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New tomography best for detecting plaque
SUWON, South Korea, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- South Korean scientists say a new scanning technology -- optical coherence tomography -- might be the best way to detect coronary...
Pandemic Flu Models Help Determine Food Distribution And School Closing Strategies
Pandemic flu models can help organizations improve their food distribution and school closing strategies in the event of such an emergency. The models are flexible so that multiple scenarios can...
California takes steps to probe nurses' criminal backgrounds
Regulatory board will immediately begin asking nurses about any convictions when they seek license renewals. The agency will also work to expand fingerprinting. ...
3-D mobile device displays being developed
OFFENBURG, Germany, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- German scientists say 3-D virtual reality simulations and animations on mobile devices such as cell phones might soon become routine.
Pectin power
Scientists have found a new possible explanation for why people who eat more fruit and vegetables may gain protection against the spread of cancers.
Thabo Mbeki to mediate new crisis in Zimbabwe
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) -- Thabo Mbeki's spokesman says the former president is flying to Zimbabwe to help resolve a deadlock in power-sharing talks to end...
How Technology Won Sadr City Battle
Highly secret hi-tech tactics and technology helped defeat Muqtada al-Sadr's militia fighters in the battle for Sadr City. Lesley Stahl reports for 60 Minutes.
'The Superorganism" National Book Launch Features Authors and Adventures
Arizona State University and its School of Life Sciences will host an evening that highlights the beauty, elegance and strangeness of insect societies featuring Pulitzer Prize winning authors and scientists Bert...
Workshop on Environmental Nanoparticles at UD, Nov. 10-11
he University of Delaware will host "Environmental Nanoparticles: Science, Ethics & Policy" on Nov. 10-11 at the John M. Clayton Hall Conference Center in Newark, Del. The registration deadline is...
Test explores if robots can think
An experiment takes place at Berkshire's University of Reading to see if robots are capable of intelligent thought.
Feature: Guiding Australia's natural resources reporting
The National Land Water Resources Audit and its partners have made significant recent progress in building the basis of an enduring information system to report on the status...
Diving face first into 'safe cosmetics'
Beauty can also mean helping the planet. ...
Do food dyes affect kids' behavior?
Studies suggest a link between artificial food coloring and hyperactive behavior in children. Some experts are skeptical. ...
John McCain, Barack Obama on healthcare
How workable are the presidential candidates' health reform plans? Here's a summary of their proposals and a list of online resources for more information. ...
Biological alternatives to chemical pesticides
With increasing consumer pressure on both farmers and supermarkets to minimise the use of chemical pesticides in fruit and vegetables, a new study, funded by the Economic and Social Research...
New study re-emphasizes natural cocoa powder has high antioxidant content
Over the past ten years, dark chocolate and cocoa have become recognized through numerous studies for flavanol antioxidant benefits. In a study published this month in the Journal of...
The Panic of '08: What made investors run for the exits?
"In a few months, I expect to see the stock market much higher than today," Irving Fisher, America's most illustrious economist, predicted in the middle of October 1929. Two weeks...
Clinton boosts Mich. stem-cell referendum
WATERFORD, Mich., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Former President Bill Clinton has urged Michigan voters to approve a referendum legalizing embryonic stem-cell research when they go to the polls...
Letters, the big issue: GM crops have fallen into the wrong hands
Letters, the big issue: GM is firmly in the hands of the type of people who gave us tobacco lies, asbestos lies and weapons-of-mass destruction lies
Sony seeks to harmonize music, electronics
(AP) -- Now that Sony Corp. and Bertelsmann AG have broken off their troubled relationship, known as Sony BMG, the Japanese company hopes to harmonize its consumer electronics and...
Error puts data on 30 million German phone users on Internet
Confidential data on 30 million German phone users could be consulted on the Internet as a result of an error until the phone company locked access, a spokesman for Deutsche...
Lions and cheetahs prove to be a big hit on the BBC's webcams
Webcams in Kenya's Masai Mara Reserve have proven to be a big hit with users during the BBC's Big Cat Live event.
An Issue of National Security: Obama and McCain on DARPA
Question Five: National Security It’s 3 AM, and your children are sleeping soundly. But somewhere, a phone is ringing. America’s safety is in trouble, and the president has veto power over...
Embryo legislation, by state
Embryo legislation, by state Proposed bills that would change the legal status of frozen embryos:
Supreme Court seeks consultation on food labeling law
The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Justice Department on Monday for advice on a bid by the nation's largest grocery chains to block customers from suing over violations of government...
Game developer set for space launch
ZHEZKAZGAN, Kazakhstan, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- An Austin, Texas, man in Kazakhstan is set to become the world's sixth space tourist and the first second-generation space traveler from...
Extending The Life Of Fresh Cranberries
Cranberries are tart, tiny fruits packed with powerful antioxidants. The good news about cranberries is spreading, resulting in growing consumer demand for fresh cranberries and cranberry products. This demand has...
IBM builds online version of China's famed Forbidden City
IBM on Friday opened online doors to a virtual version of the famed Forbidden City in China that served for centuries as an exclusive realm for the nation's emperors.