People should stop shaking hands with each other if there is a bird flu pandemic to help reduce the spread of the disease, a leading medical expert said.

Scottish engineers are developing a gigantic "slingshot" to transport cargo to the moon as part of a European project to set up a base on the lunar surface.

The Des Moine Register:  Since most people have fond memories of their times growing up in libraries, most libraries have the luxury of time to reinvent themselves.  Here are 10 key trends affecting development of the next-generation library:

Florida State University entomology professor, Walter Tschinkel, has been making plaster casts of ant nests since 1982, using orthodontic plaster.  Cool photos.

An East Naples, Florida man learned the hard way Tuesday that driving a car and playing with a pet at the same time isn’t a good idea.  Especially when that pet is an agitated snake.

Think twice before you swat a fly or squash a
bug: A new study says insects contribute more than $57 billion a year
to the U.S. economy.

The German government plans to invest around 500 million euros
($605.8 million) in alternative fuel technology research over the next
10 years, Transport Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee said on Saturday.

US researchers said on Saturday they had transformed immature cells
from men’s testicles into powerful stem cells, which they then coaxed
into becoming nerve, heart and bone cells.

7-Eleven is introducing its second terminals called Vcoms this year. Often referred to as ATM’s on steroids, the Vcoms dispense cash, sell Verizon services, handle bill payments and send money to other people. While cashing checks, it will be snapping front-and-back digital images of the checks and dispensing a receipt with the images on it.

Japan on Saturday began to watch digital television broadcasts on mobile telephones, in a highly anticipated service that could lead to a new genre of TV programs.