Amateur British historian, Gavin Menzies, incited headlines around the globe in 2002 with his claim that Columbus was beat to America by Chinese sailors 70 years before. Now, he has set out to clarify the nature of the multitude of...

In California's Mojave Desert, British business tycoon Richard Branson has unveiled Virgin Galactica's first space tourism jet that will soon launch high-paying tourists into sub-orbit. The jet unveiled today will act as the base for a spacecraft to be released...

After 7 nuclear talks, the UN, EU and US have failed to sway Iran in their pursuit of an enhanced uranium enrichment program. After a brief period of silence, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today that the country has dramatically...

Chrysler told its dealer today that the company would no longer offer customers the option to lease its vehicles through the company's finance arm effective August 1. This decision accompanies falling resale values of gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs continue to...

Material like wood chips, garbage or crop waste may amount to more than just trash after all - a new industry selling motor fuel from waste has been catapulted into the spotlight by a solution-starved US, with the first commercial...

While soy milk is determinedly the more eco-conscious choice, it is not easy to compare it with cow's milk, despite common marketing as a dairy substitute. The two products are very different substances and also require very diverse production processes,...