Austrian scientist Claudia von Werlhof, right, has accused the USA of being behind the Haitian earthquake in January. Her boss slams the theory of the Innsbruck-based professor.

Researchers have found no increase in the rate of brain tumors in the five to 10 years following widespread cell phone adoption in Northern Europe, according to a new study.

Berlin animation expert Fabian Tischer had a dream that NASA would steal the city’s TV tower on its 40th anniversary and send it into space. Now his YouTube video is getting worldwide attention.

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As Americans today mark the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, Europeans are gearing up for their own moon walk.

The world's first piloted aircraft using fuel cell propulsion technology took off from Hamburg airport last week on its first public flight, proving that hydrogen-powered transportation is not a pipe dream.

Scientists in New York have unveiled a skeleton found in Germany that they said could be the common ancestor to humans, apes and other primates.

The tiny creature, officially known as Darwinius masillae, but dubbed Ida, lived 47 million years ago and is unusually well preserved, missing only part of a leg, or five percent of the skeleton.

A gene linked to longevity in Japanese people has also been uncovered in Germans, suggesting people with the right genes the world over can reach a ripe old age, a study published Thursday showed.

Mice, those despised pests that cause palpitations when they appear in kitchens, may hold the key to healing if a heart attack ensues. Researchers are using human stem cells to repair heart damage in mice.

An innovative technician working with a "real world" consultant has invented an air conditioner that dispenses with polluting refrigerants. If his invention catches on -- it has won an ecological prize already -- the result could be cleaner air over America.