Jun 6 2008
When Pluto was demoted from planet to dwarf planet, there was a massive outcry of support. However, the latest interstellar demotion is unlikely to gather the same amount of support, despite being exponentially larger in its fall from grace.
Jun 5 2008
Advanced Micro Devices Inc is rolling out a much-awaited line-up of chips for laptops, as Intel Corp\’s main rival seeks to regain a competitive footing against the world\’s biggest chip maker.
May 31 2008
Mindful of the fact that the enemy in the current conflict is particularly, shall we say, non-gallant, I’m torn between worrying what will happen if one is taken prisoner and just reveling in the sweet, sweet symbolism of it all.
May 31 2008
Muslim extremist women are challenging al-Qaida\’s refusal to include — or at least acknowledge — women in its ranks, in an emotional debate that gives rare insight into the gender conflicts lurking beneath one of the strictest strains of...
May 31 2008
Health care has come a long way since whole-body bloodletting. But medicine of the future will make even today’s broad-based therapies obsolete. Breakthroughs such as cancer-hunting nanoparticles, virus-busting lasers and featherweight heart monitors...
May 29 2008
Performing for years in the Vegas desert apparently hasn\’t taught diva Celine Dion much about water conservation.
May 29 2008
Unbeknownst to you, an F5 tornado — the kind that can obliterate a house in a heartbeat — is barreling directly toward yours: Would you prefer 60 seconds warning or 20 minutes?
May 29 2008
Need more evidence that the Arctic ice cap is slowly going the way of the once lush savannas of the Sahara? BBC Environment Correspondent David Shukman traveling with a team of scientists and Canadian troops during a recent expedition on Ward Hunt, bore...
May 29 2008
Will the Arctic be a 21st Century Sarajevo, triggering a major war over energy resources? Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the United States are at odds over 1.2 million square kilometers (460,000 square miles) of Arctic seabed which could possibly...
May 28 2008
LINDSAY Lohan has told friends she wants to marry her girlfriend, DJ Samantha Ronson, according to reports.