The discovery may prove once and for all that dinosaurs' hairlike filaments—sometimes called dino fuzz—are related to bird feathers, paleontologists announced today. (Pictures: Dinosaur True Colors Revealed by Feather Find.) The finding may also open up a new world of prehistoric ..
While most of the world has warmed, parts of the southern hemisphere have remained stubbornly cold—oddly enough because of a gaping hole in the ozone layer. Now new research shows that all the efforts made by scientists and environmental advocates to close the hole may actually increase ..
Official Internet sites of about 50 members of the US House of Representatives have been hacked. The hackers posted a mocking, obscenity-laced screed against President Barack Obama after he delivered his State of the Union address on Thursday. Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Republican ..
The longest solar eclipse of the millennium began around 11 am this morning and is expected to finish around 3:15 pm, with the maximum eclipse to be witnessed at 1:39 pm. The photosphere of the sun will be covered by the moon and form a ring of fire in the sky for more than 10 minutes in ..
When Google speaks, its competitors and the media sit up. They know that the $23-billion online search giant means business. This time is no different. After nearly three years of speculation that it would eventually manufacture its own phone, Google has launched what it calls a 'super ..