Woman's plane photos of space shuttle go viral

2011-05-18 12:25:24

Stefanie Gordon captured an otherworldly image that rocketed around the globe as fast as her subject: Space shuttle Endeavour soaring from a bank of clouds, its towering plume of white smoke lighting the azure sky.

Hawking: Heaven is a fairy tale

2011-05-17 09:43:35

Heaven is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark, the eminent British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking said in an interview published on Monday.

Cameron says health reforms must go ahead

2011-05-17 15:36:23

The government will respond next month to a review of National Health Service reforms that have alarmed health professionals and threaten to become a political liability, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday.

Greenhouse may cause mass extinction

2011-05-17 14:05:46

Greenhouse gases may expand ' ocean dead zones' and could cause a mass extinction of marine life, Australian scientists warned on Tuesday.

Scientists find genetic link to depression

2011-05-17 09:26:18

Scientists say they have discovered the first solid evidence that variations in some peoples' genes may cause depression.

US space shuttle Endeavour's final mission

2011-05-16 22:21:59

The space shuttle Endeavour lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 16, 2011. Endeavour carries a crew of six astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station.

Lack of sleep may lead to gaining weight

2011-05-16 14:06:17

Sleep deprivation makes the day drag and appears to put a drag on metabolism too, causing the body to use less energy, according to a European study.

Yahoo welcomes hacking elite

2011-05-16 11:22:53

Open Hack Europe 2011, held in Bucharest on May 14 and 15, allows hackers to use tools from Yahoo to showcase their snooping abilities.

Zurich voters keep 'suicide tourism' alive

2011-05-16 10:25:46

Voters in Zurich have overwhelmingly rejected calls to ban assisted suicide or to outlaw the practice for nonresidents.

Mars landing sites narrowed down to final 4

2011-05-16 10:21:57

After years of poring through images from space and debating where on Mars the next NASA rover should land, it comes down to four choices.

Endeavour ready to go; Giffords arrives to watch

2011-05-16 09:26:08

With wounded US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on hand to watch, the space shuttle Endeavour is poised to give the work week a roaring and historic start Monday morning, overcoming wiring problems that grounded it last month.