Representatives of six world powers on Friday were considering measures against Iran for its refusal to halt nuclear enrichment activities, as the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency warned Tehran not to miss the opportunity to resolve the dispute.

Not everyone can be trusted with a spoon (think asylums and prisons), so a company that develops paper container lids has developed a biodegradable, safe spoon. While its safe paper design ensures your dining partner won't be able to shank you with it, it's shape, complete with a tip labeled 'Eat', ...

While some have criticized Steven Sinofsky for being tight-lipped, the Windows boss insists that he is being prudent, not secretive."Everybody wants to know what's coming and what's next." But, he said, talking too soon, too early is actually a bad thing that just leads to frustration.

The research team describes the study as the first to show that cigarettes themselves could be the direct source of exposure to a wide array of potentially pathogenic microbes among smokers and other people exposed to secondhand smoke.

Astronomers have made a detailed study of a star-forming region inside the Orion Nebula, for the first time getting a close-up look at the birth of a massive star.

Hollywood filmmakers like their women like they like their coffee: shrill, stupid and submissive. And usually not black.

That's the UN's plan; so what would you rather do - wear a Trojan or drive a Prius?

With more than 115,000 barrels per day of Venezuelan oil flowing to this island, Cuba gets more than enough crude to cover its electricity needs. But the government may not have enough cash to keep the lights on.

The lion's roar which has been heard at the start of MGM films since 1924 could soon be either reduced to a purr or silenced completely.

New LED tattoos from the University of Pennsylvania could make the Illustrated Man real (minus the creepy stories, of course). Researchers there are developing silk and silicon implantable devices which sit under the skin like a tattoo. Already implanted into mice, these tattoos could carry LEDs, turning ...