Researchers have found an exotic planet made completely of diamond, orbiting an even more exotic star relatively close to Earth.
In what can be called a gem of a discovery, astronomers at the University of Manchester found a rare planet made of diamonds, which orbits a pulsar about 4,000 light years from Earth in the constellation Serpens.
Ministers should now tax unhealthy food as obesity is the most widespread in the U.S. and Britain among the world’s leading economies, experts urged on Friday.
Libyan rebels said Friday morning they were sending in special forces to hunt for Moammar Gadhafi, whose supporters are now pinned down in pockets of resistance inTripoli.
The late Amy Winehouse's acclaimed second and final album Back to Black has become the UK's biggest seller of the 21st century, according to data from the Official Charts Company.
Astronomers have spotted an exotic planet that seems to be made of diamond racing around a tiny star in our galactic backyard.
Libya's rebel council announced Friday morning it has moved from Benghazi to Tripoli even as the hunt for Moammar Gadhafi continues and his loyalists fight on in the capital and elsewhere.
There's a planet made entirely of diamond out there in our Milky Way galaxy that an international team of scientist discovered orbiting a pulsar about 4,000 light-years away. This small diamond planet, which obits the pulsar PSR J1719-1438, is believed to be denser than platinum, but made entirely of oxygen and carbon.
The Gadhafi government carried out a lobbying operation to try to stop NATO's bombardment of Libya, Britain's The Guardian newspaper reported Friday, citing secret documents.
The WikiLeaks organization said Thursday it was releasing tens of thousands of previously unpublished U.S. diplomatic cables, some of which are still classified.
Scientists have discovered something that defies the imagination.
Astronomers Discover a Planet Made of Diamonds
Toxicology results of singer Amy Winehouse has revealed that no illegal drugs were found in her system making her death a mystery, according to a statement made by her spokesman.
Are people buying the HP Touchpad en masse to make a profit of it? Seems that way.
Amy Winehouse's music has come to life after her death as the singer's Back to Black album becomes the U.K's top seller of the 21st Century.
Could Apple tap its cash to buy some promising new companies?
Libyan commandos fighting Muammar Gaddafi came close to capturing the toppled leader on Wednesday when they raided a private home in Tripoli where he appeared to have been hiding, Paris Match magazine said on Thursday.
Four Italian journalists who were abducted near Zawiya in Libya Wednesday have been freed, the Italian daily Corriere della Sera reported on its Web site Thursday.
Canada's Research In Motion Ltd will unveil a new cloud-based social music sharing service called BBM Music, as companies begin to bet on entertainment delivered over the Internet that incorporates social networking features.
Reversing its view from a year ago, a federal appeals court said Verizon Wireless customers must resolve disputes over alleged fraudulent cellphone charges individually through arbitration rather than as a class.
Serbia's world number one Novak Djokovic was named Wednesday, as expected, as the top seed for the August 29-September 11 U.S. Open.
Toxicology results released to the family of singer Amy Winehouse this week raised almost as many questions as they answered, experts said Wednesday, keeping the cause of the Rehab singer's death a mystery.