Young planets around other stars may be easier to spot because they stay hotter for a few million years, much longer than astronomers have previously estimated.

It’s here, folks. The first beta release of the next major version of the Firefox web browser is available for download.

When Valerie Plesko came home to find a black bear dangling from a cluster of tree limbs in her backyard, she grew concerned. She feared for the bear, she said, not herself.

From hackers to DNA decoders to copyright crackers, each of these elite members of the technorati have caused enough of a stir to make their peers nervous. In no particular order, here are the who's who of this year's digital underground.

Iceland's benchmark stock index plunged 77 percent, the biggest decline on record, as trading resumed after a three-day suspension and the nationalization of the country's largest banks.

A German court has ruled that Google's image searches aren't allowed to display thumbnails of copyrighted images, and says that it's Google's job to figure out what's copyrighted.

Advertisers have told Justice Department officials that the partnership will limit competition, raise prices and reduce choices.

B.J. Upton, Evan Longoria and the rest of the Tampa Bay Rays are bashing their way through their first trip to the playoffs.