By IB Times Staff Reporter Astronomers who have been searching for extraterrestrial intelligence for decades are suddenly saying such an encounter might not be a happy one. Aliens might destroy life on Earth or plan to eat or enslave humans… more »

Agence France-Presse Cosmos SYDNEY: A 22-year-old Australian university student has solved a problem which has puzzled astrophysicists for decades, discovering part of the so-called 'missing mass' of the universe during her summer break. Undergrad… more »

By William Branigin and Michelle Boorstein Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, September 9, 2010; 8:59 AM   President Obama urged a Florida pastor Thursday to call off a plan to burn copies of the Koran on Sept. 11, warning that such a "stun… more »

Editor's note: TED, a nonprofit organization devoted to "Ideas Worth Spreading," hosts talks on many subjects and makes them available through its website. (CNN) -- Since the time of Nicolaus Copernicus five centuries ago, people have wondered whether… more »