Why some stars are bigger than others

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 13:49

Astronomers have used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope to survey the cores of some of the darkest, coldest, and densest clouds in Milky Way galaxy to search for the telltale signs of star formation.

Maybe not sci-fi, but robots readied for big tests

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 02:31

The real world has not caught up yet with "Star Wars" and its talking, thinking robots, but some of the most sophisticated units that exist are heading to Florida this week for a Defense Department-sponsored competition.

11 whales found dead in Florida Keys

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 09:45

Eleven whales presumed to be from the pod that was stranded last week in southwest Florida were found dead over the weekend in the lower Florida Keys, officials said.

11 whales found dead in southwest Florida

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 06:19

Eleven whales presumed to be from the pod that was stranded last week in southwest Florida were found dead over the weekend in the lower Florida Keys, officials said.

Fate of 40 stranded Florida whales unclear

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 21:06

After a three-day rescue effort, the fate of 40 whales hung in the balance, with officials saying they had lost track of two dozen of them in southern Florida.

Kanye West leaves stage during Florida concert

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 14:43

Kanye West halted his show in Tampa Bay, Florida midway after things did not go according to his plan.

Meteorite found in the Sahara sheds light on Martian crust

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 11:40

A meteorite found in the Sahara last year by Bedouin tribesmen is a rock from Mars, revealing that the Red Planet`s crust formed 4.4 billion years ago, scientists reported on Wednesday.

NASA’s MAVEN mission set off for Mars

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 19, 2013, 00:31

The US space agency (NASA) has launched its latest orbiter to Mars Monday on the hunt for clues about why the Red Planet lost much of its atmosphere.

Body of US man who fell from plane likely found

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 16:48

Miami-Dade police say they believe they have found the body of Florida man who fell from a private plane into the waters off South Florida.

Afghan senior official escapes suicide attack: Police

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 16:48

A senior official in northern Afghanistan escaped a suicide attack today as the bodies of six civilians hanged by the Taliban were found dumped by the roadside in the south, police said.

Meet the man who won multi-million dollar jackpot twice

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 13:34

They say, it`s better to be born lucky than rich. Scores of people buy lottery tickets on a routine basis, hoping to strike gold at least once in their lifetime, but most fail.

Alligator found in Florida man`s hot tub

Last Updated: Sunday, October 20, 2013, 13:37

Officials in Florida who went to serve a drug-related warrant in a house made an unexpected discovery in the back yard - an alligator living in a hot tub.