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Senators question FBI's handling of anthrax inquiry
Some members of the Senate Judiciary Committee challenge the bureau's director, signaling that they are not convinced the case has been solved. ...
Political Views Affect Firms' Corporate Social Responsibility, Study Finds
Firms in Democratic states tend to have a higher corporate social responsibility rating than those in Republican ones, a new study finds.
Opinion: Cutler Report a 'timely call'
Dr Terry Cutler's Review of the National Innovation System is a timely signal to government and industry that Australia needs to reinvigorate and better fund innovation, believes Robin Batterham, president...
How to win at baseball (Do managers really matter?)
When a baseball team loses, the manager is often fired. But does the manager have any real impact on whether the team wins or loses? In this post, I present some...
The Greening Of Sub-Saharan Africa
The green revolution that has led to food being far more abundant now than forty years ago in South America and Asia has all-but bypasses Sub-Saharan Africa as that region's...
GM Hopes To Jolt Car Sales With Volt
General Motors has created a new plug-in car, the Chevrolet Volt, and there's a lot of money and expectation riding on it. The Volt's designer, Bob Bonifice, gave Early Show...
Canadian leader in doctor training wins international award
A Canadian medical professor is being recognized with an international award worth about $76,000 for his pioneering research into finding better ways to train doctors.
Ike causes widest US Internet outage since 2003
(AP) -- The power blackouts that followed Hurricane Ike have caused the widest outage for U.S. Internet service since 2003, according to a firm that tracks Internet connectivity.
Tesla to produce zero-emission sedan in Silicon Valley
Tesla Motors Inc. will build a 250 million dollar plant in California's Silicon Valley to produce its new battery-powered sedan, the company said Wednesday.
Food Shortages Drive Birds to Murder Chicks
Food shortages are forcing some seabirds to attack chicks of their own kind.
Entertainment, tech cos. to unify digital media
(AP) -- Buy a CD or DVD, and it should work on a variety of devices and personal computers.
Stocks sink after government bailout of AIG
NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street stumbled again Wednesday, with anxieties about the financial system still running high after the government bailed out insurer American International...
Fixed costs determine structure of the supermarket industry
In many retail industries, the most successful firms are the ones that offer the widest selection. For example, Home Depot and Staples offer a wide array of products at competitive...
Significant increase in alien plants in Europe
The number of alien plant species has more than tripled over the last 25 years. This is the finding of a study by European scientists who evaluated the data from...
New computer will run XP if it has 32-bit chips
Q. It's time to upgrade my 2-year-old computer, but I really don't want to use Windows Vista on a new PC. Is it possible to have Windows XP installed on...
Gmail messages that won't die
Q. I switched to Gmail, and one feature puzzles me: I delete messages at one session, and when I log on again, the messages are back! They are like vampires...
Concordia bans Facebook access on campus computers
Concordia University has blocked its campus computers from accessing Facebook because of online security concerns.
Popping Power
Let's set the record straight. This first video is a clever hoax. It is not possible to pop popcorn using cell phones. See how it's done in the second video....
EU to overhaul fisheries policy
The European Commission launches a full review of the Common Fisheries Policy, saying the current regime fails to protect fish stocks.
New report finds food prices in Boston and Philadelphia 50 percent higher
Researchers from the Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program (C-SNAP) at Boston Medical Center and Drexel University School of Public Health, have reported that low-income families in Boston and Philadelphia using...
Award Will Lay Groundwork for Next Generation Computers
Georgia Tech professor Karsten Schwan recently received a 2008 HP Labs Innovation Research Award to help solve some of the key problems in developing exascale machines that will process more...
Research Leads to Revisions in California Building Code
In August, California revised its Title 24 Building Standards Code to incorporate use of the automated fault detection and diagnostics (FDD) technology developed at the National Institute of Standards and...
Dion promises massive funding boost for universities, students
A Liberal government would increase funding for research and support of post-secondary students and universities by hundreds of millions of dollars, Leader Stéphane Dion pledged on Wednesday.
Computer modeling aids medical research
HOUGHTON, Mich., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists are combining agent-based computer modeling and the use of graphic processing units to provide a powerful new tool for medical...
Nortel plans further cuts, asset sales
Nortel Networks Corp. (TSX:NT) announced Wednesday it plans cutbacks and asset sales as it slashes its business outlook amid a worsening economic climate.
Filmmaker examines the future in 3D
Melissa Butts has seen the future, and it looks startlingly clear and lifelike. Butts is a filmmaker who specializes in 3D digital movies, an emerging market that is increasingly drawing...
IBM to study 'racetrack memory' technology
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- IBM says it's entered into a development agreement with Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute to advance racetrack memory technology.
Britain 'faces power cuts threat'
The UK will experience prolonged power cuts in about five years unless urgent action is taken, a report warns.