Science Jan 27 In Earth flyby, massive asteroid reveals a moon of its own Earth’s close encounter with Asteroid 2004 BL86 on Monday revealed that the massive space object had a traveling companion: its own moon.
World Jan 22 Ebola epidemic in West Africa appears to be ebbing, WHO reports With fewer than 150 cases reported in the last week, the Ebola outbreak seems to be slowing in the hardest hit West African countries, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
World Jan 20 Twitter account of French newspaper 'Le Monde' hacked The Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility Tuesday night for hacking the Twitter account of French newspaper “Le Monde.”…
Science Jan 20 Following minor delays, Atlas V lifts off into night sky An unmanned Atlas V rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Tuesday night with a Navy communications satellite on board.
World Jan 20 Tiger population increases by 30 percent in India After decades of facing extinction and aggressive illegal trade practices, tiger populations in India saw a 30 percent increase since 2001, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters Tuesday.
Nation Jan 20 Without a warrant, police use radar device to peer inside homes More than 50 U.S. law enforcement agencies have outfitted their officers with a new radar device that can detect movements within a building from as much as 50 feet away, USA Today reported Tuesday.
Nation Jan 16 News organizations form coalition to test drones Ten news organizations, including The New York Times and the Associated Press, formed a coalition with Virginia Tech to test unmanned aircraft systems, UAS, for news gathering, the media companies said in a joint statement Thursday.
Science Jan 16 Missing Mars probe Beagle 2 found after 11 years Missing since 2003, British scientists said Friday new high-resolution images revealed that their Mars probe, Beagle 2, had landed safely on the surface of the Red Planet, but failed to fully deploy.
Arts Jan 15 The 2015 Oscar nominations are in "The Grand Budapest Hotel" and "Birdman" led the pack of Oscar nominations, nabbing nine each, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced Thursday morning. Check out the full list of nominations.
World Jan 14 Photo essay: Haiti's earthquake victims wonder where the reconstruction money went On Jan. 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake reduced the impoverished island country of Haiti to rubble, leaving 220,000 dead, another 300,000 injured, and more than a million homeless. Among those that survived also lost limbs to falling walls and…