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A big explosion hit several government buildings in Oslo, the capital of Norway. Damaged buildings include one containing Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg’s office and a building from the oil ministry.

“The Dark Knight Rises” movie is still a year away, but fans are already buzzing with excitement and speculation. Perhaps the biggest question is whether or not arch-nemesis Bane will break the back of Batman / Bruce Wayne.

The effects of human-induced global warming were reduced by one third by stratospheric aerosols, according to a study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Scientists thought it was volcanoes that caused a mass extinction on earth 201 million years ago (this extinction paved the way for the rise of dinosaurs).

Global warming, a detectable trend in the 1980s and 1990s, all but disappeared in the 2000s.

The Amazing Spider-Man trailer is out. The video shows a completely revamped version of the Spider-Man movie series from Columbia Pictures.

Free Press has released a series of funny yet scathing satirical ads against AT&T's acquisition of T-Mobile. The premise of the ads is what the world would look like if the merger happened.

The Amazing Spider-Man trailer is the latest video to generate a wave of buzz and excitement on the Internet.

The iPhone iris mount is causing quite the stir. The device is exactly what its name suggests: a mount on the iPhone that lets the police scan the eye's iris for personal identification.

Scientists from the California Institute of Technology have created an artificial neural network (or a tiny brain, in the words of the lead scientist) from DNA strands that interact with biochemical inputs.

Apple is hoarding $76 billion in cash. George Soros' hedge fund (run by Keith Anderson) is nearly holding $20 billion in cash, or 75 percent of the assets under management, reported Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources.

Being good-looking helps in politics, especially with voters who are ill-informed and watch lots of television, according to an analysis by political scientists from MIT.

Eating the same food over and over again in successive meals could help people lose weight, according to a study by Leonard Epstein and his colleagues. The study is published in the August 2011 issues of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Harvard computer whiz Aaron Swartz has been indicted by Boston authorities for wire fraud, computer fraud, unlawfully obtaining information from a protected computer, aiding and abetting, and criminal forfeiture.

Global warming is killing polar bears cubs.

NASA's Dawn, locked in orbit around Vesta, has sent back the first ever close-up image of the asteroid (photos below).

NASA's Dawn became the first spacecraft to orbit asteroid Vesta on Saturday. It will remain in the orbit until July 2012.

The Dark Knight Rises, the latest movie in the Christopher Nolan Batman series, showcases perhaps the most interesting characters to date.

NASA spacecraft Dawn has entered into an orbit around asteroid Vesta on Saturday.

Bane is the arch-nemesis of the new Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises. Many casual Batman fans, however, haven't heard of him before.

The Women's World Cup Final score is 2-2 in the match and 3-1 in penalty shootout, in favor of Japan, which won its first ever Women's World Cup.

Want to watch The Dark Knight Rises Trailer on YouTube? The link your friend sent you yesterday might not work. If you Google The Dark Knight Rises Trailer, you'll probably find outdated articles containing embedded videos that have been taken down already

NASA spacecraft Dawn entered into an orbit around asteroid Vesta on Saturday. It will study Vesta until July 2012. Then, it will travel to and study nearby dwarf planet Ceres in 2015.

The Women's World Cup between the US and Japan is still scoreless at the end of the first half. The US was the more aggressive team and had more shots at the goal.

A new breed of bath salts is still legal in 22 US states, according to New York Times. They've only been banned recently in some of the 28 states that deem it illegal.

To watch the US Women's World Cup team play against Japan in the FIFA finals at 2:45 pm ET on Sunday, one has several options online.

Binge drinking impairs the spatial working memory (SWM) of teenagers, especially teenage girls, a study found.

To watch the exciting Women's World Cup Final of USA vs Japan online at 2:45 p.m. ET, you have several options.

Casey Anthony is released from jail on Sunday. What met her, however, was a sea of protestors.