Expect new insights into new worlds, ongoing controversies, final answers on some lingering mysteries from 2011, and a chance of solar stormy weather

January 3, 2012 3:00am | By John Rennie

To get to information nirvana, companies need people with the right skills to get them there. However, a shortage of data and analytics skills looms.

January 2, 2012 9:33pm | By Joe McKendrick

India's DC Design plans to unveil plans for a sleek, Lamborghini-like auto, which would be the first luxury sports car made on the Subcontinent.

January 2, 2012 6:28pm | By Reena Jana

Embraer beat out U.S.-based Hawker Beechcraft for the $355 million contract and will produce 20 Super Tucano aircraft for the U.S. Air Force.

1 | January 2, 2012 4:27pm | By Channtal Fleischfresser

The energy industry is going to a tumultuous, exciting place to be in 2012. Here's what will impact the industry this year and seven startups to watch.

January 2, 2012 1:15pm | By Kirsten Korosec

In the world's seventh largest city, outdoor advertising is banned. Five years after the law was put in place, how are residents and businesses reacting?

1 | January 2, 2012 9:38am | By Tyler Falk

From wearable computers to multitouch surface tablets, the key to new form factor acceptance will be the extent to which these technologies fit into existing habits and lifestyles.

January 2, 2012 5:24am | By Heather Clancy

Eva Zeisel's biomorphic designs made her a key figure in the home products industry, though she preferred the title "maker of things" over "industrial designer."

January 1, 2012 9:19pm | By Mary Catherine O'Connor

Residents of a Bavarian village waited for enough snow to build their biggest construction project in a century.

January 1, 2012 7:40pm | By Sun Joo Kim

PARIS -- The Groundhouse in Brittany is taking carbon footprints to task. UK expats implement new designs with old technology to create a zero carbon house in the French countryside.

January 1, 2012 12:15am | By Bryan Pirolli

The plan is to launch hacker satellites into space.

1 | December 31, 2011 6:54pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

This is important for the kinds of tests needed for malaria and pregnancy.

December 31, 2011 4:31pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

It's a touching story worth sharing.

December 31, 2011 3:13pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

A good diet might keep Alzheimer's away.

December 31, 2011 2:26pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

On Thursday, China unveiled a five-year plan for its space exploration program that includes putting laboratories in space, building space stations and collecting samples from the moon.

December 31, 2011 9:32am | By Laura Shin

On January 1, 2012, something unprecedented will happen: The first global carbon tax will go into effect. It will affect only airlines that fly in and out of Europe, but since that's pretty much...

1 | December 31, 2011 5:00am | By Christopher Mims

MEXICO CITY -- The country's capital is in the process of a major makeover of its historic center, and nowhere is the urban renewal more evident than on Regina Street downtown.

December 31, 2011 5:00am | By Lauren Villagran

This year marked the discoveries of several planets that resemble Earth in various ways, bringing us ever closer to finding a truly Earth-like planet.

December 31, 2011 3:32am | By Laura Shin

HONG KONG -- The massive proposed project is essential if the city wants to stay on top. But is continued growth worth all the costs?

1 | December 31, 2011 12:03am | By Vanessa Ko

MELBOURNE -- A global research study seeks to understand how modern paints perform over time.

December 30, 2011 11:45pm | By Lieu Thi Pham