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Researchers are still trying to find the cause of autism. But one UCSD professor is pretty sure it relates to abnormal growth of the brain in early childhood. Eric Courchesne is now engaged in a study

An emissary from Earth has landed on Mars. NASA's Phoenix probe touched down near the Martian North Pole on Sunday shortly before 8 p.m. ET.

An investigative piece in next month's Vanity Fair finds that San Diego-based Science Applications International Corporation hasn't delivered on some of its biggest government contracts -- costing tax

Researchers are trying to find out the effects on marine life from a massive collection of plastic and other debris 1,000 miles off our coastline. Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientists have returned from a three-week trip exploring what's called the "Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch."

Is it unconstitutionally cruel and unusual punishment to send a juvenile away to prison for life, without the possibility of parole, for a non-homicide crime? The Supreme Court on Monday will examine two cases, including that of Joe Sullivan, who was convicted of rape when he was 13 years old.

Imagine a San Diego that is hotter, much hotter, and drier. A place where wildfires and drought make living a daily challenge. The scenario is not science fiction, but one of many possibilities result

Republican presidential candidates are preparing for their next primary, to be held in Florida on Tuesday. Candidates are heavily courting the Cuban-American vote, and that strong competition has left the community divided.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr., the acclaimed author of more than a dozen novels, short stories, essays and plays, died in Manhattan Wednesday. He was 84. His most famous work, Slaughterhouse-Five, was an iconic novel born out of his memories of war and its absurdities.

Nothing is simple about Iran and its nuclear program. The subject is highly complex, involving questions of physics and chemistry, politics, diplomacy and the military. Even on the fundamental question of how close Iran might be to acquiring a nuclear weapon, there is much debate.