Robotics researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed small flying machines called nano quadrotors capable of insect-like maneuverability in the air.
Groundhog Day is upon us. Up in Punxsutawney, Penn., the famous prognosticating groundhog Phil may see his shadow this year. We could be in for six more weeks of winter. Never mind the fact that it's been so unseasonably warm that Al Gore started writing the script for his next Oscar-winning documentary called Ha! I Told You So. If Phil says winter will continue then, by golly, it will.
Weather prognosticating groundhog Punxsutawney Phil makes his annual prediction on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania for Groundhog Day 2012.
In an e-mail reply to a fan, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the company's newest hire, senior VP of retail John Browett, was the best by far among the candidates eligible for the position.
Groundhog Day is tomorrow, February 2nd, which means that one of our furry friends will be informing us on weather we should be packing up the winter coats and breaking out the flip flops, or stocking up on more hot chocolate. So how exactly do Phil's predictions work?
Moving closer to securing the Republican presidential nomination, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney won a major victory in Florida primary Tuesday, raising the question of whether it is all over for Newt Gingrich.
Matthew Strawn was criticized for declaring Mitt Romney the winner of the Iowa caucus on Jan. 3 by eight votes. A final tally, however, showed Rick Santorum winning the caucus with a 34-vote lead over the former Massachusetts governor.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney appears to be on the verge of a convincing victory in the Florida primary, but his opponents are working to ensure that outcome will not be a knockout blow.
A hotel guest who stayed at Las Vegas' Luxor hotel died after contracting Legionnaires disease at the resort, it emerged Tuesday. The holidaymaker, who has yet to be identified by health officials, contracted Legionnaires after staying at the resort in December 2011.
Last week, U.S. Special Operations Forces went in to rescue the two hostages from their Somali kidnappers on orders from President Barack Obama.
Apple has selected John Browett to be the company's new senior vice president of retail, replacing Ron Johnson, who left Apple in June 2011 to become CEO of J.C. Penney. So who is Apple's new retail head?
Mitt Romney's lead over Newt Gingrich has grown to 15 percentage points in Florida, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday found on the day before the state's Republican primary.
A new poll released Monday said more GOP voters think the Republican presidential contenders are only fair or poor.
With one day to go before the Florida primary, Mitt Romney is widening his lead ahead of Newt Gingrich. And a new USA Today/Gallup poll reveals one reason why: Romney is perceived to be significantly more presidential and more authentic than the former speaker of the House.
Trisomy 18 is a genetic disorder in which a person has a third copy of material from chromosome 18, instead of two copies. Unlike Down syndrome, which is also caused by a chromosomal defect (also called Trisomy 21), Trisomy 18 is much more life-threatening in early ages, according to the Trisomy 18 Foundation.
She had a very tough go of it, Santorum said. But she rallied. His three-year-old daughter Bella, who has been diagnosed with Trisomy 18, was rushed to the hospital this weekend after developing pneumonia in both lungs, causing the GOP primary candidate to abandon his campaign for the Florida primary to stay with her in the hospital.
U.S. consumer spending was flat in December as households put the largest rise in income in nine months into their savings, potentially signaling slower consumption early in 2012.
White House hopeful Mitt Romney's lead over rival Newt Gingrich has edged up to 12 percentage points in Florida, with just two days remaining before the state's Republican primary, according to results of a Reuters/Ipsos online poll released on Sunday.
With just three days remaining before Florida's Republican primary, Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, led Gingrich, a former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, by 43 percent to 32 percent among likely voters in Florida's January 31 primary, according to Reuters/Ipsos online poll results on Saturday.
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich received the endorsement of former opponent Herman Cain on Saturday, and he vowed to fight until the end no matter what happens in Florida's primary election on Tuesday.
White House hopeful Mitt Romney widened his lead over rival Newt Gingrich in Florida to 11 percentage points on Saturday from 8 points a day earlier, according to Reuters/Ipsos online poll results, as he cemented his front-runner status in the Republican nomination race.
Many Republicans are concerned that the bitter nomination fight between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich may already have damaged both of them to the extent that neither would be able to defeat Democratic President Barack Obama in the Nov. 6 general election.
