'Tuna summit' aims to save species: The debate about how to save tuna species is playing out at a meeting in Spain this week. ›16:07 1 Jul, Wed

New book spotlights black America in Obama era: "Family Affair: What it Means to be African American Today," a collection of short, autobiographical essays, attempts to dig beneath the euphoria that swept black America when Barack Obama became president to ask the question: What, if anything, actually changed? ›15:09 1 Jul, Wed

Scientists explain Martian soil surprises: In a fresh set of research papers, scientists add perspective to the Phoenix Mars Lander's findings about Martian water and soil. ›20:10 2 Jul, Thu

Margaret Mitchell aided French after WWII: When a tiny French town destroyed during World War II needed help rebuilding, "Gone With the Wind" author Margaret Mitchell came to the rescue. She donated enough money to rebuild Vimoutiers hospital and enlisted the help of a service organization to help fund the rebuilding of the rest of the town. ›13:56 1 Jul, Wed

Cosmic Log: New moon vistas revealed: Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: The first images from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter provide a fresh perspective on the moon, just weeks before the 40th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing. ›17:21 2 Jul, Thu

Jolie trumps Aniston atop actress earning list: Angelina Jolie banked $27 million in the past year to beat out her partner Brad Pitt's ex-wife Jennifer Aniston, who made $25 million, a Forbes.com study of the highest-paid Hollywood actresses showed. ›19:45 2 Jul, Thu

Mexican passenger jet blows 2 tires, lands safely: A domestic passenger jet landed safely at the Mexico City airport Thursday despite blowing two tires on its landing gear as it touched down. ›19:46 3 Jul, Fri

Should spitting worms be protected?: Fans of the giant Palouse earthworm are once again seeking federal protection for the rare, sweet-smelling species that spits at predators. ›15:32 1 Jul, Wed

The cars that will likely set the pace in 2014: Expect these new models to hit the road in the next five years. ›20:32 2 Jul, Thu

Jacksons ex Rowe says, I want my children: Debbie Rowe wants custody of the two children she had with Michael Jackson and said she was willing to submit to any testing, including DNA, to prove that she is the children's true biological mother. ›22:22 2 Jul, Thu

Capri pants bare scourge of summer: cankles: Still obsessing about how your dimpled thighs, jelly belly or flappy arms look in a swimsuit? Thats so last summer. This year, theres a new body part to fret over: the cankle. ›18:13 1 Jul, Wed

Study: Dust alters timing of snowmelt: The timing of mountain snowmelt is being thrown off by desert dust stirred as global warming dries larger areas and human activity increases in those regions, a study found. ›21:28 29 Jun, Mon

McDonalds to debut $4 Angus burgers: McDonalds will begin selling a bigger burgers priced at about $4 each on Thursday to bring in customers looking for a beefy alternative to pricier burgers at sit-down restaurants. ›14:40 2 Jul, Thu

Newsweek: 'Cash for clunkers' has limits: True, the new program offers to pay $3,500 or $4,500 for old, gas-guzzling cars and trucks, but while the government's plan may benefit some buyers, it's not for everyone. Embedded in the fine print are rules that will disqualify a large segment of drivers. ›20:47 30 Jun, Tue

Slide show: Slideshow: The week in celebrity sightings: Chrissie Hynde is a long way from Ohio, friends and family remember Ed McMahon, Kiefer Sutherland takes a New York stroll and more. ›14:42 2 Jul, Thu

Uffa! Hefty bill shocks tourists dining in Italy: They were looking for a bit of La Dolce Vita but what two Japanese tourists got in a restaurant in Rome left a bad taste in their mouths. ›15:46 2 Jul, Thu

Ancient mosaic comes out of hiding in Israel: Israeli archaeologists unveiled one of the largest and best preserved mosaics ever found in the country, for only the second time since it was discovered more than a decade ago. ›19:14 1 Jul, Wed

EPA names 44 hazardous coal ash sites: The goverment makes public a list of 26 communities where residents are potentially threatened by coal ash storage ponds similar to one that flooded a Tennessee neighborhood last year. ›23:55 29 Jun, Mon

DDT deposit off L.A. gets EPA's attention: A plan to cap a vast, long-neglected deposit of the pesticide DDT on the ocean floor off Southern California got its first public airing nearly four decades after the poison was banned from use. ›19:57 26 Jun, Fri

Kindle DX: A little ungainly: The Kindle DX is not a rock star like its sibling, the Kindle 2. The DX is bigger, more expensive, and can be tedious to use. ›13:06 2 Jul, Thu

Rogue broker blamed for oil spike: PVM Oil Associates, the world's biggest over-the-counter oil brokerage, says it lost nearly $10 million this week because of unauthorized trades that caused a temporary spike in Brent crude markets. ›09:08 3 Jul, Fri