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Astronauts in Space Encourage Americans to Vote
U.S. astronauts aboard the space station encourage Americans to vote today.
Honey bees can count to four
Australian research has shown that bees can routinely count up to four landmarks and use them to find a previous food source.
Scientists Create Program To Calculate Body Shape
Imagine you are a police detective trying to identify a suspect wearing a trench coat, baggy pants and a baseball cap pulled low. Or imagine you are a fashion industry...
FCC concerned at trend of pay-TV rate hikes
(AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission expressed concern as several cable companies discussed plans to raise their rates for next year, including Cablevision Systems Corp., which on Wednesday announced...
Curtailing A Clean Air Rule
Senators ask EPA not to issue regulation that is expected to increase power plant emissions
U.S. Army Warns Of Twittering Terrorists
The U.S. intelligence community is concerned that terrorists might use micro-blogging tool Twitter to coordinate attacks, according to a purported draft Army intelligence report posted on the Web.
Credit Crunch Threatens New Medicines
The global financial crisis could seriously delay the discovery and production of many new life-saving medicines, warns a major international conference.
Soybeans No Longer 'A Musical Fruit?'
Soybeans may drop off the list of musical fruit. Scientists in Singapore are reporting victory over some consumers' No. 1 complaint about soy products -- the "flatulence factor" caused by...
Early Achievement In Math May Identify Future Scientists And Engineers
New research in Psychological Science suggests that there may be a way to identify future scientists and engineers. Adolescents who had scored in the top 1 percent on the math...
Thinking It Through: Scientists Call For Policy To Guide Biofuels Industry Toward Sustainability
As the United States and other nations commit to the path of biofuels production, 23 scientists call for sustainable practices in an industry that will, as one of them says,...
Paraplegic Pianists Can Operate A Piano Pedal With The Mouth
Scientists have developed a method with which a pianist can operate the right pedal of a concert grand wirelessly -- a first in the world. A paraplegic pianist can thus...
Nearly Half Of US States Fail On Emergency Plan Communication, New Study Shows
Seven years after Sept. 11, and in the wake of many major natural disasters such as forest fires, hurricanes and flooding, nearly half of US states either have no state-level...
High-tech elliptical workout machines stand out from the rest
Buying an expensive, all-body elliptical machine -- even cutting-edge models that push the technology envelope like the novel sit-down and multi-mode models tested here -- might seem a bit...
Low-sodium products are on the rise
Food makers focus on flavor as they expand offerings for the health-conscious. ...
Internet in schools 'benefits the poorest families'
According to a study in three Latin American countries, Internet connectivity in schools is contributing to narrowing the digital gap.
Crop Science Society of America Presents the 2008 Fellows
A recognition of Fellows from the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) as presented during their Annual Meeting on Oct. 5-9 in Houston, TX.
Nurses don wristbands as campaign against N.L. heats up
A contract dispute between the Newfoundland and Labrador government and unionized nurses is quietly moving to ward floors, as nurses add protest wristbands to their daily uniforms.
CenturyTel to acquire Embarq in $5.8B deal
(AP) -- Phone company CenturyTel Inc. will acquire larger peer Embarq Corp. in a deal valued at $5.8 billion, the companies said Monday.
Spinoffs Expected From Suborbital Vehicle Work
The private suborbital spaceflight industry will lead to inevitable positive spinoffs, experts have said.
Sony looking to cut costs to counter profit slide
Sony Corp. chief executive Howard Stringer says the electronics maker needs to cut its fixed costs to weather a surge in the yen that forced it to slash its profit...
Man overboard rescue system wins international navigation prizes
Innovators Peter Hall and Christine Edwards from British company Sci-Tech were awarded this year's Galileo Masters 2008 and the EGNOS special prize in the European Satellite Navigation Competition for their...
Japanese bomber got know-how from Internet
A former Ground Self-Defense Force member who was arrested and indicted over launching explosive devices into the grounds of the Imperial Palace, has told the police that he learned how...
Human behavior on display in the subway
You can learn a lot about a city riding its public transportation. read more
How to cut down on your sodium intake
Cutting down on sodium isn't easy, but it's possible -- and your taste buds will adapt. Here are tips from sources such as the National Institutes of Health and American...
Science Weekly podcast: The Antikythera mechanism; the 1000mph car; plus the atheist bus campaign
Jo Marchant joins the pod to talk about what some say is the world's first computer. Her book, Decoding the Heavens, looks at the mysterious Antikythera mechanism which was found...
Additive to boost biofuels
Australian researchers have created an additive that will make tallow-based biofuels more efficient and easier to use in cooler climates.
Port Authority to Let Commuters Buy Emissions Credits
Drivers who commute by car between New York and New Jersey will be able to assuage their guilt beginning in early 2009.
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