December 2013 saw a variety of temperature extremes both cold and warm and in some cases at the same locations. The most notable was the heat wave in Argentina. However, in general, extreme ...

With the top seven automakers reporting sales, the industry is on track to end December 2013 about flat with December 2012. Don’t call it a sputter just yet. Recall that December 2012 was a decent ...

For older Image of the Day pictures, please visit the Image of the Day archives. Pictured: NGC 2467. Monday, Dec. 2, 2013: This image of Martian terrain shows the intersection of several fractures on ...

This past week the US House of Representatives voted 332 to 94 in favor of changes to the federal budget for 2014. The House vote in effect adopted the proposals of the ‘Joint Congressional Committee’ ...

The Xbox One and and PlayStation 4 both sold well, but Microsoft’s latest console bested its Sony counterpart … although both are behind Nintendo’s 3DS. Gamers spent $3.28 billion on new physical ...

U.S. automakers closed out 2013 with weak sales figures, reporting a seasonally-adjusted sales rate of 15.6 million units in December when analysts called for 16.0 million. Chrysler and Ford were in ...

According to Autodata, U.S. auto sales came in at a seasonally-adjusted annualized rate of 15.6 million units in December, which was well below the 16.0 million expected by analysts. Detroit's big ...

Monday, Dec. 16, 2013: Yellow-dotted tracks of asteroids appear to zip past the Helix nebula, a dying star, in this image obtained by NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE). However, a vast ...