Google will begin to automatically update its search results to include relevant information within a few seconds after the content is recorded in its Web index.
Authorities arrested a Malaysian woman after finding a baby honey bear, a leopard cat and a slow loris primate in her condominium, a wildlife official said Monday.
Unusual fluctuations in the brightness of older sun-like stars have long mystified astronomers, and new, detailed observations have only deepened the mystery.
Amazon.com Inc. will add two features to the Kindle e-book reader to make the gadget more accessible to blind and vision-impaired users.
Today, Virgin Galactic is scheduled to unveil SpaceShipTwo in California's Mojave Desert, the first spacecraft for private passenger travel. With several firms working on commercial suborbital spaceships, a two-hour flight to anywhere on Earth may soon be possible...
Social networking site Facebook said it has formed an advisory board comprising five Internet safety organizations to consult on issues related to online safety.
With several firms working on commercial suborbital spaceships, a two-hour flight to anywhere on Earth may soon be possible, says an advocacy group laying the groundwork for global high-speed air and space travel.
By focusing on images of letters, people with electrodes in their brains can type with just their minds, scientists now reveal.
It's easier than ever to shoot high-definition video. You can do it with traditional-style camcorders, of course, but also with cameras that also are designed to take still photos - from high-end "digital SLRs" to cameras that slip into your shirt pocket.
The two female winners of this year's Nobel Prize in medicine on Sunday urged scientific institutions to change their career structures to help more women reach top positions.
A site where dozens of prehistoric mammoths died in a landslide and flooding some 68,000 years ago has opened to the public in Waco, Texas.
We're still far from the sci-fi dream of having robots whirring about and catering to our every need.
Andrew Keen wants to start an argument. And his new book "The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet is Killing Our Culture" shows that he knows how to do it.
Taking advantage of ink's natural tendency to create "coffee rings," a group of Israeli scientists has developed a type of ink jet dye that could one day create a range of power-hungry, and power-producing, devices at home.
The operators of the BearShare online file-sharing service have agreed to pay $30 million to avoid potential copyright infringement lawsuits from the recording industry, according to court documents filed Thursday.
Just when you thought it was gone for good, the controversial CrunchPad is scheduled to make its debut on Monday.
Apple is in advanced talks to buy online music retailer Lala.com, a Silicon Valley startup that has threatened "the end of the MP3" with its fast song-streaming application.
While NASA frets over a looming hiatus in its ability to launch people into space, a commercial company is poised to unveil the first spaceship for private passenger travel.
A New Jersey blogger crossed the line protecting free speech by writing that three federal judges in Chicago "must die" for a decision supporting gun control, a prosecutor said Friday, as the defense countered in closing arguments that giving a passionate opinion is not a crime.
A year ago, the PSP was on life support - there just weren't enough games to keep players engaged. This year? PSP stockings should be bulging at the seams.
Federal regulators are asking Verizon Wireless why it recently doubled the fees it charges customers when they break their contracts on some of their phones.
Seen a UFO? Don't bother calling the Brits, they've stopped listening.
A massive volcanic eruption that occurred in the distant past killed off much of central India's forests and may have pushed humans to the brink of extinction, according to a new study that adds evidence to a controversial topic.
A young giant panda who became a major draw after his birth at Washington's National Zoo will return to China soon.
Teenagers who are addicted to the Internet are more likely to engage in self-harm behavior, according to an Australian-Chinese study.