The
TOP500 project ranks and details the 500 most powerful publicly-known
computer systems in the world. The project was started in 1993 and
publishes an updated list of the supercomputers twice a year.

User-generated and shared content will account for one-quarter of the world’s entertainment within five years, according to Nokia’s "A Glimpse of the Next Episode" report, conducted by The Future Laboratory.

Someday soon, you may be able to buy clothing made of spiderwebs!

Litroenergy is a new type of material that emits light for 12 years without needing electricity or sun exposure.

Parents who have more than two children should be charged a lifelong climate change tax to offset the effect of their extra greenhouse gas emissions, an Australian medical expert has proposed.

After making what may be its key scientific contribution since arriving on Mars nearly four years ago, the rover Spirit is battling time to get itself in position to survive the Martian winter.

Science fiction writers have suggested a future Earth populated by a blend of all races into a common human form. In real life, the reverse seems to be happening. People are evolving more rapidly than in the distant past, with residents of various continents becoming increasingly different from one another, researchers say.

A teensy, dim star just 35 light-years from Earth has startled astronomers by being something of a stellar freak.

From glasses and blending kits to cheat sheets on tasting and solutions for what to do with all those corks, the range of wine accessories in U.S. stores is both vast — and bewildering.

Former England soccer manager Steve McClaren fought off tough competition from U.S. President George W. Bush to win a dreaded "Foot in Mouth" award on Tuesday from the Plain English campaign.

If you used a credit or debit card to convert dollars to other currencies, you may be entitled to a refund.

One hundred million pennies for your thoughts on the latest display in Rockefeller Center. New York first lady Silda Wall Spitzer joined hundreds of public school children on Monday to unveil a mass of $1 million in pennies collected for charity. The display, called the Penny Harvest Field, includes an estimated 100 million pennies — [...]

The Netherlands wants to redraw the map of Europe – literally.  Dubai built Palm Island. Now the world leaders in land reclamation are considering an island in the shape of a tulip to fight overcrowding and shield the coastline from the rising sea.

In India, death is a part of life – and, at one restaurant in western India, a part of lunch. The bustling New Lucky Restaurant in Ahmadabad is famous for its milky tea, its buttery rolls, and the graves between the tables.