Keen to be the 35th nation to put a citizen into space, South Korea is searching for its first astronaut. No experience required, except a willingness to eat experimental space kimchi. James Card reports from Daejeon, South Korea.

William Shatner and John Lithgow get mashed up in a homemade Twilight Zone music video. In Table of Malcontents.

Archos's new 604 portable video player has most of what people expect from a video iPod, but most people don't need either one. In Listening Post.

Thousands are severely hurt each year by collapsing vehicle roofs but the auto industry wants no part of more stringent requirements. In Autopia.

The Lexar Jumpdrive Firefly holds up to 4 GB -- that means super storage for about 4,000 pictures, 65 hours of music or 540 minutes of video. In Gear Factor.

New websites claim to find the best airfares by mining airfare data and and reversing carriers' own profit-maximizing algorithms. By Dave Demerjian.

Tech luminaries and some big Silicon Valley companies are being drawn to an October community Wi-Fi conference in rural India, where the agenda is wiring the developing world with cheap, wireless mesh networks. A special report by Xeni Jardin from Dharamshala, India.

Thursday's ruling against the NSA's warrantless electronic surveillance of Americans is a blow to the administration's claim that the law doesn't apply in time of war. But other cases have afforded the president more latitude, and some are still winding through the courts. By Kim Zetter.

Our reporter hits the road to see what free ubiquitous wireless broadband feels like. Griffin Wright reports from Mountain View, California.

The Pirate Bay survives, and politicians and entertainment lawyers confront a youth movement that embraces file sharing. Who would have thought Sweden would end up the internet's free-content haven? Part two of a series by Quinn Norton, reporting from Stockholm, Sweden. See Also: Secrets of the Pirate Bay

A movement to force hardware manufacturers to eradicate the Caps Lock key from the computer keyboard is afoot on the web. By Michael Calore.

Digital photography sure makes it easier for both the amateur and professional lensman. No one in his right mind works in a darkroom anymore. Unless he wants to produce art. Commentary by Tony Long.

Opposition among Americans to the war in Iraq has reached a new high, with only about a third of respondents saying they favor it, according to a poll released Monday.

Eleven suspects charged in the alleged plot to bomb trans-Atlantic airliners were taken from prison Tuesday for their first appearance in court.

With Iran to formally respond Tuesday to U.N. demands to halt its nuclear program, Iranian officials have reiterated the country's refusal to dismantle the program and warned against imposing economic sanctions.

Eight men have been charged with plotting to buy surface-to-air missiles for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, U.S. federal prosecutors have announced.

Former President Gerald Ford has received a cardiac pacemaker and is in stable condition at the Mayo Clinic, where the procedure was done, a statement from his office said Monday.