Cosmic Log: High-tech investor Esther Dyson pays $3 million to take cosmonaut training as the backup for a spacefaring billionaire.
NASA's probe beams images on second encounter. Full story
Make mine mean-faced
People readily see faces and traits in cars, and a new study suggests that they prefer cars to appear dominant, masculine and angry. Full story
'Mail Goggles' stymie drunk e-mailing
If you're the kind of person who types tipsy and regrets it in the morning, Google's 'Mail Goggles,' a new test-phase feature in the free Gmail service, might save you some angst. Full story
American shares Nobel physics prize
Two Japanese citizens and an American won the 2008 Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for discoveries that help explain the behavior of the smallest particles of matter.
Hot new views
of Mercury revealed
A NASA probe has begun beaming back stunning new images from its successful second flyby of Mercury, the planet closest to the sun.
Gmail 'Mail Goggles' stymie drunk e-mailing
Here's the scenario: It's Friday night, and what began as an innocent happy-hour margarita morphed into a few pitchers. After all, those tacos were salty.
Gmail 'Mail Goggles' stymie drunk e-mailing
Here's the scenario: It's Friday night, and what began as an innocent happy-hour margarita morphed into a few pitchers. After all, those tacos were salty.
Analysts: Cell phone growth to slow in 2009
The global cell phone market should grow at much slower-than-expected rates next year as consumers put off buying new devices due to deepening economic concerns, according to forecasts from analysts.
'Warhammer Online' delivers the goods
"Warhammer Online" has been touted by industry watchers as the one game capable of dethroning "World of Warcraft." Quite the prophecy, but "Warhammer" largely delivers on its promise to make online gaming inclusive, fun — and not such a grind.
Robot suit for rent in Japan to help people walk
A robotic suit that reads brain signals and helps people with mobility problems will be available to rent in Japan for $2,200 a month starting Friday — an invention that may have far-reaching benefits for the disabled and elderly.




