• Scientists believe the Grand Canyon to be 11 million years older than they had previously estimated.

• African American teens are at a higher risk for kidney damage even before they develop hypertension.

• A Nobel winner and her team have retracted a research paper after not being able to recreate their original findings. They're also being investigated for misconduct. Not so smart now, huh?

• "When Science Meets the Soul"

• Yet another reason to avoid Las Vegas: "The Southern Nevada Health District is in the process of notifying approximately 40,000 patients of a local medical clinic about potential exposure to hepatitis C…Apparently, patients who received anesthesia between March 2004 and January 11, 2008 at that particular center were exposed and should be tested immediately for hepatitis C as well as hepatitis B and HIV. The clinic has practiced unsafe injection practices and may have exposed patients to other patients' blood through procedures such as the re-use of syringes and using single dose vials on more than one patient."