In an apparent slap at the embattled chief of the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has ordered a newly formed outside scientific panel to review its "procedures and practices" -- and more significantly, its management.

A global Internet agency is discussing whether to create a ".xxx" domain name.

Score one more for Einstein. A new study has confirmed his theory of general relativity works on extremely large scales.

Mapping the connections among brain cells could someday prove as revolutionary as mapping the human genome. But tracing synaptic connections between neurons by hand has proven painstakingly slow. Bring on the computers.

Wrestlers in Florida are testing their skills against a new jaw-dropping opponent to find out who was the real swamp king, man or alligator.

While most bathrooms in the U.S. are business as usual, toilets in Japan and in some parts of Europe are high-tech wonders, overflowing with luxurious amenities such as heated seats, sound effects, built-in bidets and lids that raise automatically.

With HTC's upcoming crop of Androids, you'll be able to separate people into two distinct groups: those who spring for the brainier, better-specced Desire, and those who get bowled over by the beautiful, yet lesser-specced Legend.