The dangerous wealth of the Ivy League

America's elite universities' predominance is increasingly defined by the great magnitude of their wealth relative to their modest size and to the rest of the higher-ed universe.

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Scientists discover way to levitate tiny objects

Scientists have found a way to levitate the very smallest objects using the strange forces of quantum mechanics, and said they might use it to help make tiny nanotechnology machines.

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Researchers make car parts out of coconuts

A team at Baylor University has made trunk liners, floorboards and car door interior covers using fibers from the outer husks of coconuts, replacing the synthetic polyester fibers typically used in composite materials.

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Thai police probe club fire that killed dozens

Thailand's interior minister said Friday that a Bangkok nightclub fire that killed about 60 New Year's Eve partygoers could further damage the country's image.

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Man melting snow with blowtorch ignites home

Fire officials in New Bedford, Mass., say a man using a blowtorch to melt ice on his back porch ended up setting his house on fire, causing up to $30,000 in damage.

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Report: Obama had no contact with governor

Barack Obama and his aides did not try to cut any deals with Illinois' embattled governor, who is accused of trying to sell the president-elect's vacant Senate seat, according to an internal review.

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100,000 stranded at Thailand airports

The vacation is over for tens of thousands of tourists in Thailand. But they can't go home.

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Protesters clash with police in Thailand, 1 dead

Thai protesters demanding the government resign clashed with police around Parliament Tuesday. At least one person was killed and more 350 people were injured.

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China keeps car rules imposed for Olympics

China began taking 30 percent of its cars in the capital off the roads in an attempt to make permanent some of the traffic restrictions imposed during the Olympic Games, officials and reports said.

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Palin pushes wedge between Biden, Obama

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Cooking show lands Thai leader in hot water

Thailand's prime minister, who has survived two weeks of militant street protests demanding his resignation, could be booted out of office for a handful of appearances on a cooking show where he whipped up dishes like "salmon coconut soup."

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Cooking show lands Thai leader in hot water

Thailand's prime minister, who has survived two weeks of militant street protests demanding his resignation, could be booted out of office for a handful of appearances on a cooking show where he whipped up dishes like "salmon coconut soup."

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Emergency in Thailand as protests turn deadly

Thai state workers threatened Monday to cut off water, electricity and phone service at government offices and disrupt airline flights in support of protesters trying to bring down the prime minister.

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Thailand protest leaders face charges

A Thai court issued arrest warrants on Wednesday for nine leaders of the anti-government movement whose members are occupying the prime minister's compound in a standoff with riot police.

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Rattlesnakes studied in bid to reduce roadkill

In this arid river valley in southeastern Alberta, Adam Martinson is trying to find out why rattlesnakes cross the road.

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Stuck in the slow lane? 'Traffic' tells you why

In Tom Vanderbilt's new book, "Traffic," he investigates how human nature has shaped traffic and vice versa, answering the fundamental question: "Why does the other lane always seem faster?" An excerpt.

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Images: Roger Federer vs. Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal may have bested Roger Federer in one of the most memorable Wimbledon finals of all time, but it is just the latest chapter in an epic rivalry.

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At 41, Dara Torres is in the swim for a fifth Olympics

Dara Torres is off to an unprecedented fifth Olympics - but even though she's 41 and the oldest woman ever to make the??U.S. Olympic Swim Team, she considers herself just another working mom. ?"The water doesn't know what age you are," she said.

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