Crossing the icy unknown, hunting climate clues

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Mar 21, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (29) | 0

(AP) -- On the 27th day of their trek, a dozen "black specks" of humanity crawling across Antarctica's vast white silence, Lou Albershardt heard a sound she'd never heard in two decades on the ice.

British medics let sick baby die after court ruling

Medicine & Health / Other

Mar 21, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (5) | 2

A seriously ill baby boy in Britain died Saturday, the day after his parents lost a legal battle to force doctors to keep him alive.

'Delicious' new grape debuts

Biology / Ecology

Mar 21, 2009 | 3.6 / 5 (5) | 0

Researchers at the University of Florida have introduced 'Delicious', a new muscadine grape cultivar. 'Delicious' ripens early, produces high yields, and is disease-resistant. The black fruit features exceptional taste and ...

Feinstein seeks block solar power from desert land

Technology / Energy

Mar 21, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (4) | 10

(AP) -- California's Mojave Desert may seem ideally suited for solar energy production, but concern over what several proposed projects might do to the aesthetics of the region and its tortoise population ...

Astronauts go on 2nd spacewalk at space station

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Mar 21, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (4) | 0

(AP) -- Astronauts took another spacewalk at the international space station Saturday, this time to lighten the workload for future crews.

Third bidder joins race for Satyam

Technology / Business

Mar 21, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The board of India's Satyam Computer Services met Saturday to review a list of bidders for the fraud-hit outsourcer as a third company announced it had joined the race.