role an unusual molecule plays in helping bacterial enzymes break down methane. The molecule also has antibiotic properties and even potential use as a water-cleaning agent for the semiconductor industry.

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Sen. John Kerry frequently quotes poems by Langston Hughes, notably his highly critical 'Let America Be America,' sparking renewed interest in the visionary African-American poet.

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National civil rights leaders, educators, lawyers, and journalists, along with descendants of the 1954 Brown v Topeka Board of case, will gather this month to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the decision that declared segregation of public schools unconstitutional.