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Observatory: The Buzz of Bees, Though Benign, Halts Caterpillars' Munching
Plants may want to thank bees as nearby buzzing seems to prevent caterpillars from eating.
SKorea's LG unveils watch-shaped mobile for video calls
South Korea's LG Electronics Monday unveiled what it described as the world's first watch-shaped mobile video phone.
Country Doctor of Year: 50 years of house calls
(AP) -- In this sleepy country town, which sprang up around a railroad junction and the start of the Chisholm trail, folks give out their phone numbers by the...
Arsenic levels too high in Kern Valley State Prison's drinking water
Three years past deadline, California has no solid plan to reduce the arsenic, which has been linked to cancer. Officials spent money to design a filtration plant and then decided...
Oil companies bullish on shale oil
DENVER, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The recent drop in oil prices is not likely to derail the push to develop shale oil deposits in the western United States,...
Military Uniforms Now Provide Reliable Protection From Mosquitoes
Assuring that uniforms issued to U.S. military personnel are properly treated to repel mosquitoes is now possible, thanks to a new testing method.
How Certain Vegetables Combat Cancer
Women should go for the broccoli when the relish tray comes around during holiday celebrations this season.
Science Weekly podcast: We look back at the most significant stories of 2008
Presenter Alok Jha looks back at just a few of the podcast's highlights from 2008. It's been a busy year in the world of science. Breaking the world's biggest machine...
Navy, Environmentalists Settle Sonar Suit
The Navy has settled a lawsuit filed by environmentalists challenging its use of sonar in hundreds of submarine-hunting exercises around the world.
New study calls for global project finance reform
The worldwide financial crisis puts a new emphasis on infrastructure spending, seen by many governments as a way to head off economic downturn, and as a way of holding on...
Hospitals ill from more bad debt, credit troubles
(AP) -- Gainesville's first community hospital has been on life support since the Shands Healthcare system in northern Florida bought it a dozen years ago.
Food needs 'fundamental rethink'
A sustainable global food system in the 21st Century needs to be built on a series of "new fundamentals", a leading food expert says.
Power outage darkens Obama's Hawaiian vacation
(AP) -- President-elect Barack Obama's Hawaiian vacation has been darkened by a power blackout on the island of Oahu.
Film ratings needed for websites: British minister
Britain's culture minister says websites should be rated the way films are to protect children from offensive material. Andy Burnham says his government has plans to discuss the idea of...
Gesture Recognition Will Allow People With Disabilities To Interact More Easily With Computers
A system that can recognize human gestures could provide a new way for people with physical disabilities to interact with computers. A related system for the able bodied could also...
Real-time Gene Monitoring Developed
Imagine having GeneVision: the uncanny ability to view the activity of any chosen gene in real time through a specially modified camera. With GeneVision, military commanders could compare gene expression...
UrbanBaby.com, a cautionary tale
Internet startup UrbanBaby.com was very successful in its infancy. That was until it tried to change its website and got spanked by its users.
The Evidence Gap: Health Care That Puts a Computer on the Team
There is broad agreement that moving patient records into the computer age is essential to improving care and curbing costs.
Cross-country running with your dog
Three years ago, Didi Mann was recently retired and contemplating a life "sitting at home reading books and eating chocolate", when she read an arti
SciKu: Round Two
Features editor Nicole Dyer is back with another SciKu! It's rhythmic, it's subtle, it's all about science; What more could you ask for from this ancient poetic form? read more
Amazon says 2008 holiday season was 'best ever'
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. said Friday that the 2008 holiday season was the online retailer's "best ever," with more than 6.3 million items ordered and 5.6 million units shipped...
E-shopping site to open in China for Japan goods
(AP) -- A new Internet shopping mall is opening in China next month that will take payments in the widely used China UnionPay Co. cards for Japanese products, company...
Uproar in Australia over plan to block Web sites
(AP) -- A proposed Internet filter dubbed the "Great Aussie Firewall" is promising to make Australia one of the strictest Internet regulators among democratic countries.
Economy: Will Green Funding Be Harder to Come By?
Despite the bad economy, many expect green initiatives and funding to continue to grow.
Wal-Mart to start selling Apple's iPhone on Sunday
(AP) -- Wal-Mart will start selling Apple's popular iPhone on Sunday, the chain said, confirming earlier reports by employees.
US offers Viagra to win over Afghan warlords: report
CIA agents are offering the potency drug Viagra and other gifts to win over Afghan warlords in the US-led war against Taliban insurgents, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
Japan to go ahead with maglev train despite crisis: company
The chairman of Central Japan Railway Co. said Friday a costly project to build the next generation of maglev train would go ahead, brushing aside concerns about the impact of...
Nintendo says to offer videos on Wii
Nintendo Co. said Thursday it will start offering videos through its blockbuster Wii game console, the latest new feature for the Japanese entertainment giant.