Jittery about a political backlash over gasoline costs, Congress voted to halt deliveries to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in defiance of President Bush. While Bush disagrees with the decision, he won't veto bill expected to cut a few cents off gas.

An anonymous hacker has posted personal data about 6 million Chilean residents on the Internet, highlighting wider privacy problems in the country.

NASA announced today that it has found the Milky Way ’s youngest supernova remnant. The remnant, dubbed G1.9+0.3, occurred near the center of the galaxy and is less than 140 years old

According to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Innsbruck, as pears and apples ripen, the chlorophyll in the peel is replaced by an antioxidant known as nonfluorescing chlorophyll catabolytes (NCCs).

In the wake of the 7.8 earthquake that hit China, Twitter has been called in to action as one of the main channels of communication for many people.

What comes to mind when someone mentions stuffed animals? For most of us words like 'cute' & 'cuddly' or maybe 'kids' & 'toys' come to mind... But, not for these guys.

So, what's really happening in the talks between Beijing and the Dalai Lama's representatives in the city of Shenzhen?