High dust levels from unusually dry wood are suspected as possible contributors to two devastating B.C. sawmill explosions in the past four months.

Creating a tiny version of a coaxial cable, researchers at the University of California San Diego create smallest laser to date, an advance that could lead to optical computer chips or high-resolution displays.

Solar industry consolidation continues as industry pioneer BP Solar closes down due to rapidly falling solar panel prices.

Cosmic dust is fogging up attempts to study light left over from the Big Bang, and Canadian scientists aim to clear up the problem.

Models underestimate the amount of large dust particles, which increase the sun's influence on global temperatures

A Japanese spacecraft that returned to Earth in June successfully captured dust from an asteroid for the first time in history, scientists say.

"Scratch and sniff" artwork has surprising scent.

Issues continue for the world's top computer maker

The site was run on top of an online tribute site and it turns out the bereaved weren't too happy to see a gadget memorialized like their loved ones.

A team of scientists flew to the Australian Outback on Monday and recovered a Japanese space capsule that they hope contains asteroid samples providing clues into the evolution of the solar system.

China's $1T USD high speed rail gambit leaps ahead

Scientists believe lunar dust heated by the sun is degrading the performance of the Apollo reflector arrays and could explain a strange phenomenon that occurs during a full moon.