Whether it's a grieving dog, a depressed horse or even a whale mysteriously beaching itself, there is a long history of animals behaving suicidally, behavior that can help explain human suicide, says newly published research.

[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:31:35 GMT]
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Even if the "Underwear Bomber" had exploded his device on Christmas Day, the Airbus A330 would have survived, according to an experiment conducted by a BBC documentary team.

[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:01:19 GMT]
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Some chickens have sexual-identity issues, waddling around with half-male and half-female plumage.  Now researchers have figured out the cause of the gender-confusing traits: Half of their bodies are full of female sex cells, while the other half contains mostly male cells.

[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:35:46 GMT]
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In a scientific breakthrough that opens a window to now-extinct animals from the prehistoric past, researchers have just successfully recovered DNA from several fossilized eggshells collected from Australia, New Zealand and Madagascar.

[Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:43:19 GMT]
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American physicist Sally Ride achieved lasting fame in June 1983 when she became the first American woman to travel in space as a crew member of the Space Shuttle Challenger.
[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:07:46 GMT]
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The violent temblor ? the fifth most powerful quake ever measured ? shifted other parts of South America as well, from the southern tip of the continent to northern Brazil.

[Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:00:57 GMT]
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Four newly identified worm species, including one that sports an unusual green color, have been found wriggling in the sands of the Great Barrier Reef.

[Tue, 9 Mar 2010 22:00:29 GMT]
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Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: How did Chile's killer earthquake compare with Haiti's? How much shorter will each day be in the quake's wake? The answers are more complex than the raw numbers suggest.

[Fri, 5 Mar 2010 19:53:46 GMT]
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Untapped reserves include deposits of both "light" and "heavy" rare earths ? families of minerals that help make everything from TV displays to magnets in hybrid electric motors.
[Tue, 9 Mar 2010 20:31:46 GMT]
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Scientists think they've finally found the real location of a city called Neta'im mentioned in the Bible.

[Tue, 9 Mar 2010 21:23:30 GMT]
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After a month in quarantine, American-born panda Tai Shan paced around his new home in southwest China as he was put on public display Tuesday for the first time since his much-anticipated arrival in the country.

[Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:31:46 GMT]
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