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While U.S. adults have relatively uniform microbe colonies in their guts, adults in Malawi and Amazonia have much more diverse populations. Scientists are still struggling with why that is and what it means.

Many stories have called him a double agent. That doesn't seem to be correct. He was, at least, an agent. But mole might be the best word for what he was.

Public sector jobs, with their competitive pay and benefits, have long been considered the most secure form of employment in America. But as government shrinks, data show African-American workers are bearing the worst of the cuts.

It's been two years since the "robo-signing" scandal revealed systemic problems among home foreclosures around the country. Regulators and 14 mortgage companies have established a review process to check individual cases for errors, but fewer than 4 percent of eligible homeowners have applied.

Sassoon first earned acclaim for creating hair cuts that needed little styling.

Snakeheads came to Maryland almost 10 years ago. More people are acquiring a taste for the fish, some to help curb the invasive species' population. But they're kind of pricey. Plus, they're called "snakeheads" and look like Jacques Cousteau's nightmares. So a lot of them are still swimming around.

British guidelines for collaboration between the drug industry and doctors suggests that conflicts are problems of the past. But a frequent critic refutes that notion and calls on recent examples to raise a warning.

About 1 in 5 infants who get whooping cough will get pneumonia, and in some cases die. In Washington state, confirmed cases are 10 times as high as they were last year.

Jihadists might have the same goal as the protesters and rebels in Syria — overthrowing the regime — but not the same plan for what would happen afterward, or the same ideology. Now a relatively new group, Jabhat al-Nusra Li-Ahl al-Sham, or Front to Protect the Syrian People, has entered the fray.

Exotic animals are already restricted in many states. Lawmakers in Ohio are considering legislation that would ban dozens of exotic animals as pets. Among other things, owners would have to apply for permits for existing animals.