World Science & Technology News

The existence of the so-called exoplanets -- planets outside our solar system -- was announced at the European Southern Observatory/Center for Astrophysics, University of Porto conference in Porto, Portugal, according to a statement issued by the observatory. The announcement was...

The newspaper said that after the man refused and assaulted him, the suspect drew a steak knife. "He stabs him right in the neck, possibly the jugular," an unnamed police source was quoted as saying. "Blood everywhere...The attack took place...

Scientists moved Saturday to prepare the world's largest atom smasher for exploring the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine, following more than a year of repairs. The nuclear physicists working on the Large Hadron Collider were...