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Scientists have found new evidence of possible salt water flows on Mars, which could lead to traces of life being found on the red planet.

In one of the world's biggest lawsuits, Apple Inc has sued Samsung Electronics for slavishly copying the 'look and feel' and 'design' of its products iPad tablet and iPhone smartphone. Both Samsung and Apple entered into a legal battle over patent infringement in the month of April 2011. Samsung counter sued Apple in 4 countries in 3 different continents.

Vampire bats' ability to sink their teeth into prey's body without missing the vein and feed on rich blood has provided fodder for a number of myths. Scientists say it is the bats' highly evolved noses that guided them in the dark. But how the nose helped in spotting blood remained a mystery.

Former Baltimore Orioles third baseman Doug DeCinces agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle insider trading charges filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Thursday.

LinkedIn Corp (LNKD.N) projected faster-than-expected 2011 revenue growth after chalking up a surprise second-quarter profit, as the professional networking site sets off to prove it can fulfill the promise of its monster IPO and rich valuation.

After the terrible rout in markets on Thursday investors spoke of holding fast and even poking around for buying opportunities, but that's hard when the market is likely facing another weak U.S. jobs report on Friday.

China's top official newspaper on Friday dismissed as irresponsible suggestions Beijing was the state actor behind massive Internet hacking of governments and companies that security company McAfee this week said it had discovered.

Humanity has come to terms with being alone in the wilderness of the universe with every single speculation on spotting intelligent extra terrestrial life yielding no result. Aliens thus exist only in our imagination fueled by colorful fictitious characters.

China's top official newspaper on Friday dismissed as irresponsible suggestions that Beijing was the state actor that security company McAfee said this week was likely behind massive Internet hacking of government and companies.

Hayward Police said that the suspect or suspects in the 26-year-old missing nursing student Michelle Le are being narrowed down and are confident that an arrest will take place in the near future.

NASA spacecraft will launch a five-year journey on Friday to conduct a deep examination of the interior of the largest planet in the solar system to see if there is actually a hidden core below the thick atmosphere.

Scientists have found the heat-sensing mechanism that vampire bats used to detect and hunt their next meal. These bloodsuckers have specially evolved nerves located near the nose, which they use to identify the highest concentration of blood close to the skin of their prey. Researchers knew that the pits on vampire bats' noses enable them to find blood, but they weren't sure how it happened.

Cleetus Friedman is convinced consumers will continue to pay a premium for healthier, locally sourced food, despite the sluggish economy that has many watching their wallets.

Digital textbook company Inkling announced Wednesday that is has scored $17 million in second-round funding from Tenaya Capital to compete with major competitors entering the space.

But experts warn the rules must be part of a much larger strategy by utilities to prevent financial fraud and other security breaches

A primordial collision of two moons that once orbited Earth explains why the present-day moon is a bit lopsided and its far side much rockier than the lunar surface facing our planet, scientists said Wednesday.

The U.S. Air Force is suspending an ethics course that had nuclear missile launch officers consider the moral implications of a nuclear strike by reading Bible quotes.

Another alarming outbreak of drug-resistant salmonella, that has killed one person in California and sickened at least 76 others in 26 states since March, has lead meat giant Cargill Inc. to recall 36 million pounds of ground turkey. It is one of the largest meat recalls ever, according to the Agriculture Department.

The collision of two moons orbiting Earth may have resulted in the planet's present-day lopsided moon, scientists say. Research published on Wednesday in the journal Nature states that in its younger years, Earth's moon was shadowed by a lightweight companion that was about one-thirteenth of its mass.

The images of the findings show flows lengthen and darken on rocky equator-facing slopes from late spring to early fall, and the seasonality, latitude distribution and brightness changes suggest a volatile material is involved, but there is no direct detection of one, NASA said.

New York City has announced its plan to spend $127 million in public and private funds on the launch of a major policy initiative to help the minority youth in the city.Mayor Michael Bloomberg and hedge fund manager George Soros will each donate $30 million according to the mayor's office.