Cristina Merrill

The private spaceflight sector will get another boost in February when SpaceX launches a cargo capsule for the International Space Station, NASA officials announced Friday.

Jamie Bell fans know the actor has come a long way since he pranced on Billy Elliot, a film for which he scored the BAFTA award for best actor.

Rapper 50 Cent is adding another book to his bibliography.

Rats would rather release fellow species from restraints than have a bite of chocolate, a new study shows, giving evidence that empathy may extend across the animal kingdom.

Daniel Radcliffe has been named Entertainer of the Year by Entertainment Weekly, and the honor is well-timed.

Florida senator Marco Rubio has sealed the deal for a book, which is scheduled for publication next fall.

Don't be insulted the next time your friend yawns in your face and makes you yawn right back. This contagious yawning, researchers say, is actually a sign of empathy and not boredom.

A biography on Queen Elizabeth II will give an intimate look at the British woman and monarch, including her courtship and marriage to Prince Philip.

Amanda Knox, who was cleared of murder charges and freed in October after being imprisoned in Italy for four years, has hired a lawyer to help her shop book deals.

A study has found that approximately one-third of British children do not have their own books at home.

Orphaned children may be more prone to changes in how their immune systems and brains develop than children raised by their parents, a new study suggests.

Once Upon a Time ratings have been going down, but Sunday's episode provided a twist that just might give the series a boost.

Taylor Armstrong, cast member of the reality-TV show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, is writing a tell-all book about her relationship with her late husband, Russell.

Actress Julianne Moore -- who seems to just get more beautiful with age -- turned 51 on Saturday. Moore spoke about one of her major beauty rules in an interview with InStyle magazine: Stay out of the sun.

The good news is that Breaking Dawn: Part 1 was a hit with Twi-hards and is still making waves in theaters and breaking box office records. The bad news is that Breaking Dawn: Part 2 doesn't come out until November 2012.

The projected shortage of family physicians will likely bode well for those entering the field now, but health officials project the deficit of 40,000 family doctors in the United States by 2025 will impact the aging population.

Efforts to have bamboo technology in Africa.

Sesame Street has made its way to Afghanistan. Television executives in the country are hoping that the show -- which enjoys popularity around the world -- will help educate its young population.

Team Edward and Team Jacob fans have something to look forward to: Robert Pattinson just got another wax figure at Madame Tussauds, and one of Taylor Lautner is on the way.

By tracking 280 radio-collared wolves over an 11-year span, researchers got a glimpse of how long-term environmental changes impacted the animals and found that both population size and attributes such as body size and coat color change together with the environment.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn biographer Michel Taubmann has written a book he claims gives the French politician's side of the story.

The tomb of Irish writer Oscar Wilde is no longer a place to lay kisses. The cleaned and renovated tomb, located in Paris, was unveiled Wednesday. A glass wall has been erected around the tomb in an effort to keep it in tip-top condition.

How much would you pay to own Superman’s first comic book appearance?

Barbara Walters has revealed some of her Most Fascinating People of 2011, and it includes household names such as the Kardashians and Derek Jeter.

It may seem strange that presidential hopeful Ron Paul would release a cookbook during his campaign, but he's done this sort of thing before.

A new youth novel aims to teach Native American children about type 2 diabetes, a disease that strikes adults and has become epidemic among the community.

The Scottish National Portrait Gallery is ready for the public after undergoing renovation.

Demi Lovato isn’t one to fuss over her hair.

The winter holidays are right around the corner, and this could be a good opportunity to help a book lover get into a new series -- or two.