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Why Strawberry Jam Is More Regulated Than Cigarettes
While jams and other consumer products are strictly regulated and are required to pass stringent tests before they can be sold, tobacco has no restrictions and manufacturers can, and do,...
Disability smaller hurdle to education
Students with severe disabilites are attending regular schools in far greater numbers than in 1981 according to a report on people with disabilities in Australia.
Forecasters: September Will Be Busy Month for Hurricanes
Colorado State team says calls for five named storms during September.
N.B. gets 2 health boards, better service pledged
New Brunswick's eight health boards officially merged Monday in a union authorities say will improve services for everyone.
Henri Cartan, 104; renowned French math researcher, teacher
Henri Cartan, one of the world's foremost mathematicians in the last half of the 20th century, died Aug. 13 in Paris. He was 104. The cause of death was not...
Tories hack Telefilm's $14.5M new media fund
Canada's Conservative government is axing a $14.5 million program - administered by Telefilm - which fosters the creation of internet content and its distribution, according to a report by the...
Serving Architects, Consultants in Everything Green Become Mainstays
A growing cadre of consultants are specializing in helping developers and architects gain approval from the U.S. Green Building Council through its LEED certification program.
California Moves on Bill to Curb Sprawl and Emissions
A proposed law encourages housing close to job sites, rail lines and bus stops in order to shorten the time people spend in their cars.
Soft economy speeds newspaper decline, job cuts
(AP) -- The newspaper industry's downward spiral is accelerating as the weak U.S. economy depresses already-tumbling advertising revenue and forces more rounds of job cuts and other trims.
Q & A: Spore creator Will Wright
Few video games have been as eagerly anticipated as Spore, the latest creation of The Sims and SimCity creator Will Wright.
The scientist who started the MMR hoax faces the GMC - but who will hold the media to account, asks Ben Goldacre
MMR was the biggest science story in years - and a hoax. The scientist who started it faces the GMC, but who will hold the media to account? By Ben...
Feds pump money into northern internet service
The federal government is spending $36 million to improve internet service in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Cellphone app wins Canadian students $275K prize
A group of Canadian engineering students has won a $275,000 US prize from internet search giant Google Inc. for a mobile phone application that lets users calculate and adjust their...
How Temporary Help Agencies Impact the Labor Market
(PhysOrg.com) -- Temporary help agencies place nearly 3 million Americans in jobs each day -- but the temp industry's very success may embolden some managers to view all workers as...
New Arrival: Emigre from the Scientific American Blogging Community Ruins
Scientific American begged us to join the "community". When we did, they shut it down. read more
European Group Aims To Make Maths Teaching More Rigorous And Inspiring
An attempt to re-energize mathematics teaching in Europe is being made in a new project examining a range of factors thought to influence achievement. Mathematics teaching is as vital as...
Readers Ask: Where Are Our Mechs?
Reader Nathan asks: "Do you think we'll ever be able to build robot mecha like the Gundams from the Japanese anime series Gundam or the Valkyries from the Japanese anime...
EU blocks US, Japan, Taiwan bid for WTO ruling on hi-tech imports
The WTO said Friday that the European Union had blocked a joint request by the United States, Japan and Taiwan for the Geneva-based body to settle a dispute over duties...
Stop & Shop Supermarket Chain Goes Hi-Tech
Your next trip to Stop & Shop may be little more than just placing items into your wagon and paying for them at the cashier's checkout counter.
Media Advisory: Major Announcement Thursday, Sept. 4, 9:15AM - Noon ET
On September 4, a major announcement will be made about the future of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, followed by media availability and teleconference.
Fishing For Profits On World Caviar Market
As sturgeon populations decline in the Caspian Sea, scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have a found way for Israel to cash in on the world's growing demand for...
Comcast introduces monthly download limits in U.S.
Comcast Corp., the second-largest internet service provider in the United States, confirmed Thursday it would set an official limit on the amount of data subscribers can download and upload each...
Online maps 'wiping out history'
Internet mapping is demolishing thousands of years of Britain's geography and history, a leading cartographer claims
Millions of young Chinese addicted to 'unhealthy' Internet games: report
Around four million Chinese youngsters are addicted to the Internet, mainly attracted by "unhealthy" online games, state media reported Friday, citing a top legislator.
EPA sued for honeybee death info
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The Natural Resources Defense Council has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding information on the pesticide clothianidin.
Eyes turn to dawn of 'visual computing'
Lifelike graphics are breaking free of elite computer games and spreading throughout society in what industry insiders proclaim is the dawning of a "visual computing era."
Apple's Reputation Untarnished By Mishaps
A string of mishaps like Apple has made with its products might throw another electronics company into crisis. But, even as iPhone griping rages, it seems Apple's sterling reputation will...
Dell 2Q profit drops 17 percent
(AP) -- Computer maker Dell Inc. says its fiscal second-quarter profit fell 17 percent.