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Rover's Laser Instrument Zaps First Martian Rock

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This composite image, with magnified insets, depicts the first laser test by the Chemist...

California Hedge Fund Manager Doug Whitman Found Guilty in Manhattan Federal Court on All Counts for Insider Trading

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DOUG WHITMAN, a portfolio manager at Whitman Capital, LLC, was found guilty today by a jury in Manhattan federal court of cons...

Secondhand Smoke May Impair Children's Cough Reflex

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Secondhand smoke impairs children's vital cough reflex, a new study suggests...

European business to increase R&D spending despite crisis

These 187 companies are responsible for R&D investment worth almost €45 billion, constituting around 40% of the total R&D investment by the 1,000 EU Scoreboard companies, which is a significant share of European bu...