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Reuters reported Tuesday that Massachusetts had issued a subpoena to the investment bank leading the initial public offering of shares in social networking website Facebook.

Bingeing on fructose stunted memory and learning in rats, prompting "high concern" over unhealthy humans.

Bingeing on fructose stunted memory and learning in rats, prompting "high concern" over unhealthy humans.

Eugene Polley, the inventor of the first wireless TV remote control, died Sunday at the age of 96 according to a spokesman for Zenith Electronics.

Two Conservative members of Parliament from New Brunswick are defending the latest round of cuts to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, saying the department's research capacity won't be hurt.

The Conservation Council of New Brunswick is warning consumers that a new organic labeling standard for Canadian seafood products is misleading.

According to a few different estimates, there are hundreds of thousands of Canadians still travelling the information superhighway in the slow lane, using modems and dial-up connections.

Spotted bowerbirds are known for their elaborate courtship ritual, but new research from the University of Exeter suggests that some of the decorating and clearing of its mating area that the birds do is helping a plant that grows near the area propagate.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects around the world are hitting a wall in the face of high costs and a lack of climate policy.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects around the world are hitting a wall in the face of high costs and a lack of climate policy.

Pakistan blocked the social networking website Twitter for several hours because it refused to remove tweets considered offensive to Islam, one of the country's top telecom officials says.

Google has completed a $12.5 billion US deal to acquire cellphone maker Motorola Mobility, the company announced on its blog Tuesday.

Millions in Asia and western North America watched as a rare "ring of fire" eclipse crossed their skies.

A Falcon 9 rocket sent an unmanned capsule into orbit on its way to rendezvous with the International Space Station.

A Falcon 9 rocket sent an unmanned capsule into orbit on its way to rendezvous with the International Space Station.

A rare skeleton of an ancient marine reptile that captures fossilized evidence that the female Ichthyosaur died in childbirth is one of several unique items that will go on display at the Houston Museum of Natural Science's new dinosaur hall when it opens June 2.

Astronaut Chris Hadfield has spent the past four years preparing to pilot a Russian rocket to the ISS, where he will be the first Canadian to command the multi-national orbiting station.

A commercial rocket blasted off early this morning with a load of supplies for the International Space Station, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight.

Still soft ink sacs from 160-million-year-old squidlike animals have yielded pigment matching that of modern cuttlefish.

Still soft ink sacs from 160-million-year-old squidlike animals have yielded pigment matching that of modern cuttlefish.

See stunning images of the annular eclipse that created a "ring of fire" enjoyed by millions of sky-watchers in Asia and the U.S. West.See stunning images of the annular eclipse that created a "ring of fire" enjoyed by millions of sky-watchers in Asia and the U.S. West. Read more

Oversize house mice are consuming millions of endangered Atlantic petrels on the bird's only known breeding area, a new study confirms.

Oversize house mice are consuming millions of endangered Atlantic petrels on the bird's only known breeding area, a new study confirms.

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to take up a Boston University student's constitutional challenge to a $675,000 penalty for illegally downloading 30 songs and sharing them on the internet.

The European Union has given Google "a matter of weeks" to propose remedies to antitrust concerns arising from its alleged dominant position in the online search market.

Wildlife experts in Jasper National Park are worrying about the future of the park's dwindling caribou herds.

Stars whirl in a psychedelic sky, NASA spies a ghostly eye, a cloud-stained moon rises, and more in the week's best space pictures.Stars whirl in a psychedelic sky, NASA spies a ghostly eye, a cloud-stained moon rises, and more in the week's best space pictures. Read more

A "time traveling" solar eclipse will turn the sun into a ring of fire over Asia and the U.S. West.

A "time traveling" solar eclipse will turn the sun into a ring of fire over Asia and the U.S. West.

An engine problem caused the rocket to automatically abort seconds before liftoff. Mission managers now hope to try again Tuesday.

An engine problem caused the rocket to automatically abort seconds before liftoff. Mission managers now hope to try again Tuesday.

A "time traveling" solar eclipse will soon turn the sun into a ring of fire for sky-watchers in parts of Asia and the U.S. West.

A "time traveling" solar eclipse will soon turn the sun into a ring of fire for sky-watchers in parts of Asia and the U.S. West.

The newfound space rock 2012 DA14 will pass so close to Earth in February that it could hit a communications satellite, scientists say.

The newfound space rock 2012 DA14 will pass so close to Earth in February that it could hit a communications satellite, scientists say.

In areas with high foot traffic, installations of special flooring may prove that the answer to meeting energy demand lies right beneath our feet.

In areas with high foot traffic, installations of special flooring may prove that the answer to meeting energy demand lies right beneath our feet.

Dragon is slated to become the first commercial craft to visit the International Space Station—and it should return with used gloves.

Dragon is slated to become the first commercial craft to visit the International Space Station—and it should return with used gloves.

Scientists deploy "leaf packs" to survey threatened water quality in Peru.

Scientists deploy "leaf packs" to survey threatened water quality in Peru.

Buried for 86 million years, a bacterial community lives so sluggishly it's still surviving on a "lunch box" from dino days, a new study says.

Buried for 86 million years, a bacterial community lives so sluggishly it's still surviving on a "lunch box" from dino days, a new study says.

Unsafe conditions on Mount Everest forced a Nat Geo team to cancel plans to ascend via the West Ridge, the expedition leader says.

Unsafe conditions on Mount Everest forced a Nat Geo team to cancel plans to ascend via the West Ridge, the expedition leader says.

But the new data from a NASA spacecraft cast doubt on a popular theory for what triggers the planet-roasting bursts of energy.

But the new data from a NASA spacecraft cast doubt on a popular theory for what triggers the planet-roasting bursts of energy.

A corridor beneath a busy highway in northern Kenya is helping isolated elephant populations reunite, conservationists say.A corridor beneath a busy highway in northern Kenya is helping isolated elephant populations reunite, conservationists say. Read more

Perched on precarious cliff ledges, centuries-old log coffins and "body jars" are the only known traces of an unknown Cambodian tribePerched on precarious cliff ledges, centuries-old log coffins and "body jars" are the only known traces of an unknown Cambodian tribe Read more

A holiday comet, Icelandic auroras, and the Milky Way feature among the winning shots from the International Earth and Sky Photo Contest.A holiday comet, Icelandic auroras, and the Milky Way feature among the winning shots from the International Earth and Sky Photo Contest. Read more

A small fossil bear recently identified in Spain suggests China's giant panda has European roots, a new study says.

A small fossil bear recently identified in Spain suggests China's giant panda has European roots, a new study says.

A supermoon looms, a solar flare erupts, and night-shining clouds glow in this week's best space pictures.A supermoon looms, a solar flare erupts, and night-shining clouds glow in this week's best space pictures. Read more

Born of war, Mother's Day grew to horrify its own mother, whose fight to fix the holiday "cost her everything, financially and physically."

Born of war, Mother's Day grew to horrify its own mother, whose fight to fix the holiday "cost her everything, financially and physically."

An unseen world might be disturbing the orbits of several objects in the outer solar system, new calculations hint.

An unseen world might be disturbing the orbits of several objects in the outer solar system, new calculations hint.

The pleasurable sensation known as "runner's high" may have motivated human and canine ancestors to build endurance, a new study says.

The pleasurable sensation known as "runner's high" may have motivated human and canine ancestors to build endurance, a new study says.