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VIDEO: Penguins Sent "Home" to Argentina
Several penguins that mysteriously washed onto the beaches of Brazil this year have been nursed back to health and sent "home" to Argentine Patagonia.
Should Companies With Unhealthy Products Be Regulated To Protect Health?
Should businesses that sell products which are responsible for a huge numbers of deaths, illness and injury, such as tobacco and junk food, be held accountable and made to improve...
World's Biggest Computing Grid Launched
The world's largest computing grid is ready to tackle mankind's biggest data challenge from the earth's most powerful accelerator. The Worldwide LHC Computing Grid combines the power of more than...
Using Plants Instead of Petroleum to Make Jet Fuel
Chemical engineers in North Dakota have successfully turned oil from plants--canola (rapeseed), coconuts and soybeans--into jet fuel indistinguishable from the conventional kind, according to U.S. government tests. Working with the...
Google postpones Yahoo online ad deal
Google said it is postponing a planned online advertising tie-up with Yahoo to allow more time for US anti-trust regulators to consider the ramifications of the deal.
Viewers will receive greatest benefit in presidential town hall debate
Next Tuesday night, Senators John McCain and Barack Obama will meet on the debate stage for their second presidential debate, but this time they will not be alone. The candidates...
Labor report indicates squeeze on tech sector
(AP) -- The economic slowdown has started to squeeze the technology sector. So far this has not led to wide-scale job cuts, but a slowing demand for computers and...
Electric vehicles spark at Paris car show
Carmarkers rolled out a slew of electric models at the Paris motor show Friday, with a view to filling dealer showrooms by 2012 when new European legislation on curbing emissions...
US online health companies merge to take on WebMD
Two of the largest online health companies in the United States announced Friday that they were joining forces to take on the leader in the field of Internet medical advice,...
Nutritionists show what beans are worth
Consider a natural alternative the next time you reach for that cupcake or soda as an afternoon snack. This snack leaves you feeling full, gives you energy, and simultaneously fights...
Skin Deep: Buying Face Cream? Grab a Glossary
There is an increase in beauty marketing that employs science buzzwords whose meaning may be lost on consumers.
Lord Drayson takes science brief
Racing driver and businessman Lord Drayson becomes the UK's third science minister in two years.
Peer-to-peer networking takes internet out of the equation
(PhysOrg.com) -- When people working on a project get together with their laptops and PDAs, they share information via the internet and a client server. But new software developed by...
Venezuela orders one million laptops for schoolchildren
Venezuela has ordered one million laptops for its schoolchildren as part of a US$3 billion bilateral agreement with Portugal.
Chemical Industry Begins To Feel Wall Street Woes
Tight credit, slowing economy are starting to hit companies.
Seed bank 'running out of funds'
Groundbreaking projects at the Millennium Seed Bank could be axed because of a £100m shortfall.
Nanowire technology could make LCDs brighter, thinner, and cheaper
(PhysOrg.com) -- As nanoimprinting technology advances, scientists have shown that using nano-sized polarizers could significantly enhance the contrast ratio in liquid crystal displays (LCDs). For consumers, that means that TVs,...
Bee Swarms Follow High-speed 'Streaker' Bees To Find A New Nest
How does a swarm of bees find its way to a new nest site when less then 5 percent of the community knows the way? This is the question that...
Safer Buildings Are Goal of New Code Changes Based on Recommendations from NIST World Trade Center Investigation
Future buildings--especially tall structures--should be increasingly resistant to fire, more easily evacuated in emergencies, and safer overall thanks to 23 major and far-reaching building and fire code changes approved recently...
Step Right Up, Let The Computer Look At Your Face And Tell You Your Age
Like an age-guesser at a carnival, new computer software can fairly accurately estimate a person's age. But, unlike age-guessers, who can view a person's body, the software works by examining...
Spermicide Coke, stale chips research wins Ig Nobels
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A researcher who figured out that Coke explodes sperm and scientists who discovered that people will happily eat stale chips if they crunch loudly enough won alternative...
Solved: scientific riddles of flea hops, armadillo digs and lap dancers' tips
Britons gain plaudits at the Ig Nobel awards, an irreverent highlight of the academic calendar
Copyright board leaves royalty rate unchanged
(AP) -- The federal Copyright Royalty Board left the rate for royalties paid to songwriters for CDs and digital downloads unchanged.
HP HDX 18t Notebook Is Now Available
HP has just recently announced their HDX 18t Premium Series laptop. HP's HDX 18t is powered by Intel´s latest Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad processor. The HDX 18t...
Honda Introduces All-New Insight Dedicated Hybrid Concept Vehicle at Paris Motor Show
Honda Motor presented the concept model of its all-new Insight dedicated hybrid vehicle scheduled to be introduced in 2009, at the 2008 Paris Motor Show.
Paleozoic 'sediment curve' provides new tool for tracking sea-floor sediment movements
As the world looks for more energy, the oil industry will need more refined tools for discoveries in places where searches have never before taken place, geologists say.
One Year after California's Devastating 2007 Wildfires, Environmental and Health Effects of Smoke Better Understood
Description: Looking for an expert to talk on the upcoming anniversary of last October's wildfires? UC San Diego faculty are available to comment.
Auditor general calls security of Alberta's computer data 'insufficient'
Security for the Alberta government's computer networks is inadequate, and immediate action is needed so that people's personal information is no longer at risk, Auditor General Fred Dunn says in...