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Spanish cave paintings shown as oldest in world
New tests show that crude Spanish cave paintings of a red sphere and handprints are the oldest in the world, so ancient they may not have been by ...
UK PM Cameron defends ill-fated Andy Coulson hire
A confident and unruffled Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday defended his ill-fated decision to make disgraced tabloid editor Andy Coulson his ...
Quest Software gets higher buyout bid of $2.15B
Quest Software Inc. has received buyout offer worth about $2.15 billion from an unnamed party, a proposal superior to an existing offer that may ...
Rock risk forces Yosemite closures
Falling boulders are the single biggest force shaping Yosemite Valley, one of the most popular tourist destinations in the national park system.
NASA chief views history-making SpaceX capsule
Marred by just a few scorch marks from its re-entry to the Earth's atmosphere, the world's first commercial supply spacecraft to visit the ...
Q&A on plans to expand the Internet address system
Proposals for Internet addresses ending in ".pizza," ''.space" and ".auto" are among the nearly 2,000 submitted as part of the largest expansion in ...
First Look: New MacBook screen is epiphany
When I was 13, I was sent to the optician for the first time, and came home with glasses. Suddenly, the world was sharp all around me. I was surprised ...
Lake detected near equator of Saturn's Titan
In a surprise find, scientists say they have spotted hints of a methane-rich lake and several ponds near the equator of Saturn's biggest moon.
CNN cancels John King's evening show
CNN is canceling John King's evening news show, making him the first victim of the network's bad stretch in the ratings. "JK USA" has aired at 6 p.m.
NASA launches telescope to seek out black holes
NASA on Wednesday launched its newest X-ray space telescope on a mission to shine a light on black holes and other hard-to-see objects lurking in the ...
Scientists map DNA of bonobo, our peaceful ape kin
Behold the bonobo, our ape cousin that's kinder and gentler than the chimp or, well, us. Now scientists have mapped the primate's DNA, and some ...
Prime ministers come and go, Murdoch remains
Prime Ministers come and go, but News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch stays and stays and stays. Murdoch has played a key role in shaping British political ...
UK minister survives vote on Murdoch ties
British lawmakers granted a reprieve Wednesday to the embattled culture minister, ruling that he should not be investigated over allegations that he ...
2 innovators share $1.5 million technology prize
Two leading international innovators, Linus Torvalds and Shinya Yamanaka, have shared this year's €1.2 million ($1.5 million) Millennium Technology ...
Former News Int. chief bailed over phone hacking
Rebekah Brooks, former chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's News International, appeared in court Wednesday on charges of attempting to cover up ...
Headphone-related deaths on the rise
The number of serious and fatal injuries involving pedestrians wearing headphones has tripled since 2004.
NY woman pays $50,000 to clone dog
A Wall Street veteran sought the services of a South Korean company to reanimate her beloved Lhasa apso mix.
Dolphin recon an option against Iran
Should Iran place sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, military-trained dolphins could provide essential support to the US Navy.
Private spaceship to visit Space Station
On February 7, the unmanned Dragon capsule will make its maiden voyage to the eagerly awaiting ISS crew.
Mountain Dew can dissolve mouse into ooze
In legal proceedings in Illinois, experts found that the neon-yellow soft drink could break down a mouse carcass.
Hitchcock horror mystery possibly solved
Scientists have finally found an explanation to the real events that inspired Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 classic, “The Birds.”
Frankincense may become a thing of the past
A team of international researchers believe the tree used to produce the ancient incense is in ecological danger
Black hole to fill astronomical appetite
In the next few years, a rare sequence of events could set the stage for a black hole in the Milky Way galaxy to chow down on a massive cloudl of ...
Christian singles in cyberspace
The Internet offers dating for interest groups of all inclinations. As times have changed, some Christians are going from pairing up in the church to ...
Super-sized cars head East
With gas-mileage ever more important, America’s big-body heritage is getting a tune-up. But in China, extended wheelbase models are becoming larger ...