A mouse in a lab is nothing new. But what if that mouse was an immune replica of the researcher working on it? Or what if a mouse could carry the exact disease that a patient was suffering from?

Is there a science to the way American politics is conducted? Rep. Rush Holt argues that more scientific thought is needed when it comes to the political system. Rep. Holt argues that thinking analytically — whether it's when drafting bills, negotiating in Congress, or creating new programs — would lead to higher value political policies.

An American economic boom or European downturn? What can we discern about the strength of the United States or the European currency union based on their results at golf's Ryder Cup?

The Mona Lisa Foundation, based in Zurich, says after 35 years of research on the "Isleworth" Mona Lisa, experts are now convinced that this painting predates the Louvre's Mona Lisa by 11 or 12 years.

Twenty-seven percent of Americans aged 17 to 24 are too fat to serve in the United States military. Add that number to those who cannot serve because they have a criminal record or have not graduated from high school, and that means 75 percent of our nation's youth are not eligible to serve in uniform. General Norman Seip, is a retired Air Force General and a member of Mission: Readiness.

There are 165 schools in the United States that are so rigorous and desired that you have to pass an exam to get in. Is this a model that could eventually trickle down to all sorts of schools?