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Gulf platform fire stirs drilling debate
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- An explosion on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday has intensified the debate over the safety of offshore wells. ...
Enbridge facing more questions in Michigan
LANSING, Mich., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Canadian pipeline company Enbridge needs to answer for influencing Michigan residents and using illegal workers to cleanup an oil spill, lawmakers say. ...
The impact of new media and technology on customer relationships
A new media marketing world increasingly dominated by mobile technologies, 'shopping bots,' recommendation systems and peer-to-peer networks has spawned a radical new online marketplace, challenging the old behaviours of buyers...
Historic NASA photos go on the Web
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- NASA has posted almost 200 pictures covering 50 years of the agency's history on the photo-sharing Flickr Web site for public feedback, officials say. ...
Brock University staff get Wi-Fi warning
Staff at Brock University in St. Catharines are being warned to be wary of Wi-Fi by a former member of the school's joint health and safety committee.
Hourly workforce carries burden during recession
The United States workforce, battered by an economic slowdown, now includes a record number of workers who are involuntarily working part-time due to reduced hours or the inability to find...
Japan's Government Aims High in Budget Plan
TOKYO—Funding to complete a controversial supercomputer, plan a second Hayabusa asteroid sample retrieval mission,...
Nepal's food supply at risk
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Nepal, already struggling with high levels of malnutrition and food insecurity, could see its harvests cut in half this year due to late...
Taking An In-Depth Look at 3-D Glasses
There is actually more than one kind of 3-D glasses, and the difference in price and performance is enormous.
Staples to sell Amazon's Kindle
Staples will begin selling Amazon's Kindle electronic book reader this year, making the US office supply chain the second brick-and-mortar store to offer the device.
UC San Diego and United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation Sign Groundbreaking Fundraising Agreement
The University of California, San Diego, one of the nation's preeminent universities, and the United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF), an organization that promotes scientific relations between the U.S. and...
Students create web site to track historic twitter trends
(PhysOrg.com) -- RT @UCRiverside: #Computerscience and #art student create tool to track Twitter's top trending topics over time.
Consumer confidence remains stagnant without future economic signals
With no clear signs the nation is either on the road to economic recovery or showing signs of entering another recession, Florida`s consumer confidence remained stagnant, inching up only one...
With new technique, UF astronomers find potassium in giant planet’s atmosphere
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Any driver who's seen deer silhouetted by the headlights of an oncoming car knows that vital information can be conveyed by the outlines of objects....
Pictures: World's Biggest Tent Rises in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's new Khan Shatyr evokes a traditional dwelling but boasts futuristic fancies such as an indoor "beach," a monorail, and more. ...
Pakistan's science minister attacks funding cuts
Pakistan's science budget has been cut by more than a third compared with last year, with several ministries that fund science affected.
Gartner cuts second-half PC growth forecast
Gartner slashed its growth forecast for personal computer sales for the second half of the year on Tuesday, citing the uncertain economic outlook for the United States and Western Europe.
MMR: The zombie controversy that lurches on
The MMR vaccine makes an unwelcome return to the headlinesI thought it was over. I thought it was finished. But then I flicked on the TV and saw that Ultimate Big Brother...
NRL ready to deploy virtual mission operations center
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is ready to deploy a remarkable capability that has been the focus of a six-year project developed in concert with numerous government and industry partners....
Good Riddance To Human Drivers?
The Sept. 2010 issue of Scientific American is all about The End (at first I thought it meant SciAm's end). In a provocative article "Good Riddance: Human Creations the World...
Avineon debuts emergency preparedness tool
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 31 (UPI) -- An online tool for continuous measuring and monitoring Emergency Preparedness is being debuted by Virginia-based Avineon Inc. ...
Effort to End Conflicts for Oil Regulators
The federal agency that regulates offshore drilling is taking steps to end a long history of conflicts of interest and excessive coziness with the companies it is charged with policing.
Report: U.S. Institutions Vulnerable to Cyberattacks
Neither the public nor the private sectors are doing everything they can to share information to thwart cyberattacks.
3M buying maker of people tracking devices
(AP) -- Manufacturing conglomerate 3M Co. said Tuesday it has agreed to pay $230 million in cash for an Israeli company that makes technology used to keep track of...
Judge: Pa. district must pay $260K in spying case
(AP) -- A federal judge says a suburban Philadelphia school district embroiled in a laptop spying scandal must pay a family's lawyer about $260,000.
Somali fighting creating food emergency
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Fighting between al-Shabaab rebels and Somali and international forces in Mogadishu is creating a food emergency in the country, a merchant said. ...
UK biofuels 'fail on green goals'
The vast majority of biofuels sold on UK forecourts are imported and do not conform to environmental standards, figures show.
Google offers to prioritize emails
Gmail is offering to decide which of your hundreds or thousands of emails are important.