A new study of 60 beaches in Southern California shows water pollution varies with the lunar cycle, reaching the highest levels when tides are ebbing during the New and Full Moon. These findings could change the way beach managers evaluate swimming safety.

The Sydney Aquarium is being sued after one of its giant exhibition tanks exploded. Hazel Swinden, 61, was left in chest-high water and showered with shattered glass and surrounded by sharks after the tank exploded.

The Sydney Aquarium is being sued after one of its giant exhibition tanks exploded. Hazel Swinden, 61, was left in chest-high water and showered with shattered glass and surrounded by sharks after the tank exploded.

Dr. Akiva Abraham of Clifton Park, NY is in a heap of trouble with the New York Board for Professional Medical Conduct after being handed down a punishment for having sex in a hospital waiting room and inducing a pregnant patient's labor so he could keep his vacation plans booked. The Board found Dr. Abraham morally unfit to practice medicine as well as guilty of practicing medicine negligently, filing false reports and failing to maintain accurate records.

A study of two meteorites that fell to Earth suggests they were never in warm conditions. The report, published in the journal Science, contradicts theories the now-frozen planet may once have been warm enough to foster life. That does not mean that rovers looking for evidence of warm springs, lakes or seeps on Mars are wasting their time. Geothermal activity below the surface could have created small areas that could harbor life.