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E.T. does not need to phone home anymore, someone, or something is on it’s way to earth.

SETI Astrophysicist Craig Kasnov ( not to be confused with Craig Kasnoff ) has announced the approach to the Earth of 3 very large,...

Chocolate may soon become even more irresistible thanks to a group of scientists who have pieced together the genetic code of the cacao tree.



It is hoped the DNA sequence will lead to chocolate that is healthier and tastier, and increase the sustainability of cacao crops and benefit millions of farmers.

The US researchers worked with a...

** FILE ** In this Sept. 30, 2010, file photo, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Maryland Democrat, takes part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Van Hollen, the congressman in charge of the House Democrats' campaign efforts, is leaving that post just days after his party lost more than 60 seats to the Republicans. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen,...

The Detroit Police Department has released a sketch of the man they say shot two men -- one of them fatally -- on the east side on Sunday

Detroit police release sketch of suspect in fatal shootingHe's described as an 18- to 22-year-old who's 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-7 with a skinny build and weighing 150-180 pounds, according to DPD Sgt. Eren...

The Obama administration is preparing an executive order that would formalize indefinite detention without trial for some detainees at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, but allow those detainees and their lawyers to challenge the basis for continued incarceration, U.S. officials said.

The administration has long signaled that...