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Western culture has an undeniable fascination with scientists, and with good reason. Patiently using the scientific method, they have brought us many good things, from the telephone to the airplane to antibiotics. And I don't think it's a coincidence that many of the world's first scientists were Christians who were seeking to discover not whether God created, but how he created the universe.

New artificial "skin" fashioned out of flexible semiconductor materials can sense touch, making it possible to create robots with a grip delicate enough to hold an egg, yet strong enough to grasp the frying pan, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.

A vast ocean covered the northern lowlands of Mars some 3.5 billion years ago, suggest planetary scientists.

A Japanese spacecraft containing what could be the first rock samples taken directly from an asteroid returned to Earth in a showy fireworks display over the weekend.

Astronauts on space shuttle Atlantis conducted a final inspection of their spacecraft's heat shield Monday in preparation for their return to Earth. As currently planned by NASA, Atlantis will be landing for the final time this week after flying 32 missions since 1985.