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I have always been startled and fascinated by the sandlike abundance of galaxies sprinkled across the night sky. The most sensitive optical image ever made by human beings, the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, captures some 10,000 galaxies in an area about 1/100th the size of the full moon

A new report suggests that sustainable business practices are not only good for the environment, but improve employee relations, as well. Going green is good for the environment, but how does it affect your business?

Ford is using organically derived materials all over their cars. Why?

A decade ago, Israel had the highest density of start-ups in the world, and attracted more venture capital than anywhere. Today, the entrepreneurial hotbed feels decidedly lukewarm. Author Sarah Lacy analyzes why.

Mergers and acquisitions can create strange bedfellows, but the drawbacks of companies' cultures not meshing together can have an impact on the bottom line. Through all the mergers he's been a part of, Mike Sprouse has yet to see one that doesn't entail at least a few hiccups.

Why do people treat NYTimes.com like Amazon.com? Why do women love AOLNews

How the particles that constitute a proton give rise to is to its rotation, or ‘spin’, is an intriguing open question of contemporary particle physics. A technique that could provide some answers has been developed using the world’s only polarized proton–proton collider. The work was published by the PHENIX Collaboration, which includes researchers from the RIKEN Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) Research Center in Upton, USA.

With images of the Japan earthquake and tsunami fresh in the minds of coastal dwellers everywhere, tsunami science is getting a fresh infusion of interest, and cash, in the U.S. From giant wave basins in Oregon to current-speed detectors in California, the U.S. is expanding its tsunami research, especially in the Pacific Northwest states that researchers say face grave risk of big-wave destruction

This article is the final part of an 8 part series. Read part 7 to learn how to find your economic sweet spot

The raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan was planned and conducted in secret. Only a handful of U.S. officials knew about it in advance, and the international community was kept in the dark.

There's a green card . Then there's silver, gold, and platinum

(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicist Stefano Lepri of the Italian National Research Council and his partner Giulio Casati of the University of Insubria, have published a paper in Physical Review Letters, where they demonstrate through mathematical theory that it should be possible to create asymmetric materials that allow most light or sound waves to pass through in one direction, while mostly preventing them from doing so when going the opposite way.

This article is part 7 of an 8 part series. Read part 6 here . Geoffrey Moore’s latest book, Dealing with Darwin , addresses how to achieve innovation at each stage of a company’s development.

LABOR COSTS Average hourly compensation costs (wages, benefits, payroll taxes) for manufacturing workers, out of 34 surveyed countries: 1. Norway $53.89 14.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act poured $787 billion back into our economy. That spectacular price tag became a centerpiece of the right's campaign against the left leading up to the midterm elections, and prompted the Obama administration to justify the stimulus package's effectiveness as critics tried to paint it as yet another example of wasteful government spending. That's partly why the administration has spent $1 million on road signs touting federally funded projects and $18 million on revamping Recovery.org , a site dedicated to monitoring stimulus spending