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This month, the bees from 1.6 million hives — many of them trucked in commercially from as far away as North Dakota — will pollinate California's almond orchards. Then beekeepers will pack up their colonies and drive them back to the northern Plains, where bees can graze for the summer. But scientists says that floral feast in the Great Plains is shrinking because of high corn prices.

Facebook has acquired Instagram... As the company's largest acquisition yet, what does it mean for the future of Facebook? Then, the Justice Department…

Four leading Internet service providers announce they are filing civil lawsuits against hundreds of people, accusing them of sending unsolicited e-mails, known as "spam." The suits cite the CAN-SPAM Act passed last year. The companies filing the suits are EarthLink, Microsoft, Yahoo! and AOL. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

Called “the most incredible woman since Joan of Arc,” Marie Marvingt was the world’s first female bomber/fighter pilot, one of the only women to fight...

Almost all women experience morning sickness during pregnancy, but it's hard to figure out what might work when you're busy retching. A review of evidence finds that ginger and acupressure bands help.

The Jerry Springer show continues. No, not the syndicated slime-fest of a TV show that is now in its 27 th season, dealing with important topics such as...

By Veronica Volk In his lab at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, Greg Boyer stands beside his mass spectrometer. This machine is analyzing the chemical makeup of algae samples, specifically, those that produce deadly toxins. "There really are hundreds and hundreds of toxins," Boyer says over the whir of his machine. "And the ones we worry about are not the ones we know, but the ones we don't know."

Michigan photographer Nic Antaya started a documenting Ishpeming Ski Club to understand how it has birthed a handful of Olympic athletes and its culture.

A 353-page report on the investigation into the fire that led to the death of a Cincinnati firefighter confirms the death was accidental, and lays out...

We have a roundup of the week in sports, including the latest on the Chicago Bears, quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the Baylor Lady Bears women's basketball team.