Ikuko Hara-Nishimura, chief researcher at Tokyo University, has discovered a means to increase plants' ability to absorb carbon dioxide, which could "ease global warming and boost food production." By soaking seeds in a protein solution called Stomagen,

As the new millennium approached, people around the world anticipated problems with computer systems crashing. Rather than writing software that used four-digit year codes, early computer programmers were limited to using two numbers to keep program file

NASA has released a stunning photograph of Saturn's moon Titan

A study published in the International Journal of Biological Sciences demonstrates the toxicity of three genetically modified corn varieties from the American seed company Monsanto, the Committee for Independent Research and Information on Genetic Engine

DURANT, Okla. - The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma has a new weapon in the preservation of their descendant's culture and heritage - two certified tribal crime scene investigators

The moment I lost my job last year, I felt as if I had lost my purpose. For a few months, the household had to depend entirely on my wife as the sole breadwinner as I looked for a new job.

A black hole is far closer to Earth than first thought, astronomers have discovered. The scientists discovered the hole was in fact about half as distant as previously thought. It is the first time the distance between our planet and the void has been...

A steamy 'waterworld' six times bigger than Earth has been discovered orbiting a faint star 40 light years away.

Microsoft has reached agreement with European Union anti-trust regulators to allow European users a choice of web browsers.

While the new planet, dubbed GJ 1214b, is too big to be considered Earthlike, it comes pretty close. Read more: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,194 7868,00.html?cnn=yes#ixzz0ZuT35LKC