PHOTOS: Sky Phenomenons
Strange explosions may be the force behind dazzling phenomenon.

Was L.A. Earthquake a Precursor to the 'Big One'?
Experts: Cannot tell whether small quakes are a sign that big ones may follow.



Earthquake - Earth Sciences - Natural Disasters and Hazards - Technology - Seismicity Reports

'Text Rage' Leads to Alleged Teen Beating
Wayne Treacy, a 15-year-old ninth grader at Deerfield Beach High School, is accused of attempted murder for allegedly brutally beating Josie Lou Ratley after the two engaged in a text message argument.



Deerfield Beach Florida - Attempted murder - Text messaging - Games - Florida

Hollywood and Bollywood join arms to fight piracy (AP)

AP - Hollywood and Bollywood linked arms Thursday to fight piracy, with the announcement of a coalition among the Motion Picture Association of America and seven Indian companies to tackle counterfeiting in one of the world's largest film markets.

The Watt, the Volt and the...Rosenfeld?
In science, units of energy are often named after people who did pioneering work in the field. A watt of electricity is named for James Watt, who made the steam engine practical. The volt comes from Alessandro Volta, inventor of...



James Watt - Alessandro Volta - Steam engine - History - Engineering and Technology

Soyuz Landing: an Undignified Way to Come Home
Ooof. This is why NASA designed the space shuttle to land like a plane. Two space station crew members, American commander Jeff Williams and Russian flight engineer Maxim Suraev, landed their Soyuz TMA-16 spacecraft in three feet of snow this...



NASA - Soyuz TMA-16 - Space Shuttle - International Space Station - Space