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One World Trade Center: Virtual View From the Top
An exclusive panoramic picture shows the New York skyline from above as it will be seen from the One World Trade Center tower in 2013.
Well Blog: Simple Stir Fries with Summer Vegetables
As Martha Rose Shulman explains in this week's Recipes for Health, the vegetables on sale at the farmers' market can inspire variations on the recipes offered here.
Google advises Iran users to change passwords
Google has advised users of its online services in Iran to change their passwords following the theft of Internet security certificates from a Dutch company.
S.Africa won't tap into Blackberry smartphones: ministry
South Africa's communication ministry on Thursday said it would not regulate Blackberry smartphone's encrypted messenger service to help catch criminals.
How the Cleverbot computer chats like a human
An artificial-intelligence computer named Cleverbot stunned the world with a stellar performance on the Turing Test — an IQ test of sorts for "chatbots," or conversational robots.
Netflix unveils Latin America service in Brazil
(AP) -- Netflix launched its movie and TV streaming service in Brazil on Monday, the beachhead for a push into Latin America that is seen as key to the...
Satellite Sees Burning Man Festival From Space
Europe's Proba-1 microsatellite shows 50,000 people gathered in the Nevada desert.
Rogers wants to start bank
Rogers Communications Inc. has filed papers with the federal government to start a bank, and intends to apply to the Minister of Finance to incorporate under Canada's Bank Act.
Apple to add stores in booming China market
Apple plans to open its first store in Hong Kong and another in Shanghai by year's end, a spokeswoman said Tuesday, as the maker of the iconic iPhone sets its...
Engineers find leaky pipes with Artificial Intelligence
University of Exeter engineers have pioneered new methods for detecting leaky pipes and identifying flood risks with technologies normally used for computer game graphics and Artificial Intelligence.
Jaguar pushes RIM for 'transformational change'
An investment bank with holdings in Research In Motion is urging the company to explore its strategic options, including potentially selling or splitting up the company.
Horizon Health sheds 6 jobs
Horizon Health Network is cutting six staff members as the corporation pushes forward in its internal cost-cutting initiative.
Guess The Plot 8
The diffusion of advanced graphical tools that we have witnessed in the course of the last two decades has caused a corresponding evolution in the way physicists display their data....
Bolivia bans vehicles 'for the environment'
Cars and buses are taken off the streets of Bolivia in the country's first-ever "National Day of the Pedestrian".
New well-capping device unveiled
A new well-capping device, aimed at combating a major oil and gas offshore incident, it set to be unveiled at Offshore Europe in Aberdeen.
Cracking the code
After the 2008 financial crisis hit, many people were startled to learn that the leaders of some investment banks knew little about the risks their firms had taken.
Internet archive shows Sept. 11 coverage
(AP) -- For many in New York and Washington, Sept. 11, 2001, was a personal experience, an attack on their cities. Most everywhere else in the world, it was...
North Korea upgrades jamming devices: report
North Korea is upgrading jamming devices to disrupt South Korean military communications, Yonhap news agency said Tuesday, citing a defence ministry report.
Sony presents optional 3-D sheet as new laptop accessory
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sony has come out with a sheet for a notebook PC where the viewer can see 3-D images without having to wear special glasses. Sony displayed the sheet...
Iran Offers Inspectors ‘Full Supervision’ of Nuclear Program
Tehran, in its first counterproposal in two years, seeks to have mounting sanctions lifted by the West.
Emergency-Simulation Center Nearly Ready at Bellevue
The New York Simulation Center for the Health Sciences, created in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, will use sophisticated technology to train emergency personnel to deal with catastrophe.
Texas wildfires destroy at least 500 homes
Scores of blazes rage in central and eastern parts of the drought-stricken state. Gov. Rick Perry appeals for federal aid.A massive central Texas wildfire roared through ranchland and suburbs Monday,...
More sweet potatoes grace California's farms and Americans' plates
Doctors and weight-loss groups have touted sweet potatoes' health benefits. Yet it was sweet potato fries that fed the public demand.Bouncing down a dirt road, past emerald fields thick with...
Economic Analysis Reveals Organic Farming Profitable Long-Term
In an analysis of 18 years of crop yield and farm management data from a long-term University of Minnesota trial, an organic crop rotation was consistently more profitable and carried...
Feeding Cows Natural Plant Extracts Can Reduce Dairy Farm Odors and Feed Costs
With citizens' groups seeking government regulation of foul-smelling ammonia emissions from large dairy farms, scientists today reported that adding natural plant extracts to cow feed can reduce levels of the...
Africa's Math & Science Stars to Shine at New Centre in Senegal
Mathematics underpins science, technology and modern society - from cell phones to computers and satellites. On September 6, 2011, the Government of Senegal led by His Excellency President Abdoulaye Wade...
Universal Music France loses case against streaming site
Deezer won a legal victory on Monday when a French court threw out a complaint by Universal Music France seeking to block the music streaming site from using its catalogue...
Banned e-cigarettes on sale in Regina stores
Electronic cigarettes are illegal and unreliable as a quit-smoking tool, according to Health Canada, but they're still easy to buy in Regina stores.