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Researchers study coral threats
Even coral reefs thought to be pristine are facing challenges, researchers said Thursday launching the International Year of the Reef.
Satellite is weeks away from hitting Earth
A large U.S. spy satellite has lost power and propulsion and could hit the Earth in late February or March, government officials said Saturday.
Research sheds new light on asteroid disaster
An asteroid that exploded over Siberia a century ago, leaving 800 square miles of scorched or blown down trees, wasn't nearly as large as previously thought, a researcher concludes, suggesting a gre
Space station astronauts make risky spacewalk
The space station's two American astronauts went out on a riskier-than-usual spacewalk Wednesday to fix one of two equipment failures that have crippled their power system and threatened to stall co
Aluratek's digital frame faces stiff competition
Biofuels may threaten environment, U.N. warns
The world's rush to embrace biofuels is causing a spike in the price of corn and other crops and could worsen water shortages and force poor communities off their land, a U.N. official said Wednesda
Survey: No astronaut ever seen drunk on launch day
There's been only one incident of a NASA crew member being impaired by drugs or alcohol close to a launch, but never on a launch day, according to a new survey of active-duty astronauts and flight s
Parents crashing online party
Scott Seigal was awakened one recent early morning by a cell phone text message. It was from his girlfriend's mother.
Solid iPod alarm from iHome
Sluggish Pharos GPS gets you there
Scientists make cloned embryos from skin cells
Scientists in California say they have produced embryos that are clones of two men, a potential step toward developing scientifically valuable stem cells.
Mysterious reptile deaths puzzle scientists
Conservationists and scientists scrambled Tuesday to determine what has killed at least 50 critically endangered crocodile-like reptiles in recent weeks in a river sanctuary in central India.
Messenger spacecraft zips by Mercury
NASA's Messenger spacecraft sped within 124 miles of Mercury on Monday, putting it on a course that will have it orbiting the solar system's innermost planet in three more years.
Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-H7 great for outdoors
'Green funerals' feature biodegradable coffins
Cynthia Beal wants to be an Oregon cherry tree after she dies. She has everything to make it happen -- a body, a burial site and a biodegradable coffin.
Dinos sexually mature by 8, research shows
-- Adolescent pregnancy isn't a modern invention, it occurred in dinosaurs millions of years ago. Medullary bone, a type of tissue present in modern birds when they are developing eggs, has been fo
1-ton rodent was size of small car
Scientists have discovered the remains of a rodent the size of a small car which used to forage the South American continent. The 1-ton creature is believed to have been about 3 meters in length and
Smashing dams to save salmon
More than 300 miles of struggling salmon runs would be restored along the Klamath River as part of a landmark $1 billion proposal that represents the largest dam removal project in the nation's hist
Self-destructing palm tree discovered in Madagascar
A self-destructing palm tree that flowers once every 100 years and then dies has been discovered on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar, botanists said Thursday.
China to launch rockets, manned mission, in Olympic year
China plans to launch its third manned space mission that will feature its first-ever space walk during 2008, state media said Tuesday.
Asteroid probably won't hit Mars, scientists say
The possibility of a collision between Mars and an approaching asteroid has been effectively ruled out, according to scientists watching the space rock.
Lenovo jumps into consumer market
Power-sipping TV a hit at CES
Streaming audio at a great price
Digital audio is great--especially if you've got a multigigabyte music collection sitting on your computer or you subscribe to an "all you can eat" music service like Rhapsody.
