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Why do some cheeses melt and caramelize better than others? Researchers used high-tech cameras and special software to figure it out.

One word came to mind this week when we saw the stories about Texas physical education teacher Dale Irby and how he had worn the same "groovy shirt and sweater vest" for every school photo in the past 40 years:

Murders are down in New Orleans this year, bucking a national trend. Still, gun violence remains a problem -- and children can't escape it. They're left with scars both physical and emotional.

Parents concerned that yoga is inherently religious sued Encinitas city schools to end in-school yoga classes that are part of the district’s physical education curriculum.

We talk with the author of The ABCs of How We Learn. It's based on a popular Stanford course.

The years lost to mental illness around the globe — years of disability, early death — could be far greater than previous estimates.

An apprenticeship program in New York City helps lower-income and minority students break into advanced sciences. For one, the love of the stars was motivation to tackle the tough field of astronomy.

Southern Border Communities Coalition members said people often fail to report abuses by U.S. Customs and Border Protection when they are detained, questioned or searched.

Journalist Claire Hoffman grew up in a utopian community in Fairfield, Iowa. At first, she says, "it was entirely magical." Then doubt crept in. Hoffman's memoir is Greetings from Utopia Park.

The machines, pulled in 2013, expose travelers and airport workers to a dose of radiation well within acceptable limits — a factor of 10 below recommended safety standards.