A compound found in the soil of Easter Island stunningly boosts the lifespan of mice, enabling some to live more than 100 years old in human terms, researchers reported on Wednesday. The remarkable molecule, a bacterial byproduct discovered in a sample taken from the remote Pacific archipelago in the 1970s, is called rapamycin, after the island's Polynesian name of ...

The housing slump may be the best thing ever to happen to new-home shoppers. Big, national builders are making unheard-of cuts in prices and offering other incentives, giving local builders no choice but to follow suit. According to the National Association of Home Builders, 75% of builders are offering ...