Lockheed offers ready-to-go supersoldier exoskeleton

100-MPG Hybrid Evokes The Classic '63 Corvette

The Progressive Automotive X Prize has drawn a lot of impressive cars, but one of the coolest has to be a carbon fiber-bodied, Corvette-inspired biodiesel hybrid that opens like a clam

Scientists harness anti-matter, ordinary matter's 'evil twin' | McClatchy Washington Bureau

Tom Hanks' new movie "Angels and Demons" tells of a secret plot to blow up the Vatican and everyone inside it by using "the most terrible weapon ever made": anti-matter.

Brain Scans Can Read Memories

Humans create memories of locations in physical or virtual space as they move around - and it
all shows up on brain scans.

Resurrecting the Planet's Extinct Species -Can It Be Done?

Scientists at the Universities of Melbourne and Texas have successfully resurrected a gene from the extinct Tasmanian Tiger. This certainly isn't Jurassic Park - more like a Jurassic Concession Stand - but it's an incredibly important step forward

Aussie beaches a 'disaster zone' after toxic spill

Prion discovery gives clue to control of mass gene expression

The discovery of a new yeast prion by UIC biologist Susan Liebman and her associates may provide clues on whether prions, like proteins, can affect mass activation of gene expression.

Ancient 'Peking Man' Way Older Than Thought

New dating technique puts Peking Man in China earlier than previously thought.

Female Bird Jams Mate's Flirtatious Signals

A female bird of one species jams her male partner's love messages.

Government bans `downer' cows from food supply

The government on Saturday permanently banned the slaughter of cows too sick or weak to stand on their own, seeking to further minimize the chance that mad cow disease could enter the food supply.

Harnessing the Sun, With Help From Cities

Cities like Palm Desert, Calif., lobbied to change state laws so that solar power systems could be financed like gas lines, covered by a loan from the city and secured by property taxes.