Even with US online video advertising spending projected to surpass $1 billion next year, $2 billion in 2009 and $3 billion in 2010, according to eMarketer, several factors hold back growth of TV-like proportions.

After a million dollar government grant the following has been documented.

Throwing stone balls along a lane might have been a popular game in ancient Egypt, according to evidence unearthed some 56 miles south of Cairo by Italian archaeologists.

Oscar the cat seems to have an uncanny knack for predicting when nursing home patients are going to die, by curling up next to them during their final hours. His accuracy, observed in 25 cases, has led the staff to call family members once he has chosen someone. It usually means they have less than [...]

This plucky pensioner led police on a low-speed chase around Middlesbrough – and then gave officers the slip.

Digg Inc., a reader-powered news site, fired Google Inc. as its online advertising partner Wednesday in favor of a company Digg’s top executive described as young and willing to take risks: Microsoft Corp.

A new study from University of Missouri-Columbia researchers confirms what many college students apparently already know: Fake IDs and heavy drinking go hand in hand.

For Hire: one armored personal carrier.  Gloss-white paintjob, champagne-filled smoked-glass fridge, racing green interior, seats eight, plus three crew. The crazy Brits who modded this are just waiting for a jacuzzi and 44 feet of blue neon tubing (remote-controlled, natch). How much for the night?

Less than two months after opening, a northern Kentucky museum dedicated to promoting creationism has drawn 100,000 visitors, causing some growing pains, museum officials said.

Brushing with toothpaste is an important part of oral hygiene, but as CBS 2 Medical Editor Mary Ann Childers reports, it could it be causing some damage to your teeth. New research has some dentists saying “no” to toothpaste.

The prototype nanogenerator provides continuous direct-current electricity by harvesting mechanical energy from such environmental sources as ultrasonic waves, mechanical vibration or blood flow.

Some states experience more collisions with deer than others. According to claim statistics from State Farm – which insures more vehicles than any other company in the United States – the states with the highest number of accidents involving deer are:

Time is the most highly valued luxury, according to the Conference Board’s "The Global Luxury Market: Exploring the Mindset of Luxury Consumers in Seven Countries" report, issued in June 2007.