(AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich wants to create a lunar colony that he says could become a U.S. state. There's his grand research plan to figure out what makes the human brain tick. And he's warned ...
Space Exploration
Jan 31, 2012
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(AP) -- A venture capital firm started by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Marc Andreessen has raised an additional $1.5 billion to invest in promising technology startups.
Business
Jan 31, 2012
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Conservationists working in Central Africa to save the world's rarest gorilla have good news: the Cross River gorilla has more suitable habitat than previously thought, including vital corridors that, if protected, can help ...
Ecology
Jan 31, 2012
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Japanese high-tech giant Canon said Tuesday it would build a laser-printer factory in the Philippines in anticipation of strong growth in global demand.
Business
Jan 31, 2012
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Despite the fears of some scholars and pundits, most political partisans don't avoid news and opinion sources that contradict their own beliefs, according to a new study.
Social Sciences
Jan 31, 2012
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A government ruling on whether Australian miner Lynas would be given the go-ahead for a controversial rare earths processing plant was expected within days, Malaysia's trade minister said Tuesday.
Business
Jan 31, 2012
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A team of researchers led by Michigan State University has discovered an overachieving plant enzyme that works both the day and night shifts.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 31, 2012
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Finnish-German telecom equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) said Tuesday a previously announced restructuring plan would entail 2,900 job cuts in Germany and 1,200 in Finland.
Business
Jan 31, 2012
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to make a guest appearance as himself on the 500th episode of the Simpsons, the irreverent US television show's producers said Tuesday.
Other
Jan 31, 2012
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(AP) -- The television set won't be the only place to watch video of the New York Giants and the New England Patriots this Sunday. For the first time, U.S. football fans will be able to watch the Super Bowl live on a computer ...
Telecom
Jan 31, 2012
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