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On the 150th anniversary of its publication an appeal has been launched for a missing notebook in which the scientist jotted important observations. Photograph: Graeme Robertson Today, on the 150th anniversary of a book that changed the world – the...

Dell previously confirmed its plans to enter the smartphone business, and   China Mobile and Claro in Brazil will be the second largest PC maker's first two supporting mobile operators to sell Dell Mini 3 smartphones, Sina Tech reported on Tuesday....

Cowen  |  Columnist for The Christian Science Monitor/ November 16, 2009 edition Streams of electrically charged particles from the Sun and outer space are turning out to be major players in our solar system’s cosmic drama. They help shape planetary...

Microsoft Natal will go for between $50 and $80, and will be released in November 2010, a UK gaming site is reporting. 11.11.09 Microsoft Natal is coming in a year...UK gaming site MCV is reporting those details and more after...

A volunteer high school football coach has pleaded not guilty to shooting his pregnant lover during an argument in the Central Coast town of Paso Robles. Steven Smith, 26, entered pleas Tuesday to two counts of attempted murder and a...

Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica, Dr Hopeton Dunn, said the responsive attitude of the entities has resulted in a significant reduction in the number of complaints to the commission. "Complaints relating to the transmission of sexually explicit and...

Hurricane Ida slammed into Nicaragua's Caribbean coast on Thursday after dumping heavy rain on little-developed offshore islands where hundreds of people were evacuated from flimsy homes. At 10 a.m. EST (1500 GMT) Ida was located about 75 miles north of...

Tropical Storm Ida strengthened off the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua on Wednesday, threatening the Central American nation with torrential rains that could trigger devastating mudslides. Ida, the ninth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, was expected to make landfall...

Endangered.  The species found in Panay, Philippines is hunted by humans for food and overhunting is a serious threat to the remaining population.  : Extinct in the Wild The Kihansi Spray Toad was known only from the Kihansi Falls in...