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BBC News
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Japanese car manufacturer Honda has begun the first commercial production of a zero-emission, hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicle.
The four-seater, called FCX Clarity, runs on hydrogen and electricity, emitting only water vapour.
Honda claims the veh..
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MSNBC
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U.S. sales of video game hardware and software were $1.12 billion in May, up 37 percent from a year earlier, with Take-Two Interactive Software's "Grand Theft Audio 4" the best-selling title for the month, market researcher NPD said in a report on Thursda..
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MSNBC
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The “Metal Gear Solid” video game series generates fan fervor to rival any “Star Wars” movie or Apple iProduct. What started as an action-meets-sci-fi title for the Japanese MSX2 computer in 1987 has become a deeply beloved, multi-platinum hit mac..
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MSNBC
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Scientists have grown a tree from what may be the oldest seed ever germinated.
The new sapling was sprouted from a 2,000-year-old date palm excavated in Masada, the site of a cliff-side fortress in Israel where ancient Jews are said to have killed them..
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MSNBC
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I can’t say that “fun” is the first word that comes to mind when playing the computer game called “ICED.” And I wouldn’t dare use the term “entertaining” to describe a rhythm game called “Hush.” And as for “Darfur is Dying,” I wasn..
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BusinessWeek
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With Microsoft out of the picture, Web search king Google strikes a search ad deal with Yahoo. But where does that leave the struggling portal?
After more than four months of Sturm und Drang, the blockbuster Internet deal of the year is over, with only..
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MSNBC
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It was, in fact, not hot enough for Arianna Huffington. Waiting in the horrid humidity of the New York City heat wave, “Is it hot enough for ya?” seemed the obvious question, and so Netiquette posited it to every Webby winner who came down the line...
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MSNBC
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin has put down $5 million toward a flight to the international space station with the company that has sent millionaires and even a billionaire into orbit.
Virginia-based Space Adventures announced the identity of the future..
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MSNBC
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I think Hitler was a beginner compared to the comic-book industry,” wrote psychiatrist Frederic Wertham in his 1954 book, “Seduction of the Innocent,” which linked comics to the rise in juvenile delinquency.
Video-game fans hear this kind of outr..
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MSNBC
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Gamma rays are blamed for making Bruce Banner the Incredible Hulk. But what are gamma rays and what can they really do?
Gamma rays are the highest energy form of light. The rainbow of visible light that we are most familiar with is just part of a far b..
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MSNBC
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If you have already played "LEGO Star Wars" from developer Traveler's Tales, you have — to some degree — played "LEGO Indiana Jones."
The two games are sewn from the same DNA strands: Cherished blockbusters retold with cubist flair, as big-screen a..
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MSNBC
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“There are phones from Nokia that play music with gigabytes of on-board storage, have full GPS navigation capabilities, take higher resolution pictures — with a flash for taking pictures indoors — and use the same Web browser as the iPhone,” he sa..
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MSNBC
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International scientists say they are almost certain a mud volcano that displaced tens of thousands of villagers in central Indonesia was caused by faulty drilling of a gas exploration well — not an earthquake as claimed by the company.
Debate over t..
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MSNBC
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ChangeWave Research, in its survey, found that “by a huge margin,” BlackBerry owners say the device’s “exceptional access to e-mail is the feature they like best,” while for iPhone owners, it’s the “extraordinary integration of phone, iPod a..
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MSNBC
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Before returning home, Discovery's astronauts will pull out the laser-tipped inspection boom that they retrieved from the space station after it was left by another shuttle in March, and survey their ship's wings and nose cap.
The laser survey normally..
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MSNBC
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June has arrived and for Apple fans and investors that means just one thing — a new iPhone.
The encore to the original iPhone, which launched nearly a year ago amid unprecedented industry buzz, is widely expected to be the main attraction when Chief..
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MSNBC
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You are used to paying extra if you use up your cell phone minutes, but will you be willing to pay extra if your home computer goes over its Internet allowance?
Time Warner Cable Inc. customers — and, later, others — may have to, if the company's t..
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MSNBC
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Scientists are learning more about how zoo animals feel and how a toy or a little training can sometimes help cut the endless pacing and other repetitive behaviors that are often assumed to be signs of distress.
Some big cats want a high perch from whi..
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MSNBC
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Organizers of an effort to get UFO reports taken more seriously teased journalists on Friday with glimpses at dark, grainy video showing what appeared to be a face peeping up from a window.
The video was played at a downtown Denver news conference, aft..
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MSNBC
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A new road being paved from Peru into Acre will likely bring in hordes of poor settlers. Other Amazon roads have led to 30 miles of rain forest being cut down on each side, scientists say.
While "uncontacted" Indians often respond violently to contact..
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