U.S. sales of video game hardware and software rose 47 percent from a year earlier, as Take-Two Interactive Software's "Grand Theft Auto 4" and Nintendo's Wii console stole the show.

Actor Harrison Ford, who helped glamorize archaeology on the big screen, is lending his star power to the Archaeological Institute of America.

Peering beneath the ice at the north pole of Mars has now revealed the Red Planet may be surprisingly colder than was thought. Any liquid water that might exist on Mars therefore might be hidden deeper than once suspected, closer to that world's warm heart, researchers suggested.

There's no doubt that the overwhelmingly positive reviews for "Grand Theft Auto IV" helped its sales. But did the game deserve all those perfect marks?

The El Nio phenomenon that has puzzled climate scientists in recent decades may have assisted the first trip around the world nearly 500 years ago.

As more information becomes available from international "UFO files," investigators are able to take a second look at some celebrated cases. Consider the mystery of the 1984 Minsk UFO sighting.

A Los Angeles federal grand jury indicted a Missouri woman on Thursday over an alleged role in a MySpace online hoax played on a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide.

Marrying the refrigerator door and personal technology has been a challenge for several companies much of the past decade. But newer efforts combine more practical approaches.

Rex Jameson who works for robotics firm Sarcos Inc., which is under contract with the U.S. Army is helping assess a 150-pound suit's viability for the soldiers of tomorrow. The suit works by sensing every movement the wearer makes and almost instantly amplifying it.

Newly discovered remains mark the youngest known supernova remnant in the Milky Way, snagging the record from the previous holder, 330-year-old Cassiopeia A.

Video games are no stranger to controversy. Since the early days of gaming, theres been much debate over what content should and shouldnt be permitted and its a pretty safe bet to say that the battle will continue to rage on.

Glowing reviews, huge sales everyone loves "Grand Theft Auto IV," right? Not exactly. There are some naysayers or, at least those that do not offer absolute praise. But these critics are boxing a glacier.