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California lawmakers are considering a measure that would require health plans to provide the same level of care for mental health disorders as physical ones. Currently, insurers only have to cover se

One of the brightest supernovas in the last century is now visible. Discovered shortly after its light reached Earth in August, the supernova will last for more than a decade.

Most of the time, the nuclear world is a quiet, hidden-from-sight community of scientists and engineers. But when a disaster like Japan's happens, they are called on to explain what went wrong.

Astronomer Roger Angel completely revolutionized the large telescopes that scientists use to look at the stars. Now he wants to use his mirror technology to make solar energy cheaper and more efficient.

A researcher at the Large Hadron Collider has turned data from the massive atom smasher into sound. She has two main goals: Create a new way to analyze and study the data, and get non-scientists interested in the research.

Paule Constant's novel, first published in France in 1981, has finally been translated into English. Nine-year-old Tiffany is alone in the world; her parents, French colonialists living in Africa, have sent her back to France alone to live and be schooled at the aptly named Convent for Slaughterhouse Ladies.

California lawmakers and business leaders are pushing legislation that’s often known as “the Amazon bill.” It’s actually a series of three measures that would force many out-of-state retailers to collect sales tax from California online customers.

Why is it important that people exercise in their senior years? We discuss what kinds of exercises seniors should do, and the long-term health benefits that can be gained from staying physically fit as we age.

Growing up in the South Bronx, Juan Carlos Reyes' dream was to be a doorman in Manhattan. A college degree has helped him achieve much more, but Reyes is convinced his success is an aberration — and that few of his peers will ever achieve the American dream.

The Arizona State University Hispanic Mother Daughter Program helps create college bound Latinas, & smarter moms.