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Acknowledging Climate-Gate, U.N. to Announce Review of Climate Panel

In the wake of errors, cover-ups and scandal, top United Nations officials will announce Wednesday a review of its Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Personal look at genes locates disease causes (AP)

AP - Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the blueprint for human life in a family.

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Ohio Man Claims to Have Captured Evidence of UFOs

Lake Erie, Ohio. resident Eugene Erlikh snapped a half a dozen photos of something unusual floating in the sky -- and believes it shows evidence of UFOs.

Parents give kids fewer bad genes than thought: study (AFP)

AFP - American scientists have for the first time unlocked the genetic code of an entire family, and made a startling discovery -- that parents pass on fewer mutations than previously thought.

How to Map the Human Brain

Mapping the connections among brain cells could someday prove as revolutionary as mapping the human genome. But tracing synaptic connections between neurons by hand has proven painstakingly slow. Bring on the computers.

48 Hawaii-only species given endangered listing (AP)

AP - Wildlife officials lauded Washington's "holistic approach" to conservation in Hawaii after the Obama administration declared 48 species as endangered and announced plans to set aside more than 40 square miles on Kauai as critical habitat to allow the plants and animals to flourish.

Aussie Archaeologists Find Southernmost Signs of Life

Australian archaeologists uncovered what they believe to be the world's southernmost site of early human life, a 40,000-year-old tribal meeting ground, an Aboriginal leader said Wednesday.

Deforestation conference to turn plans to action (AP)

AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy will open a daylong conference Thursday of some 40 nations to start turning plans into action to save the world's forests and help rein in the noxious gases blamed for climate change.

Study Says Cheekbones May Convey Males' Trustworthiness

Is he trustworthy? Forget what the songs say about his kiss, and check out the breadth of his cheekbones.

Baseball's Chief Geek Picks 2010 Winners

Derek Jeter, Albert Pujols and baseball's other greats have barely begun spring training, but a mathematician from New Jersey already knows what kind of season they'll have.

After Climate-Gate, U.N. Submits to Independent Review

In an apparent slap at the embattled chief of the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has ordered a newly formed outside scientific panel to review its "procedures and practices" -- and more significantly, its management.

The Undiscovered Google: 7 Services You Need to Try

Seven useful Google services you may not have tried yet, from a free phone number to a cool new way to peruse the news.