Scientist Suggests Carnivorous Petunias, Potatoes Among Us
Petunias and potatoes may actually be carnivorous plants, scientists now suggest. Indeed, carnivorous behavior may be far more widespread in plants than commonly thought  if we
U.N. Weather Agency at Climate Conference Says This Is Warmest Decade on Record
This decade is on track to become the warmest since records began in 1850, and 2009 could rank among the top-five warmest years, the U.N. weather agency reported Tuesday on the
Virgin Galactic Prepares to Unveil Space Liner
Virgin Galactic readies for Monday's unveiling of SpaceShipTwo  the first-class space tourist's wonder machine at the core of the space tourism firm's suborbital fleet.
New NASA Telescope to Scan for Undiscovered Galaxies, Stars
NASA's latest space telescope will scan the sky in search of never-before-seen asteroids, comets, stars and galaxies, with one of its main tasks to catalog objects posing a danger
Iran Cuts Internet Access One Day Before Student Protests Scheduled
Iranian authorities have slowed Internet connections to a crawl or choked them off completely before expected student protests Monday to deny the opposition a vital means of
Scientists, Lawyers Mull Effects of Home Robots
Eric Horvitz illustrates the potential dilemmas of living with robots by telling the story of how he once got stuck in an elevator at Stanford Hospital with a droid the size of a
Discovery Brings Dinosaurs Roaring to Life
65 million years after they ruled the planet, dinosaurs are back
Holiday Shopping Guide: Stocking Stuffers
YouÂve bought the big gift, the clothing gift, and maybe even the cute gift. But somethingÂs missing from the pile of presents. Fret not, thereÂs still time to buy a stocking
NASA Perplexed Over Ares Rocket's Parachute Failure
NASA is still perplexed over the parachute failure that damaged its new Ares I-X test rocket during its October test launch, but otherwise the debut flight went well, mission
David vs. Goliath: Colleges Battle Over Prosthetic Knee Invention
There's nothing like a 'best of the year' list for stirring up controversy. This time one of the most prolific list makers in publishing has inadvertently kicked up an academic
Looted Ancient Artifacts Returning to Italy from NYC
An ancient plaster wall painting and banquet vase that were stolen from Italy and turned up in New York are headed back to their home country.
Arizona School Employee Loses Job Searching for Aliens
A former school district employee is accused of using school computers in an experiment to find space aliens, costing the worker his job and the district more than $1 million.
Russian Satellite Debris Zooms by Space Station
A tiny piece of a defunct Russian satellite zipped by the International Space Station Tuesday, but was far enough away that outpost's two-man crew did not have to strap into their
Google Wants to Stream TV, for a Fee
YouTube, which is already trying out the movie rental business, wants to get into TV too
Google Wants to Stream TV, for a Fee
YouTube, which is already trying out the movie rental business, wants to get into TV too
Fossilized Bacteria May Point to Life on Mars
NASA scientists have produced the most compelling evidence yet that bacterial life exists on Mars