Nevada Science & Technology News

California Highway Patrol spokesman Officers Todd Kettwig said traffic delays have been caused by more than two dozen accidents since Thanksgiving. In more serious incidents, a big-rig truck jackknifed after striking a guard rail at 12:30 p.m. today in westbound...

Calif — Strong winds have suspended operations at Heavenly Mountain Resort, postponing its opening until tomorrow. "On the bright side, we're expecting about a foot of snow from this storm, which should allow us to open more terrain and kick...

Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related, a virus, was detected in 67 percent of 101 patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, U.S. researchers say...Lombardi of the Whittemore Peterson Institute in Reno, Nev., and colleagues say the virus -- earlier detected in prostate cancers...

A partial, fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton at a Las Vegas hotel was not sold at auction because bids were too low, an auction house official says. Thomas Lindgren, co-director of natural history auctions for Bonhams and Butterfields, said the minimum...

Tuesday, October 6, will be the Lyon County Museum Thrift Stores 50% off sale, and everything in the store is included. The store will be open at 10:00 a.m. and close at 4:00 p.m., and there are a great variety...

While nearly half of college students surveyed reported gambling during the past year, a 2005 report shows only 22 percent of colleges have written gambling policies, said the group, which was established last year by the Cambridge Health Alliance and...

Nev. — Dr. Frederick "Fred" Wirth Jr., the physician to America's first test-tube baby, has died, his family said Friday...Wirth died Monday of pancreatic cancer in Carson City, said his wife, Linda Wirth. He moved three years ago to nearby...