Within a decade, a dream team of astronomers and computer geeks vows to bring a world-class observatory to every desktop, giving anyone with a PC access to remote galaxies and exploding supernovae. The pledge is the result of a partnership announced last winter between a network of 19 national research institutions and engineers from the [...]

A Croatian company has made a dress entirely from human hair.

A privately-built rocket blasted off from New Mexico’s Spaceport America Saturday, roaring skyward to the edge of space carrying a variety of payloads – including the ashes of Star Trek’s "Scotty" James Doohan and NASA Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper.

Hundreds of homeless people in Nashville, Tennessee, ate well Wednesday evening — all in the name of a man who the state put to death just hours earlier. Philip Workman, 53, requested that his final meal be a vegetarian pizza donated to any homeless person located near Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. He was executed there [...]

TOKYO, Japan (AP) — A Japanese hospital opened the country’s only anonymous drop box for unwanted infants Thursday despite government admonitions against abandoning babies.

The economies of the United States and China are so inextricably entwined that if something bad happens to China it is going to negatively affect the US.

Serbs turned out in large numbers on Wednesday to see a local mineral said to have much the same chemical composition as ‘kryptonite’, the fictional rock used to humble America’s greatest comic-book hero, Superman.

Australian scientists said on Friday they have developed a cancer treatment which could deliver lethal doses of drugs to tumours without the usual harmful side-effects such as nausea and hair loss.

If you have some extra cash and need to make a great first impression, and most importantly want to minimize the chances of your business card ending up in the trash bin, why not get yourself some USB business cards?

If you’re a fan of beef jerky, but looking for something new, maybe it’s time to try some of these:

We love to see consumer products that are redesigned to reflect the way the market is using them. With the advent of ubiquitous broadband and the huge popularity of video sharing sites, many people, particularly youngsters, want to upload their home videos to YouTube pretty much as soon as they’ve yelled "cut." Pure Digital has [...]

Ah, gas prices … do you still remember when gas is about a buck fifty a gallon? Those were the good ol’ days. Nostalgic chart brought to you by Gas Buddy, a website where you can (try to) find cheap gas.