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UK tree plan to aid emissions cut
Ministers back calls to plant millions of trees across the country to help combat climate change.
WiFi in the Sky: In-Flight Internet Takes Off
A growing number of lucky travelers have already experienced free Internet access while flying this holiday season, courtesy of airline partnerships with the likes of Google and eBay.
Future Then Video: Braniff Goes Supersonic
What the "future" of supersonic air travel looked like in 1975 Here at PopSci, we spend our fair share of time marveling at fantastic visions of the future. So as a result,...
Strategic management theory offers fresh take on the economic crisis
Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (November 24, 2009) – The recent financial crisis and resulting global economic downturn has been the most defining global economic event...
Networking sites aid in social identity
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Social networking sites, such as Facebook and MySpace, help young users form their social identity as they grow into adulthood, U.S. sociologists said.
Banks lost millions on digital cheque project
A multimillion-dollar project by Canada's major banks and credit unions, which would have cut carbon emissions and saved money, has been scrapped. The digital clearing system would have ended the...
Stable Opera 10.10 browser with Unite now available
(PhysOrg.com) -- The web browser Opera 10.10 has been released as a stable version, and it has a number of new features to enhance the browsing experience, including "Unite", which...
Road rage
Outrageous prices may not be the only thing causing anger at the petrol pumps. A new study, published in the open access journal BMC Physiology, has shown that rats exposed...
Presidential candidates showing little interest in science, says science council
Just three out of Costa Rica's nine presidential candidates attended a national science and technology council debate on the country's science challenges.
Pharma group aims to banish contaminated ingredients
Consortium aims to tighten pharmaceutical supply chain security and avoid drug contamination scandals
Just in time for Black Friday: students turn iPhone into barcode scanner
(PhysOrg.com) -- Comparing prices over the Internet has become a common practice for consumers. Now, just in time for Black Friday, a group of Missouri University of Science and Technology...
Brain food: philosophy hits the big screen
Can Examined Life, a movie featuring nothing but philosophers talking, really be an enjoyable cinematic experience. Surprisingly, yesEarly in the film Examined Life, literary theorist Avital Ronell asks the director Astra Taylor, "What...
Gene therapy improves vision
German scientist Paul Ehrlich found what he coined the "magic bullet" in the early 20th century upon developing the world`s first effective treatment of syphilis.
KLM flies world's first 'passenger flight on biofuel'
A Boeing 747, one of four engines powered by a 50-percent biokerosene mix, circled the Netherlands for an hour on Monday for what airline KLM called the world's first passenger...
5-day delivery no sure cure for postal woes, economist says
Scaling back mail delivery from six days a week to five may be the best bet to stem mounting U.S. Postal Service losses, but could still be a gamble, says...
Retailers look to stretch out Cyber Monday push
(AP) -- Retailers are thinking beyond Cyber Monday - a holiday marketing promotion many push for the Monday after Thanksgiving - and trying to spin their discounts into into...
IBM Researchers Lower Language Barrier With Text Translator
IBM Researchers are helping to break the language barrier with the advent of technology dubbed "n.Fluent" -- smart software that translates text between English and 11 other languages. IBM employees...
Free Spirit: Third Extrication Drive Ends With Wheel Stall
(PhysOrg.com) -- Spirit experienced a wheel stall with the right-rear wheel during the second step of a two-step drive on Sol 2092 (Saturday, Nov. 21). This is not the same...
As robots become more common, Stanford experts consider the legal challenges
(PhysOrg.com) -- They already detect and defuse bombs, control traffic patterns and do some basic household chores. And scientists predict that pretty soon, robots will be using artificial intelligence to...
HP's profit up 14 pct despite sales drop
(AP) -- Hewlett-Packard Co.'s profit jumped 14 percent in the latest quarter, helped by cost-cutting and better results from its technology services division.
Drug ads ineffective for boosting sales, could cost taxpayers: UBC-Harvard study
US Taxpayers may be on the hook for the high cost of drug advertising that does little to boost sales, according to a new study led by a University of...
THE DARTMOUTH JFK-PHOTO FIASCO BY DR. JAMES FETZER, WITH COMMENTS
The Internet has buzzed with news that "the infamous backyard photos" of Lee Harvey Oswald have been found to be "authentic" through digital analysis. But what kind of research...
Mom: Son in coma heard everything for 23 years
(AP) -- A man who emerged from what doctors thought was a vegetative state says he was fully conscious for 23 years but could not respond because he was...
A Vision Faces an Environmental Test
Researchers want to transform a poor, remote Dominican town into a locally owned retreat. But challenges, like hydrilla, an invasive, choking water plant, await.
Google buying display ad startup Teracent
Google is acquiring Web display advertising startup Teracent, the Internet giant announced on Monday.
Gartner forecasts 2.8 percent growth in PC sales in 2009
Worldwide sales of personal computers, which had been forecast to decline this year, will instead post modest gains, Gartner research group said Monday.
Tracking Sex-Crime Offenders Gets Trickier
Washington Post: Violator Registry Is Growing as Tech-Savvy Predators Put a Greater Burden on Officers
MSNBC to take over breaking news Twitter account
U.S. cable news station MSNBC will take over @BreakingNews, a news service based in the microblogging service Twitter, BNO News said Monday.