Science - Astronomers have for the first time made detailed measurements of an exoplanet in the temperate zone around its star. Their conclusion: It looks a lot like a planet in our solar system.
Science - Europe's Planck space telescope pictures the colossal swathes of cold dust that spread through the Milky Way galaxy.
Science - Scientists have created the largest-ever "quantum state", a result that has implications for quantum physics and computing.
Science - A temperate new planet, discovered 1,500 light-years away from Earth is the first found which is similar to planets within our Solar System.
Science - A March Madness bracket based on the earnings potential of each school's alumni.
Science - Some economists have gone too far by claiming that unemployment insurance is stimulating the economy, an economist writes.
Science - Groups of monkeys pay more attention to females than to males when learning a task, say scientists.
Science - Many Africans blame themselves for climate change and lack the knowledge to discuss the issue, a new BBC report suggests.
Science - Spending on Medicare and Medicaid is on pace to account for more than half of the federal budget eventually.
Science - The Harvard economist Edward L. Glaeser talks about "right-sizing" America's declining cities on "The Takeaway."
Science - It has now been a year since the Fed began pledging to keep interest rates "exceptionally low" for "an extended period."