Ross Toro

New prosthetics and medical techniques are saving soldiers' lives after the battlefield.

The process of creating 3D solid objects from a digital computer model.

How does radiation harm the body?

MyHealthNewsDaily explains how these procedures differ.

Massachusetts was the first state to legalize gay marriage, in 2004.

One of the most active volcanoes on Earth, Hawaii's Kilauea has erupted continually for more than 30 years.

More than a thousand tornadoes strike the U.S. annually.

Learn about T. rex's massive teeth, bones, habitat and other dinosaur secrets.

More than half of the continental United States this summer is experiencing moderate to extreme drought, according to reports released by the National Weather Service.

St. Louis, Missouri tops the list compiled by Men's Health magazine.

One quarter of those polled by Gallup expressed confidence in newspapers.

The first six months of 2012 were the hottest of any year on record.

68 percent of foods sampled contained measurable pesticides even after washing and peeling.

Sixteen countries rank as the Worst of the Worst in personal freedoms, with 23% of the world population having no say in how they are governed.

The 20th century saw big strides in defeating many illnesses, but heart disease and cancer are still the major causes of death in the United States.

Wreckage from the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan in 2011 has traveled thousands of miles across the Pacific Ocean.

About a third of Americans believe that humans evolved, but under God's guidance.

TV sets are going dark as viewers turn to their computers and tablets to satisfy their hunger for entertainment.

Swimmers risk getting dragged out to deep water by the currents.

More than two billion vehicles have crossed the bridge since its opening in 1937.

The 2013 group is second only to the 1978 batch of hopefuls. Only a tiny percentage of applicants are selected to become astronauts.

By age one, the percentage of babies being breast-fed drops to under one quarter.

In an historic demographic shift, white babies are now in the minority compared with nonwhite newborns.

Sleepwalking appears to be most common in children.