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Researchers are starting to look at the therapeutic possibilities of psychedelic drugs. A sensation that the self is merging with the world could be due to changes in brain connections, a study says.

China and several regional neighbors are locked in a growing dispute over the status of islands throughout the South China Sea. Here's a guide to what's at stake.

Researchers are trying to figure out whether probiotics — the stuff we like to eat in yogurt to keep our guts healthy — could also help pigs, cows and chickens thrive.

Ethan Couch, whose lawyers presented an "affluenza" defense to show he wasn't responsible for a deadly drunken driving crash in 2013, has been sentenced to four consecutive terms of 180 days.

An implant and wires that reroute nerve signals from a man's brain to his hand allow him to grasp and lift objects, after much practice. But easy, wireless signaling from the brain is still the goal.

Sherlock Holmes, by far the most famous detective in the world, has spurred interest for over a century. With incredible amounts of fan fiction, a few…

Into The Light is an imaginary soundtrack for a science-fiction western. The guitarist's "He Is Without His Guns" conveys the urgency of a stand-off, but feels small in its somber movements.

Last week, state superintendent Glenda Ritz and State Board of Education member Byron Ernest went to D.C. for separate national conferences to learn what…

As subway projects take off around the world, investments in new subways have lagged in the U.S.

The Panama Papers showed just how easy it is to stash your money in a place where regulators can't find it. It's not illegal to set up these corporations, and the business of creating them is booming.