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Fish populations -- a staple source of protein in many parts of the world -- are being decimated by over-fishing, but a new study Thursday said the trend can still be reversed.

A year after the military ended its ban on openly gay troops, the fears of opponents have proved largely unfounded. A year after the military ended its ban on openly gay troops, the fears of opponents have proved largely unfounded. ?Don't Ask, Don't Tell,? the policy which for 18 years banned gay and bisexual troops from serving openly, officially came to an end on September 20, 2011, 9 months after President Barack Obama signed a repeal bill into law. Since then, we've seen first kisses as troops return home from deployments, service members marching in Gay Pride parades and the Pentagon honoring LGBT troops. But the gloomy predictions of opponents have not come to pass. Repeal of ?Don't Ask, Don't Tell? has had ?[N]o overall negative impact on military readiness or its component dimensions, including cohesion, recruitment, retention, assaults, harassment or morale,? a study of the repeal's impact released Monday concluded. The study was conducted by the Palm Center, a think tank at t

Seychelles and Germany have the healthiest seas of any inhabited territory, while Sierra Leone has the unhealthiest, according to a new index that says many oceans score poorly for biodiversity and as a human resource.

Reef sharks have dropped sharply near populated islands in the Pacific Ocean, scientists said Friday.

Reef sharks, which are often killed for their fins or caught in fishing nets, have declined to 10 percent of historic levels near populated islands in the Pacific Ocean, US scientists said on Friday.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Kazuhiro Tsuga, the new head of Japan's sprawling electronics maker Panasonic Corp, has set a priority to get the lumbering and loss-making company to make decisions quickly.

When dead sea mammals started washing ashore on Canada's west coast in greater numbers, marine biologist Andrew Trites was distressed to find that domestic animal diseases were killing them.

When dead sea mammals started washing ashore on Canada's west coast in greater numbers, marine biologist Andrew Trites was distressed to find that domestic animal diseases were killing them.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - From Darwinian evolution to the idea that personality is largely shaped by chance, the favorite theories of the world's most eminent thinkers are as eclectic as science itself.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - From Darwinian evolution to the idea that personality is largely shaped by chance, the favorite theories of the world's most eminent thinkers are as eclectic as science itself.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - It's a dream of medical science that looks tantalizingly within reach: the artificial pancreas, a potential breakthrough treatment for the scourge of type 1 diabetes.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - It's a dream of medical science that looks tantalizingly within reach: the artificial pancreas, a potential breakthrough treatment for the scourge of type 1 diabetes.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - It's a dream of medical science that looks tantalizingly within reach: the artificial pancreas, a potential breakthrough treatment for the scourge of type 1 diabetes.

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Radio host Stephanie Miller on Monday announced she was dating the 'most beautiful girl in the world inside and out'. Radio host Stephanie Miller on Monday announced she was dating ?the most beautiful girl in the world inside and out.? Miller was referring to her girlfriend Lisa Brende. Brende, 33, is a West Hollywood-based realty agent who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in film studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara. She serves on The Trevor Project's board of directors. Miller, who had just returned from a vacation in France with Brende, joked that everyone on the show must address Brende as ?the most beautiful girl in the world inside and out.? ?A million lesbians' hearts just broke across the country,? Producer Chris Lavoie said. ?You know I don't talk about my private stuff a lot,? Miller said. ?We've been dating, on and off for a couple of years. On, definitely on.? ?Might I say a hot blond,? Lavoie said. ?Alright, can you get the jokes out of your system??

Following DUI arrest, Chace Stanback improved physically and mentally. Last week, while his oldest son was visiting the family in Los Angeles, Harry Stanback noticed some changes.

CHICAGO (Reuters Life!) - Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, was ranked the number one party school in the United States, according to The Princeton Review.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, on Monday was ranked the number one party school in the nation, according to The Princeton Review.

Michael Louder taking the summer to tune his offense. Standing 6 feet, 8 inches tall, Coronado High School basketball player Michael Louder is rarely overshadowed by his peers.

Scientists on Thursday cast doubt on a study that claimed bacteria ate nearly all the methane that leaked after the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, saying its methods were flawed.