Tree lizard’s quick release escape system makes jumpers turn somersaults

If you've ever tried capturing a lizard, you'll know how difficult it is. But if you do manage to corner one, many have the ultimate emergency quick release system for...

Google to pull plug on radio ad service

Google Inc. will stop selling ads on broadcast radio stations this spring, marking the internet search leader's latest flop in off-line media.

NPD: January video game sales jump 13 percent

(AP) -- Japan's Nintendo Co. drove the U.S. video game market in January, with industry sales of gaming systems, software and accessories growing 13 percent to $1.33 billion.

Global competition seeks to net smartest hook, line and sinker

A $US 57,500 prize fund is on offer for the best new fishing gears designed to reduce bycatch in the fourth International Smart Gear Competition, launched today by WWF...

China to Investigate French Company Over Claims of Tainted Formula

Government officials said they would investigate whether infant formula by French beverage giant Danone was tainted with melamine.

Fresh Fruits And Vegetables Are Increasingly Recognized As A Source Of Food Poisoning Outbreaks

Raw fruits and vegetables are good for you but may also send you to the doctor. New research highlights the fact that fresh fruits and vegetables are increasingly recognized as...

Missile warning technology lofted

Europe's Ariane 5 rocket launches two satellites to test technology for a missile early warning system.

Microsoft offers $250,000 to nab author of Conficker worm

Microsoft has announced a $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for an internet worm that has been infecting more than two million computers a day...

Claiming rights violated in computer search, man takes case to top court

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal next week from a Saskatchewan man who claims his charter rights were violated when his computer was checked for child pornography...

JPL to Host 21st High-Tech Conference for Small Business

The March 3-4 annual High-Tech Conference for Small Business, held by JPL, can help small-business owners improve their knowledge and skills to compete in the federal/state government and prime contractor...

Cuba gets its own twist on Linux

Cuba has launched its own version of the open-source software Linux, dubbed Nova, steering clear of licensing spending required by giants like Microsoft, a state media outlet said Thursday.

RadioShack Corp. quietly opens new concept store

RadioShack Corp. has quietly opened a new concept store in the Dallas area. If successful, the ubiquitous RadioShack easily could convert some of its stores in each market, analysts said.

Review: Asus 'kitchen computer' does the job

(AP) -- AsusTek Computer Inc. upended the laptop market when it brought out the tiny, cheap Eee PC a year and a half ago. As a follow-up, the plucky...

Probing Question: Can we save today's documents for tomorrow?

Even though your grandparents` old photo albums are yellowed and grainy, they`re still there for you and your family to enjoy. But will your grandchildren be able to say the...

The Science of Snobbery

Remember the stereotype about the snotty rich kid? Well, now science may even support this old cliché. Generally, people gauge each other's wealth in material terms——the kind of car you...

Charter Communications to file Chapter 11

(AP) -- Struggling Charter Communications Inc., the nation's fourth largest cable operator, said Thursday that it plans to file a prearranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy by April 1.

Privacy advocates concerned about potential internet wiretapping law

Reports that the Conservative government is working on legislation that would grant law enforcement officials the ability to access information from internet service providers has privacy advocates concerned about how...

Authors Guild irked by text-to-speech on Kindle 2

(AP) -- The guild that represents authors is urging writers to be wary of a text-to-speech feature on Amazon.com Inc.'s updated Kindle electronic reading device.

New study shows racial disparities in Twin Cities mortgage lending (Video)

A new report, "Communities in Crisis," issued by the University of Minnesota Institute on Race and Poverty shows that the Twin Cities has some of the nation's worst racial disparities...

Most packaged foods under trans-fat limit: Health Canada

Four out of five pre-packaged foods met the trans-fat limit recommended by a federal task force, Health Canada said Thursday.

Belfast museum faces legal battle over Darwin exhibition

EU plans new charges for lorries

Euro MPs back a draft law that would bring in extra road charges to curb congestion and pollution from lorries.

Darwin Needs A Make-Over: Budget Cuts at Leiden University

(PhysOrg.com) -- A decision by the Dutch government to introduce "competitiveness" into the criteria for funding university research has in effect obliterated Leiden University's department of evolutionary biology. ...

Elections Canada may be exposing voters to ID theft: privacy commissioner

Canadian voters are at risk of identity theft because of voters lists that go missing and are circulated widely among political parties, says Canada's privacy commissioner.

Measles vaccine not to blame for autism case, U.S. court rules

A court in the U.S. ruled against a family with a daughter who has autism on Thursday, saying vaccines did not cause her disability.

SKorea earmarks 1.05 bln dlrs for robot theme parks

South Korea will spend about 1.05 billion dollars to build two robot theme parks as part of a drive to nurture the robotics industry as a new growth engine, officials...

Putin petitioned over Siberian power station

A petition jointly organised by WWF-Russia and signed by more than 8,000 people was handed in to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin this week against the construction of a hydro-electric...

Biobanks will provide 'electronic specimens' for medical research

Future medical research will focus increasingly on electronic data, with less need both for laboratory animals and tissue samples. This long term trend emerged at a recent conference on biobanking...