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Apple is said to launch its next-generation iPhone 5 in early October, and the device could come as a widely compatible "world phone."

New research suggests that oxygen may have been present in Earth's ancient oceans millions of years before it was breathed into the atmosphere.

Walking above the ground or mid-air on a rope or wire is not so uncommon a sight. But slacklining is an exclusive mid-air adventure that involves a practice of walking on stretchable nylon rope.

Russell Armstrong, the alienated husband of the reality show "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Taylor Armstrong was found dead in an apparent suicide on Monday evening at a house in Los Angeles.

First Solar Inc (FSLR.O) on Tuesday said the head of its utility systems business, Jens Meyerhoff, is leaving the company, effective Sept. 30.

KCET, the former PBS station serving Southern and Central California, has entered a partnership with Eyetronics Media and Studios to produce and acquire new series, the companies announced Tuesday. Under the agreement, Eyetronics will provide up to $50 million in funding for the new programs, which will start production in the fall.

Star bond fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach did not instruct anyone to copy analytic systems from his former employer, Trust Company of the West, but did devise a "defensive plan" in the event he would be fired, he testified in court.

Jeffrey Gundlach thought it was "quite likely" that DoubleLine Capital, the firm he launched after being fired by his former employer, was going to fail six months after its formation, he said in court.

PayPal co-founder and early Facebook investor Peter Thiel recently detailed his support for Seasteading Institute, an organization that promises floating libertarian nations on oil rig-type platforms.

Oxygen may have been present on Earth 300 million years before it was breathed into the atmosphere, scientists concluded from a new research.Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology discovered evidence that small aerobic organisms could have evolved to survive on extremely low levels of the gas in undersea "oxygen oases," keeping a low profile in the oceans before its debut in the atmosphere.

Pastor is not a suspect

Jodie Foster is among thousands who in just 45-days raised $200,000 to re-open the Allen Telescope Array that search space for potential extraterrestrial life.

Taylor Armstrong, the estranged wife of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Russell Armstrong, told E! News that "She requests privacy at this time so that she may comfort her young daughter" through a rep. Russell Armstrong, 47 appears to have committed suicide by hanging.

Monday evening marked the latest confrontation of San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) with the hacker collective Anonymous, which ended in partially closing stations due to a crowd of some 150 protesters at Civil Center Station.

The Academy Award winning actor released his self-titled album on Tuesday.

The 45-foot gray whale stranded for more than a month in a California river has died after beaching itself.

Parents with autistic children run a higher risk with a 1 in 5 chance of having a second child with autism, new research has shown.

A study led by Julie Elie from the University of California Berkeley found that male zebra finches formed strong homosexual bonds that were just as loving and affectionate as their heterosexual counterparts.

Russell Armstrong's lawyer said he was broke, distraught

The gigantic white cloud that appears on Titan's surface may be the result of planetary-scale atmospheric waves, scientists say.

A group of flying, rolling Robots called as Swarmanoids stole the limelight and won the best video award at the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Video Competition 2011 last week.