Real life sciences

Scientists are different from most of us. Consider the attention span of people content to spend a lifetime of work, day after day, on one, often very narrow field of interest, one variation in cellular response, for instance, or a particular subspecies of vegetation. Consider also their ...

Road to regaining hearing is 7-year journey for local man

At the age of 16, Karnack High School athlete and honor student Cordero Lewis woke up to perform his morning routines when he realized, in a panic, something was off — he couldn’t hear a sound.

Amid scandal, revered PSU coach Joe Paterno dies

Happy Valley was perfect for Joe Paterno, a place where "JoePa" knew best, where he not only won more football games than any other major college coach, but won them the right way: with integrity and sportsmanship. A place where character came first, championships second.

Best practice

Vaccinating your child against pneumococcus is the best way of preventing the disease.

Experts At Las Vegas Convention Say Technology Improves Hearing Aids

There's an old joke in the auditory industry that illustrates the public relations problems - and the functional issues - related to hearing aids. It starts with a man telling his friend, "I just got new hearing aids." The friend says, "Oh? What kind are