An ocean mapping expedition has shed new light on deepest place on Earth, the 2,500-kilometer long Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean near Guam. Using a multibeam echo sounder, state-of-the-art equipment for mapping the ocean floor, scientists from the University of New Hampshire Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center found four “bridges” spanning the trench and ...

A US federal appeals court struck down a California law Tuesday that strips gays and lesbians of the right to marry, in the latest round in America's long-running battle over same-sex marriage.

Price Chopper Supermarkets has invited colleges and universities throughout its six-state footprint (CT, MA, NH, NY, PA and VT) to compete in the Fourth Annual “ Ultimate Innovation Competition ,” in which a total of $30,000 in cash prizes is available for distribution amongst the finalists.