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New turkey feed helps bird producers gobble up profits
As feed prices have risen in recent years, feeding turkeys has become more costly than many producers can bear. Satisfying turkeys' hunger accounts for 70 percent of the cost of...
Mississippi says no to Personhood amendment
Last Tuesday in Mississippi the “personhood amendment” garnered only about 42 percent of votes and (fortunately) did not pass. This proposed amendment to the State Constitution stated, “life of an...
Dell says Thai floods will impact disk drive supply
Leading personal computer maker Dell said Friday that flooding in Thailand is likely to tighten supplies of the all-important hard disk drives used in its computers.
Researchers moving closer to a soluble solution to Haber-Bocsh process
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Haber-Bosch process, known throughout the world as the means by which ammonia is made for use in fertilizer, has been under study for at least as long as the...
Battery life fix out for new iPhone, Apple devices
Apple has released a software update to fix a problem that is shortening the battery life of some iPhones, iPads and iPods.
Facebook privacy changes may soon require user approval
Facebook is reportedly nearing a settlement with U.S. federal regulators that would require the world's most popular online hangout to obtain approval from its users before making changes that expose...
How to uncover your family's military roots
Researching a family's military history used to be tricky, but as paper archives go digital, it's now possible for anyone to leaf out their family tree in surprising detail.
China bans media from reporting online postings
China's censors are trying to keep online criticism and rumours from reaching a broader audience, issuing new orders prohibiting news media from reporting internet postings before they are verified.
Green Blog: On Our Radar: Will the Keystone Delay Benefit Enbridge?
Enbridge says it has enough customer commitments to move forward with two new pipeline segments that would connect Alberta's oil sands to refineries on the Gulf Coast.
Intelligent packaging to detect spoiled food
Smart oxygen sensor to let consumers know if food is safe to eat or ready for the bin
World Briefing | The Americas: Brazil: Thousands Protest Over Oil Revenues
Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday against oil legislation that could cost the port city and surrounding state billions of dollars in revenues.
The "Away" Team: Alien Invaders, And How To Combat Them
It’s going to be a big day tomorrow when the Oregon football team comes to town. This year, we meet the team that handed us our only loss last season...
Libya Sees Return to Prewar Oil Production Levels by June
Libya expects to produce 700,000 barrels of oil a day by the end of the year and reach prewar production levels of 1.6 million barrels a day by June of...
Chicago News Cooperative: Filling of Vacancies Lags in County Health System
Despite the Cook County Board of Commissioners’ intention, most men entering the Cook County Jail are not being tested for H.I.V. and AIDS due to insufficient medical personnel.
Latest iPhone launched in New Zealand
Tech-savvy New Zealanders queued for up to 15 hours to snap up the latest Apple iPhone on Friday, kicking off the second phase of the smartphone's global roll-out.
Fashioning Apollo: What to Wear Into the Hostile Realms of Space
Litton Industries Lunar Suit After 1965, the most serious competitor to the ILC suit for later lunar missions was a hard, one-piece suit manufactured by the stratospherically successful (if ultimately disgraced) corporate conglomerate...
A gift that spans Schools
Harvard University announced today that Siddhartha Yog, M.B.A. ’04, founder and managing partner of The Xander Group Inc., an India-focused, emerging-markets investment firm, has given the University $11,000,001 to establish two new professorships, fellowships...
No painkillers please, we're British
In Britain, the popular U.S. painkiller OxyContin is considered similar to morphine and used sparingly. Vicodin isn't even licensed. And at most shops, remedies like ibuprofen are sold only in...
HP takes Nokia's eco-tech crown
Hewlett Packard is ranked top of Greenpeace's latest Guide to Greener Electronics, but Nokia falls to third place.
India nuclear plant 'is delayed'
Commissioning of a controversial planned nuclear plant in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is delayed by a few months, officials tell the BBC.
Mini-strokes can cut life expectancy by 20%
Having a mini-stroke can reduce a person's life expectancy by up to 20 per cent, a new study suggests.
Robots with decidedly human touch strut their stuff
Sophisticated humanoid industrial robots take center stage at Tokyo's nternational Robot Exhibition
Public Wi-Fi convenient, but risky
It seems you can surf the Internet and check your email from virtually anywhere these days - in coffee shops, hotel lobbies, airport terminals and airplane cabins.
Rise of outsourcing poses new cybersecurity problems
Big banks, hospitals and insurance companies worry about computer security because they handle so much personal information.
Drug giant earmarks $50M for Canadian drug research
GlaxoSmithKline has announced the launch of a new $50 million innovation fund to invest in early stage breakthrough research.
Iowa State study finds health value to children of National School Lunch Program
The federally funded National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides free and reduced-price meals to more than 31 million children every school day, according to its website (http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/lunch/). And a recent...
Becoming part of global, shoestring team requires researchers only to play fair, share
Asking a scientist to take part in research that has little budget, less infrastructure and almost no central bureaucracy would appear a lost cause.
Ashton Kutcher offers mea culpa after Paterno tweet
With one of the biggest presences in social media, Hollywood star says he's quitting Twitter