Reuters - Space Exploration Technologies aborted a test firing of its Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, in what was to be a key milestone in its quest to fly cargo -- and eventually astronauts -- to the International Space... (Continue reading)
LiveScience.com - Men have shorter life spans than women on average, but when it comes to sexual life expectancy, the guys have the advantage.... (Continue reading)
AP - • March 8 — Driver James Sikes speeds along a San Diego County freeway in a 2008 Toyota Prius for 20 minutes, reaching 94 miles per hour, before a Highway Patrol officer helps slow down the car. Toyota,... (Continue reading)
AFP - In a world first, scientists in Australia announced on Wednesday they had extracted DNA from the fossilised eggshells of extinct birds, including iconic giants such as the moa and elephant bird. ... (Continue reading)
AP - The beleaguered global warming panel has found an outside group to review how it writes its reports.... (Continue reading)
The Christian Science Monitor - The fate of President Obama's plan to shift America toward renewable energy and away from fossil fuels may depend on the outcome of a crucial White House meeting Tuesday with 14 key senators, many from... (Continue reading)
The Christian Science Monitor - The Obama administration has proposed using United Nations-guided principles to expand a type of zoning to coastal and even some inland waters.... (Continue reading)
LiveScience.com - Four newly identified worm species, including one that sports an unusual green color, have been found wriggling in the sands of the Great Barrier Reef.... (Continue reading)
SPACE.com - After a decade of mystery, astronomers have now shown that a pair of white dwarf stars spin around each other in just 5.4 minutes, making them the fastest-orbiting and tightest binary star system ever found, the researchers claim.... (Continue reading)
LiveScience.com - People who donate one of their kidneys are likely to live just as long as someone with two healthy kidneys, assuming they survive the initial somewhat riskier period.... (Continue reading)