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A new study finds that 54 percent of teens talk about behaviors such as sex, alcohol use, and violence on the social networking giant MySpace -- presenting potential risks even if all they're doing is talking, researchers said Monday.

Google recently released its annual rundown of popular searches for 2008 - what they call the "zeitgeist" list - and it's a reminder, once again, of how much we reveal about ourselves every time we type into a search bar.

Even amid the flash and sizzle of the world's premier showcase for consumer electronics, the reality of the economic recession will be hard to ignore.

The site has been secured, the tents pitched, banners raised and, most importantly, compost loos installed; there is little to do now but wait for thousands of campers to arrive for one of Britain's biggest environmental protests this year.

If there was a most wanted list for climate change culprits, coal-fired power stations would be number one.

Despite taking a beating from the credit crunch, the clean energy sector is being tipped as a golden opportunity for investors.

Former vice president and environmental campaigner Al Gore has urged young people to protest against new coal-fired power plants that don't use carbon capture and storage technology.

Hydrogen and electric vehicles might be leading the charge, so to speak, towards cleaner transport, but will cars powered by air and the sun ever surpass the sales figures of gasoline cars?

Micro wind turbines are beginning to pop up all over our urban and rural landscapes. But is it worth investing your hard-earned cash in your very own wind machine? In short, it depends. Take a look at our quick guide to see if "small wind" could help you reduce your energy bills and your carbon footprint.

For a century the gasoline engine has remained largely unchallenged, seeing off all pretenders to its crown. But with concerns about greenhouse gas emissions and a host of new contenders looming large in the rear view mirror, is the gasoline-fueled automobile due to be overtaken by a fleet of cleaner, leaner rivals?

For the past few years, Dan Redmond has been on a mission to change the way his household uses energy.

Some Florida amusement park visitors may enjoy space-themed roller-coasters, but the first vehicle they board at Orlando International Airport may be the most futuristic ride of their vacation.

It's happened to all of us: You print something from the Web, and all you get is a sheet of paper with nothing but a URL or something equally useless.

A NASA report on the last minutes of Space Shuttle Columbia cited problems with the crew's helmets, spacesuits and restraints, which resulted in "lethal trauma" to the seven astronauts aboard.

Move over, Korea and Japan. Australia may soon be the envy of the world when it comes to advanced wireless networks and services.

A baby who never uttered a word touched the hearts of nearly a million people.

Microsoft has applied for a patent on metered, pay-as-you-go computing.

It looks like America may be getting a whole lot more energy-efficient as part of any new stimulus package.

As our mobile devices get smaller and smaller, so are the screens on which we view our mobile content. At the same time, mobile content made for our cellular, podular devices is becoming more and more enriched.

Say what you will about Larry Ellison's style, but the in-your-face founder of Oracle knows how to manage a company through a recession, at least so far.