Science news articles about 'palms'

One of the biggest populations of wild orangutans on Borneo will be extinct in three years without drastic measures to stop the expansion of palm oil plantations, conservationists said Wednesday.

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) -- Abdellilah Meddich's childhood memories of the famous palm grove of Marrakech are of a "magical" place, a lush desert oasis of flowers, animals and farmers who tended tree- ...

(AP) -- Palm Inc.'s popular Centro smart phone is launching on Verizon Wireless, the companies said Thursday.

... Hollywood (think James Bond and Get Smart), but Japan's Fujitsu Ltd. is hoping to change that with a device that checks identifications based on the unique pattern of veins in a person's palm. [More]

Typically the palm of your hand doesn’t excite much interest, unless you’re a chirologiRead More...

Researchers in Japan are developing a gadget that could enable people to hold a three-dimensional image of someone in the palm of their hand.

(AP) -- Palm Inc., which has been struggling to maintain its position in the hot market for "smart" phones, introduced a new Treo model Monday with Wi-Fi and GPS capabilities.

In case of mistaken identity that lasted more than a century palm is no longer what it was: Thrinax morrisii.

... Society of London and University of East Anglia said: "There has been much debate over the role of palm oil production in tropical deforestation and its impacts on biodiversity. We wanted to put the ...

Palm oil companies are clearing massive swathes of untouched forest in Indonesia's remote easternmost Papua region, environmental group Greenpeace said Friday.

... panic. Most shoppers headed to the Toys R Us in Palm Desert on Friday morning clutching their "door buster" ...

... known the extent of the mood variability in the BPD patients without the assistance of the Palm Pilots, and the potential use of the device in psychological therapy is very exciting," Trull said. " ...

A major international study says palm oil plantations reduce plant and animal diversity, and do little to reduce carbon emissions.

... therapeutic tool that benefits people with personality disorders. In a new study, researchers used Palm Pilots as electronic diaries to record and analyze mood variability in patients with borderline ...

(AP) -- Palm Inc. unveiled a new touch-screen smart phone and operating system Thursday, marking its latest attempt to catch up with competition from Research In Motion Ltd.'s BlackBerry and Apple ...