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New Titanic expedition will create 3D map of wreck

A team of scientists will launch an expedition to the Titanic next month to assess the deteriorating condition of the world's most famous shipwreck and

Solar probes dispatched to moon

A pair of NASA science satellites that have been studying how solar geomagnetic storms impact Earth are being dispatched to the moon for a new ...

Awkward primitive frog can jump — but landing is belly flop

Frogs are often thought of as natural leapers, but new findings show primitive living frogs actually do belly flops. ...

The best back-to-school laptops at every price

The perfect school notebook should have strong specs that won't render it obsolete by sophomore year, as well as a body that can stand up ...

Paralyzed may soon steer wheelchair with just a sniff

* Institute seeking ways to develop, distribute device ...

Anti-missile satellites pass big tests

A pair of experimental U.S. missile defense satellites has passed a series of vital tests in space, spotting three missile launches and successfully relaying data ...

Laser powers tiny, golden 'light mills'

Windmills have provided power to humanity for centuries. Now scientists from the University of California, Berkeley have created a tiny gold "light mill." ...

More shoppers turn to Facebook, Twitter for buying advice

Just as more of us are turning to sites like Facebook and Twitter for the news of the day, we're also looking to social networking ...

Space station astronaut gives first sign language address

An astronaut living in orbit has delivered the International Space Station's first address to the deaf community. ...

E-book reader devices on verge of identity crisis

Having finally tweeted from a Kindle, I can safely say it’s irrelevant to the core mission of e-ink e-book readers: to preserve the simplicity and ...

Millions of Earths? Talk causes a stir

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: One of the leaders of the Kepler planet-hunting team sparks a scientific stir by suggesting there could be 100 million ...

Solar sail test could prove space-time theory

Solar sails that use sunlight pressure instead of fuel to fly through space could also be tapped to settle an unproven theory by famed scientist ...

Cosmic Log: What's new in New Space?

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Space journeys for $60,000? A colony on the Martian moon Deimos? These are some of the long-term outlooks that emerged ...

2 Russian astronauts start spacewalk

Two Russian astronauts have exited the international space station for a spacewalk intended to replace a video camera and improve cable connections to the orbiting ...