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What Is the Average Cost of a Wedding?

Michigan native Susan Brennan was crowned the winner of the eighth annual Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest Wednesday (June 27) in New York City. Brennan bested the dress designs of more than 700 other contest participants, all of whom constructed their gowns out of nothing more than toilet paper, tape, glue and a needle and thread.

Mysterious African 'Fairy Circles' Stump Scientists

In the sandy desert grasslands of Namibia in southern Africa, mysterious bare spots known as "fairy circles" will form and then disappear years later for no reason anyone can determine. A new look at these strange patterns doesn't solve the wistful mystery but at least reveals that the largest of the circles can linger for a...

Edison's Electric Car Battery Gets a Makeover

Thomas Edison didn't just have telegraphs and light bulbs on his mind — the U.S. innovator marketed an electric car battery in the early 20th century. The same nickel-iron battery technology could soon make its return as a fast-charging power source for the 21st...

Nicotine Vaccine Could Help Smokers Quit

An anti-nicotine vaccine could give smokers a leg up on quitting, new research suggests. The study on mice indicates that the vaccine can deliver a gene that stops nicotine before it reaches the brain, protecting the mice from the nicotine "high" for their entire lives with just one...

Saturn, Spica and First Quarter Moon Light Up Night Sky

As the moon makes its 29.5 day journey around Earth, it has regular close encounters with planets and stars along its path. In recent weeks our satellite has passed close to Venus and Jupiter (June 17), the sun (new moon, June 19), and Mercury (June 21); this week it's Saturn's...

NASA Invites Social Media Fans to Behind the Scenes Look at Mars Mission

What do Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian and the Mars Curiosity rover have in common? Each is a Twitter celeb with its respective fan base. While Kardashian tweets missives such as "Loving my Belle Noel ankle bracelets," Curiosity informs followers of its own fashion accoutrements, such as "There's a camera on my underside that takes pics of the descent to landing...

Carl Sagan papers donated by 'Family Guy' creator

Seth MacFarlane once included a gag on his animated TV comedy "Family Guy" about an "edited for rednecks" version of Carl Sagan's "Cosmos," featuring an animated Sagan dubbed over to say that the earth is "hundreds and hundreds" of years...

How Many Neutrons and Protons Can Get Along? Maybe 7,000

Scientists have long wondered whether there is a limit to the number of protons and neutrons that can be clustered together to form the nucleus of an atom. A new study comes closer than ever to finding the answer by estimating the total number of nucleus variations that can...

"Blade Runner" still subject of scientists' debate

(Reuters) - While South African athlete Oscar Pistorius attempts to become the first amputee runner to compete at the Olympic Games, scientists are still arguing whether his artificial limbs give him a critical advantage or not. Pistorius, born without fibulas and who had his lower legs amputated when a baby, uses carbon fiber prosthetic running blades and is hoping to qualify for the 400 meters...

Pentagon Floats Parachuting Robots for Disaster Relief

Tomorrow's disaster relief operations may feature parachuting robots and swimming tractors capable of delivering huge cargo containers to shore. Such technologies designed by the U.S. military could offload needed humanitarian supplies from cargo ships without nearby ports or specialized military...

Coping With Job Loss Toughest for Older Workers

Losing a job is tough for people of all ages, but it may be toughest for older workers, new research has found. Older workers who lost their jobs were found to have a significantly more negative job loss experience and more negative perception of securing re-employment than younger counterparts, the research indicated.

10 Words That Will Get You a Job

With competition for employment as fierce as ever, it's critical job candidates leave a lasting impression on their potential employers. Resumes and interviews are the key opportunities job candidates have to make their mark. While no one thing will guarantee a candidate gets hired, here are 10 key words potential employees can use on their resumes or in their interviews that will help them land a...

75 Percent of Women Say They Won't Date Unemployed Men

While losing your job may be a devastating blow to your career aspirations, it may be an even bigger blow to your personal life, according to new research conducted by a dating service.  A significant majority of women said they would not date a man who was unemployed.  Just one-third of men said they would date an unemployed woman. 

Origin of Life Probed in Scientific Contest

In 2011, retired chemist and entrepreneur Harry Lonsdale announced his plans to fund research on how life originally formed. Of the 76 proposals submitted to his Origin of Life Challenge, Lonsdale and his team of experts selected three to fund for at least the next year, with the potential to continue financial support in the...