The Beer Barrel

In the study of a major city in ancient Pakistan, one of every 10 finds is related to playing games. Cynthia Graber reports

Many of us have plenty of leisure time to devote to trying out the latest Wii game or even watching others play poker on TV. But this focus on play is nothing new, says a researcher at Sweden’s University of Gothenburg....

SOLANA BEACH, Calif. — A San Diego County man is selling what he believes to be the desk set that Adolph Hitler used to sign the historic 1938 Munich Pact.

The 50-pound brass inkwell bears the initials "AH" and the Nazi eagle and swastika.

Memorabilia dealer Craig Gottlieb of Solana Beach estimates it will bring up to $1 million.

He says...

A drug derived from the curry spice turmeric may be able to help the body repair some of the damage caused in the immediate aftermath of a stroke.

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles are preparing to embark on human trials after promising results in rabbits.

Their drug reached brain cells and reduced muscle and movement...

"The net is getting a little safer for Google users Thursday, as the company is unveiling an option for Google users to lock down their accounts with more than just a password.

Starting Thursday all Google users can choose to turn on a so-called "two-factor authentication" feature, which will require them to type in a special, short-lived...

Robots could soon have an equivalent of the internet and Wikipedia.

European scientists have embarked on a project to let robots share and store what they discover about the world.

Called RoboEarth it will be a place that robots can upload data to when they master a task, and ask for help in carrying out new ones.

Researchers behind it...