|  Once 'Extinct' Pinocchio Lizard Pokes His Nose Out  | This ain't no lie: The Pinocchio lizard was thought to be extinct for 50 years, but has been rediscovered in the cloud forests of Ecuador.
| Read More » WildCat Robot Gallops in Video Debut  | Robot makers at Boston Dynamics have unveiled their latest military-funded creation: a four-legged machine called WildCat that bounds and gallops across the ground in an uncannily animal-like way.
| Read More » Literary Fiction May Boost Mind-Reading Skills Reading a piece of fiction could enhance one's "mind-reading" skills, suggests a new study that also reveals a short story by Anton Chekhov may be more effective than a passage penned by Danielle Steel. Read More » US Military Will Use Drones to Spy on North Korea  | The United States military will use long-range surveillance drones to spy on North Korea next year, U.S. government officials announced this week.
| Read More » 10 Dumbest Smartphone Features  | Today's high-end smartphones have a host of whizbang features that differentiate them from their competitors. From Samsung's Multi Window, which lets you view two apps side by side, to LG's QTranslate app, which scans foreign-language text with the camera to translate it in real time, a number of these goodies really do make your life better. However, like spinning rims on a car, many proprietary smartphone features are all style and no substance. These are the dumbest smartphone features today. Dual-Camera Mode
| Read More » 2013 Nobel Prize Winners to Be Announced Since 1901, the awarding of the Nobel Prizes has been among the most closely watched — and, at times, the most controversial — ceremonies in the world. And the 2013 Nobel Prizes, which will be announced over several days beginning Monday (Oct. 7), will not be any different. Read More » Moon Dances with Three Planets in Sky Shows on Sunday, Tuesday  | The moon will meet up with three different planets in the evening sky during two upcoming celestial encounters, one on Sunday (Oct. 6) and the other on Tuesday (Oct. 8).
| Read More » Government Shutdown Could Be Big Setback for NASA and Taxpayers, Former Astronaut Says  | NEW YORK -- The government shutdown could delay NASA's goals and cost taxpayers money, according to one former astronaut.
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