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The International Space Station will be operational until 2020s as NASA, Roscosmos, and partners in Japan, Europe, and Canada have reached consensus regarding the matter. "The international partners have been discussing extending the mission through 2028. At this point, there's no reason we wouldn't do that, said NASA spokesperson Joshua Buck.

Japan?s Prime Minister Naoto Kan has taken his campaign against nuclear energy in Japan to Hiroshima, which became the world's first victim of an atomic bomb on August 6, 1945.

A recent study suggested that Earth might have lost one of its two moons following a collision between the two. But a new study concludes that Earth's orbit would have been stable even without a moon.

For the first time in history, scientists and researchers were able to find a direct connection between tsunamis and the creation of icebergs.

Boeing unveiled its 787 Dreamliner for All Nippon Airways crew at its Everett factory north of Seattle.

Icebergs are twice the size of Manhattan

Stink bugs did not get their names for no reason - they emit an unbearable smell similar to that of rotting garbage when squashed. And now these stink bugs, which caused $37 million worth of damage last year, are returning with a mission to invade, after waking up from hibernation.

Scientists have long suspected icebergs to have a link with earthquakes. Just 18 hours after the tsunami, a foot-high wave struck the ice shelf in Antarctica and broke off giant pieces. The Sulzberger ice shelf is a sheet of ice 260 feet thick, and extends towards New Zealand.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner finally debuted Saturday after three years and billions of dollars were spent on the plane expected to revolutionize air travel.

Sperms produced using mice stem cells may provide clue to treating infertility in men, a recent research predicts.

At one time during the trading session, the Kospi index was down by as much as 7.4 percent.

It is not clear that Moody's or Fitch will follow suit and cut the U.S. credit rating.

In the guessing game of which Asian sovereign credit will be downgraded next, after the United States this weekend, Japan is almost everyone's top pick, and not simply because its debt burden and messy politics are as bad if not worse than America's.

Japan's Nikkei stock average slid more than 2 percent on Monday as weak sentiment following Standard & Poor's downgrade of the United States' credit rating was exacerbated by futures selling after Asian markets tumbled.

The European Central Bank stepped into bond markets on Monday, backing up a pledge to support Spain and Italy with the aim of averting financial meltdown in the euro zone, while the G7 and G20 offered soothing words to investors shaken by a historic downgrade of the U.S. debt rating.

Asian shares fell on Monday and the dollar languished near a record low against the Swiss franc, as investors took fright at a downgrade of the U.S. credit rating, while gold powered to another record just short of $1,690 an ounce.

A U.S. group of executives and ex-athletes seek to bring American-style football to India

Corrupt practices, nepotism, imagery and an inadequate education system responsible for lack of scientific spirit

The U.S. dollar may weaken and Treasury yields rise when Asian markets reopen on Monday, though any selling in response to ratings agency S&P's downgrade of the United States is likely to be tempered by the escalating crisis in the euro zone.

Scientists in Japan successfully produced living sperm from mice stem cells. The research, published in an online academic journal Cell, sheds hope as it is a crucial step in treating human infertility.

The S&P cut in the U.S. long-term credit rating to AA-plus is an unprecedented blow. It called the outlook "negative," signaling another downgrade is possible in the next 12 to 18 months. The U.S. dollar may weaken and Treasury yields rise when Asian markets reopen on Monday.