The 10 Biggest Science Stories of 2008

Images capture subjects as vast as a nascent ocean and as tiny as carbon nanotubes

A slide show looking back at the people, places and discoveries that shaped the world of science over the past year

Surface-penetrating radar reveals features composed of ice, not rock

A key part of the FBI's early investigation was finding whether the germ that killed five people in late 2001 was weaponized. Although they found the answer, scientists had to keep mum until the agency completed its inquiry

In spite of recent legislation, tougher laws are needed to prevent insurers and employers from discriminating on the basis of genetic tests

A look at some of our extreme planetary neighbors right here in the Milky Way Galaxy

Is bisphenol A, a major ingredient in many plastics, healthy for children and other living things?

A year of discoveries, close calls, tragedies and triumphs in review