Scientists excited by experiments with $10B Big Bang machine, see discoveries coming soon

Scientists excited by Big Bang machine experiments

Team behind solar plane project plans to fly prototype across Switzerland

Solar plane team plans flight across Switzerland

Stem cell researcher, Brazilian mathematician and father of micro-history win Balzan prizes

Japanese stem cell researcher wins Balzan prize

UN climate chief: Poor countries right to expect ‘green aid’ be on top of poverty relief

UN: Climate funds shouldn’t divert poverty aid

US Air Force takes charge of $2 billion antimatter detector en route for last shuttle to space

Antimatter detector to catch last shuttle to space

Astronomers find star with up to 7 planets; 1 could be smallest found outside solar system

Experts: Exoplanet could be smallest ever found

European astronomers find star system with at least 5 Neptune-like planets, suspect more

Scientists find system with 5 Neptune-like planets

4 teams to trace route of solar taxi for zero emissions race around the world

Solar taxi driver plans global zero emissions race

Scientists at Paris forum want to build on atom collider success with new smasher

Big Bang investigators want new atom smasher

Swiss solar plane touches down safely after completing historic 24-hour test flight

Solar plane lands after completing 24-hour flight

Experimental Swiss solar plane on 24-hour flight test, hoping batteries will last all night

Swiss solar plane flying high in crucial test

Swiss solar plane takes off for first 24-hour flight testing if batteries will last all night

Solar plane takes off for 24-hour test flight

Major climate decisions brewing in obscure ozone treaty talks

Major climate decisions may come from ozone treaty

Swiss scientist Michael Graetzel wins €800,000 technology prize for cheap solar cells

Swiss solar cell inventor wins technology prize

Blue Ridge Parkway, ‘America’s Favorite Drive,’ celebrates 75th anniversary

Blue Ridge Parkway celebrates 75th anniversary

UN study finds some evidence of cell phone link to cancer _ but results inconclusive

Study on cell phone link to cancer inconclusive

UN study: Link between cell phone use and brain cancer inconclusive

Study: Cell phone-brain cancer link inconclusive

Major industry-funded study on link between cell phone use and brain cancers is inconclusive

Major study on cell phones and cancer inconclusive

Dozens of urns with human ashes found in Lake Zurich, ties to assisted suicide group pondered

Dozens of urns with human ashes in Lake Zurich

Reports on toxic waste dumping, US military contractors win Daniel Pearl journalism award

Story on toxic waste wins Pearl reporting award

Electric eco-cars have not yet won the race; hydrogen-powered engines may make a comeback

Hydrogen still in the eco-car race

BERLIN — Hydrogen, one of Earth’s most abundant elements, once was seen as green energy’s answer to the petroleum-driven car: easy to produce, available everywhere and nonpolluting when burned.

Geneva atom smasher sets record high-energy collisions in search for universe’s mysteries

Geneva atom smasher sets collision record

GENEVA — The world’s largest atom smasher conducted its first experiments at conditions nearing those after the Big Bang, breaking its own record for high-energy collisions with proton beams crashing into each other Tuesday at three times more force than ever before.

Geneva atom smasher set for first try at record high-energy collisions

Geneva atom smasher set for record collisions

Geneva atom smasher sets March 30 for first try at record high-energy collisions

Geneva atom smasher to try record collisions

World’s largest atom smasher near Geneva seeks discoveries into dark matter later this year

Geneva atom smasher seeks dark matter discoveries

Geneva auto show opens 80th edition on note of optimism as questions remain over hybrid future

Geneva auto show opens 80th edition to public

Hybrid or Hype? Automakers show off new fuel cars but expect gas to dominate for a while

Automakers show off hybrids at Geneva Auto Show

World’s largest atom smasher in Geneva cautiously restarts in runup to new science experiments

Atom smasher restarts to prepare for new science

AP Enterprise: How restricted nuclear equipment ended up where it wasn’t supposed to _ Iran

AP Enterprise: How nuclear equipment reached Iran

UN agency favors export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna at endangered species meeting

UN agency favors ban on bluefin tuna exports

Mexican leader seeks money, political will for 2010 climate deal from govts, CEOs at Davos

Mexican leader seeks climate commitments at Davos

Debate at Davos focuses on tackling climate change without breaking the bank

US President Barack Obama welcomes Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
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Debate at World Economic Forum focuses on tackling climate change without breaking the bank

Davos leaders, CEOs debate climate change moves

AP Interview: UN climate chief says global warming still a danger despite scandals over data

UN climate chief plays down scandals

DAVOS, Switzerland — U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer says recent scandals over climate data are unfortunate but don’t discredit the view that the earth is warming and humans must act.

At World Economic Forum, a focus on tackling climate change without breaking the bank

In Davos, climate change takes forefront

DAVOS, Switzerland — More than a month since the U.N. climate change talks in Denmark ended without definitive agreement, protecting the environment is the top issue at the World Economic Forum.

Oil executives in Davos point to ‘game changing’ role of natural gas found in shale rock

Oil executives talk up shale gas at Davos

DAVOS, Switzerland — New reserves of natural gas found in shale rock are a “big deal” and a “game changer.”

Swiss court acquits geologist accused of causing earthquake damage by heat mining project

Swiss court acquits geologist in earthquake trial

World’s largest atom smasher in Geneva shuts to prepare for higher energy, discovery next year

Atom smasher preparing 2010 new science restart

World’s largest atom smasher in Geneva ramps up collisions before year-end break

Atom smasher ramps up collisions before year end

Switzerland’s Janka wins GS; 1st man since ‘07 with 3 consecutive World Cup victories

Janka wins GS for 3rd World Cup victory in a row

Switzerland’s Janka leads after 1st run of GS, aiming for 3rd win in row; Miller skis out

Janka leads after 1st run of GS; Miller skis out

Carlo Janka takes World Cup downhill for 2nd win in a row; Miller 4th in risky run

Carlo Janka wins WCup downhill; Bode Miller 4th

US skiers Ligety and Miller struggle; Janka leads a 1-2 Swiss finish in super combined

Janka wins a World Cup super combined event

World’s largest atom smasher breaks power record in new success after many disappointments

World’s largest atom smasher breaks power record

Geneva Big Bang machine beats US lab record, sends proton beams over 1 trillion electron volts

Geneva Big Bang machine beats Chicago lab record

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