Wireless Computing and Networks, Intel Core i7, Internet and TV Efforts, and Convertible Classmate PC Press Conference Lead Intel CES News Focus.

Intel is expanding its award-winning Intel® X25-M and X18-M SATA Solid-State Drive (SSD) family by announcing the production release of a 160 gigabyte (GB) capacity drive in a 2.5-inch form factor. The product is shipping now, and a 1.8-inch 160GB

Scottish fighters who died during the second world war had a higher IQ on average than veterans who survived

Physicists are surprised to find that military intelligence has been investigating whether elusive gravitational waves could pose a threat to US security

Summer ice at the North Pole has been reaching record lows, now researchers say that a tipping point has been passed

Their love felt so right, but what if their genes are all wrong? puts her heart on the line with a DNA compatibility test

who founded the ambitious education programme, tells how the cheap, robust XO laptop is spreading rapidly across the poorest areas of the globe

Far from being pushy creatures that bully other species away from water, African elephants seem to create a safe environment for smaller herbivores

Scientists hope to prevent the spread antibiotic resistance in hospitals by stopping the flow of genes between orgy-loving bacteria

Carbonate minerals, which form in the presence of water, have only been found in trace amounts on Mars - until now

Obama's all-star science team is poised to pick up another heavy hitter: John Holdren, a physicist who specialises in energy and the environment

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Indonesia hold firm on its refusal to share its H5N1 virus samples until there are guarantees over a share of the potential benefits

Darwin or Galileo: who did most to cut us down to size? and a host of thinkers decide who really deserves 2009's anniversary crown

Tiny planes with swivelling propeller engines are easier to manoeuvre and can fly faster, says a new patent application

The digested end-product of this cosmic feast could be the ancestors of the supermassive black holes that sit at the centre of galaxies like the Milky Way

A bridge with supports that spring back into place after a devastating earthquake could remain usable afterwards - boosting aid efforts and local economies

A repeat of a notorious "torture" experiment - in which people delivered electric shocks to others when ordered - has come to the same disturbing conclusion

An ice cloud chamber that allows physicists to study the delicate processes that govern snowflake formation could also help predict when snow is likely to fall

A group of 50 US judges decide that a brain scan cannot determine a state of guilt