Farthest explosion found at edge of cosmos?
2011-05-26 17:45:32
A group of researchers claim they've identified the most distant explosion ever detected, an ultrapowerful blast more than 13 billion light years away from Earth.
Shuttle crew reinspects ship for damage
2011-05-26 16:41:55
The shuttle Endeavour astronauts scanned their ship on Thursday for damage from micrometeoroid impacts in advance of departing the International Space Station on Sunday for a return to Earth.
Another woman dies of mysterious virus in ROK
2011-05-26 16:12:19
A pregnant woman has died of pneumonia related to an unidentified virus, nearly 15 days after the same cause brought about the first fatality in South Korea, local media reported Thursday.
Space shuttle commander talks to wife almost daily
2011-05-26 13:45:52
Space shuttle Endeavour commander Mark Kelly says he talks to his wife wounded congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords almost daily by phone.
Flu viruses rode on pig imports into South China
2011-05-26 10:07:10
China may have unwittingly introduced swine flu viruses when it imported pigs from Europeand North America for breeding over the past few decades, researchers said.
NASA abandons contacting with Mars rover
2011-05-25 16:41:09
NASA is ending attempts to regain contact with the long-lived Mars exploration rover Spirit, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) announced Tuesday.
Mushroom extract can stop prostate cancer: study
2011-05-25 16:38:06
An extract from a mushroom can stop the growth of prostate cancer, Australian researchers said on Wednesday.
UN puts off destroying last smallpox viruses
2011-05-25 11:03:18
Health ministers from around the world agreed Tuesday to put off setting a deadline to destroy the last known stockpiles of the smallpox virus for three more years, rejecting a U.S. plan that had called for a five-year delay.
Girls increasingly aborted in India
2011-05-25 15:30:13
More and more Indian families with one girl are aborting subsequent pregnancies when prenatal tests show another female is on the way, according to a new study.
Astronauts take 3rd spacewalk
2011-05-25 15:19:18
A pair of astronauts are spacewalking again outside the International Space Station.
Internet rules at center of 'e-G8' forum in Paris
2011-05-25 14:43:08
France wants better regulation of the Internet. Google's executive chairman says policymakers should tread lightly and avoid "stupid" rules.
Is carpal tunnel syndrome cultural?
2011-05-25 13:46:10
Every year, just more than four out of every thousand Swedish women are diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome, far fewer than those in the United States, according to a Swedish study.