(AP) -- What do you call it when you have 120,000 people and an elephant in the room?

Technology - Business

Jan 02, 2011 not rated yet 0

(AP) -- In the never-ending battle to prevent blood-sucking sea lamprey from wiping out some of the most popular fish species in the Great Lakes, biologists are developing new weapons that exploit three certainties ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 02, 2011 3 / 5 (1) 3

The odometer on the Mars rover Spirit has been stuck at 4.8 miles for more than 1 1/2 years and has been incommunicado since March.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Jan 02, 2011 4.5 / 5 (13) 27

(AP) -- The weak and woozy California sea lion found on a San Francisco Bay-area beach in December with buckshot embedded in its skull has become an all-too-common sight for wildlife officials.

Biology - Ecology

Jan 02, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

The bells weren't ringing for many iPhone users this New Year's weekend, when thanks to a glitch the alarms on Apple's iconic mobile phones failed to go off, causing many to oversleep.

Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets

Jan 02, 2011 2 / 5 (4) 10

South Korea said Sunday it will tighten rules on whaling and the processing of whale meat amid international pressure to curb illegal hunting of the endangered giant mammals.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 02, 2011 4.2 / 5 (5) 1

Smokers stubbed out their cigarettes in tapas bars and restaurants across Spain as one of Europe's strictest anti-tobacco laws came into force on Sunday.

Medicine & Health - Health

Jan 02, 2011 4.8 / 5 (6) 2

Makers of electronic cigarettes are reporting strong growth in sales as anti-tobacco laws force European smokers into the cold streets, but campaigners say the device is undercutting health efforts.

Medicine & Health - Health

Jan 02, 2011 2.5 / 5 (4) 11

China's first Mars probe is expected to be launched in October this year in a joint operation with Russia after a two-year delay, state media reported Sunday.

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Jan 02, 2011 4.8 / 5 (16) 10

Japan's top carrier NTT DoCoMo is to launch a tablet computer running Google software to challenge Apple's hot-selling iPad, a report said Saturday.

Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets

Jan 02, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 0

(AP) -- College football fans were elated that they could stay home to watch the Florida Gators play the Penn State Nittany Lions in Saturday's Outback Bowl, after Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. and two cable TV companies ...

Technology - Telecom

Jan 02, 2011 not rated yet 0

(AP) -- Some users of Microsoft Hotmail are starting off the new year scrambling to get back e-mails of old. A chorus of frantic users has posted complaints on Microsoft's online forum that all of their messages have disappeared.

Technology - Internet

Jan 02, 2011 3 / 5 (1) 6