The One Laptop Per Child project is about to find out whether Microsoft., a rival the nonprofit group once derided, is the solution to its problems in spreading inexpensive portable computers to schoolchildren.

While some hip parents are creating their own MySpace pages to keep up with their kids, many parents don't grasp the social-networking site.

A top Cuban official said Friday that Raul Castro's government would consider loosening Internet restrictions on ordinary citizens newly allowed to purchase computers but Washington's decades-old economic embargo makes it impossible.

It is out of the pool and into the federal court for two of the largest U.S. swimsuit makers in a battle over high-tech and high-priced swimwear.

This week, the giant planet Jupiter, poised against the stars of Sagittarius, looms up into view low in the southeast in the middle of the night.

The meandering poles of Jupiter's moon Europa etched tell-tale scars across the satellite's icy surface, a new study finds.

A rare Amur tiger who appears indifferent to her cub is being given a drug to spur milk production in hopes she will begin to care for the little one, the head of the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium said Wednesday.

Think twice before you sign up for an online service using a fake name or e-mail address. You could be committing a federal crime.

Feast your eyes on galactic gems and planetary prizes in Mays installment of The Month in Space Pictures.

Humans top the list of the most intelligent creatures But don't underestimate the other members of the animal kingdom. Scientists say the definition of animal vs. human intelligence is merely a matter of degree.

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who is seeking to oust Yahoo's board of directors in a proxy battle, is a formidable foe who has brought down many corporate CEOs.