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An astronaut who earned her doctorate at UC San Diego was blasted into space today aboard the space shuttle Atlantis, which took off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a mission to make improvements to the Hubble Space Telescope.

It's the most talked about option for international military action in Libya. But a no-fly zone would be essentially a U.S. invasion from the sky, Defense Secretary Robert Gates says. And it would require large numbers of aircraft — which could pull U.S. resources away from Afghanistan.

What can be learned by seeking a deeper understanding of both science and religion? We speak to one of the world's most renowned voices on the intersection between religion and science.

Two different patients. Two different stories. But a shared delusion. Each is convinced that someone they love dearly is >not that person, but an impostor. A curious disorder known as Capgras delusion involves the distinct feeling that the people around you have been replaced. And no one is certain what causes it.

Death metal isn't really my thing. & It's all distorted guitars and growls and physical aggression about darkness and nihilism. & But I think it doesn't…

Pregnant women -- and their doctors as well -- are affected by the growing epidemic of obesity in this country. Doctors discuss how the birth process is made much more difficult and dangerous for both mother and child if the mother is obese.

The San Diego Port District is teaming up with three San Diego research institutions to establish a center to study San Diego Bay.

While carbon dioxide streams into the atmosphere from tailpipes and smokestacks around the world, one man is building a machine to suck it back out. And some heavy-hitting investors are betting that it's going to work.

As the new school year starts, a Las Vegas middle school is trying to keep up with a flood of immigrant and refugee students, known as "Newcomers", who don’t speak English.