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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.

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.

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.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Britain?s Prince William and Catherine (Kate) Middleton deserve to have a break from media following the most, most Americans believe.

Market analysts are speculating that Nvidia could be a big beneficiary of the Google-Motorola deal

The Austrian Slacklining enthusiast Michael Kemeter, who has set many records in Highlining and Waterlining, did a wire-walk between two ledges of Austria?s highest peak.

New research results showed that tiny amount of radioactive sulfur leaked from the Fukushima nuclear meltdown in March reached California within days, but researchers now say that the amount was not dangerous to health.

Since NASA has retired its space shuttle program, a private rocket company has stepped in to fill the gap and is in the process of readying a capsule for a liftoff to deliver cargo to the International Space Station.

In March, a small amount of radioactive sulfur from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was detected in California. But researchers now say that the amount was not dangerous to health.

Tiny amounts of radioactive isotopes of sulfur, believed to have traveled by wind across the Pacific Ocean from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, were detected in California, scientists say. But the amounts detected weren't in any way harmful, says Mark Thiemens, a professor of chemistry at the University California, San Diego.

Modern cardio machines come with so many bells and whistles that it's routine to watch a favorite movie, scale a virtual mountain, or share gossip with Facebook friends while getting fit at the gym.

For the first time, the amount of radiation leaked from the Fukushima nuclear meltdown was measured by a team of researchers. And the results show that tiny amounts of radioactive sulfur reached California in the weeks following the meltdown.

Images of the upcoming smartphone were leaked.

Star bond fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach was in discussions to join Western Asset Management Co while he was employed at rival firm Trust Co of the West, he testified on Monday.