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"Bigfoot" fails DNA test
PALO ALTO, California (Reuters) - Bigfoot remains as elusive as ever. Results from tests on genetic material from alleged remains of one of the mythical half-ape and half-human creatures,...
Yahoo selects Biondi, Chapple as new board members
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. said Thursday it will add the former chief executives of Viacom and Nextel Partners to its board of directors as part of the company's deal...
World's oceans doomed -- report
Human activities are cumulatively driving the health of the world's oceans down a rapid spiral, and only prompt and wholesale changes will slow or perhaps ultimately reverse the catastrophic problems...
EBay in talks to buy minority stake in Gmarket
(AP) -- The online auction company eBay Inc. said Wednesday it is in talks to buy a minority stake in the South Korean online marketplace operator Gmarket.
Scientists to study synthetic telepathy
A team of UC Irvine scientists has been awarded a $4 million grant from the U.S. Army Research Office to study the neuroscientific and signal-processing foundations of synthetic telepathy.
Amid food price spike, Nobel laureate eyes fertilizer
One of the reasons food prices have risen sharply is the cost of fertilizer. MIT Nobelist Richard Schrock is among a handful of researchers pursuing less energy-intensive ways to produce...
Turning waste material into ethanol
Say the word “biofuels” and most people think of grain ethanol and biodiesel. But there’s another, older technology called gasification that’s getting a new look from researchers at the...
ICT usage in the Dominican Republic 'growing'
A survey reveals that information and communications technology (ICT), including internet and telephone usage, is increasing in the Dominican Republic.
Mexico: Technology research 'lagging'
The Mexican president, Felipe Calderón, has admitted that technology research is lagging and calls for joint efforts to overcome the situation.
Genomics Of Plant-based Biofuels
Genomics is accelerating improvements for converting plant biomass into biofuel -- as an alternative to fossil fuel for the nation's transportation needs. Now researchers lay out a path forward for...
As Swimming Records Fall, Technology Muddies the Water
Some officials ask whether so many records devalue each one, and whether technology unduly aids performance.
Recipes for Health: Summer Minestrone With Fresh Basil
A hearty summer soup gets its nutritional punch from cannellini and green beans.
Samsung Introduces Software to Increase Efficiency of Embedded Memory Solutions for Smart Phones
Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced today that it is introducing software designed to optimize the high performance features of its proprietary embedded flash memories: OneNAND,...
Cineplex big screens available to Xbox gamers
Cineplex Entertainment is renting out downtime at its theatres to video gamers looking to play their Xbox 360 titles.
Textbook for one of most-taught community college courses available free
Rice University's Connexions, one of the most-visited online sites for open-educational resources, today announced it is making a popular textbook available free this fall for one of the country's most-attended...
Anthrax case ignites new forensics field
Biochemical method of tracking microbes hits the limelight.
HSBC may ditch BlackBerry for iPhone: report
The world's largest bank is considering switching to the iPhone from the BlackBerry, according to an Australian report, a move that would be a huge blow to Waterloo, Ont.-based Research...
Computer-generated Images: Hollywood Hair Will Be Captured At Last
Imagine avatars of your favorite actors wandering through 3-D virtual worlds with hair that looks almost exactly like it does in real life. This level of realism for animated hairstyles...
Navy personnel accused of sabotage keep working for military
A pair of Canadian Forces employees accused of sabotaging a classified government database at Ottawa's National Defence Headquarters a year ago will continue working for the military for now.
Homeless tenants still stable
A report on public housing has found that people who are currently homeless, who are given priority for housing, are just as likely to stay for the long term.
Canada invests $35M for national transplant system
Canadians needing an organ donation will be able to quickly find donors from across the country after a long-sought integrated program is launched.
Yale Professor wins Godel Prize for showing how computer algorithms solve problems
Daniel A. Spielman, professor of applied mathematics and computer science at Yale, has been awarded the prestigious Gödel Prize for developing a technique, known as Smoothed Analysis, that helps predict...
iPhone to shake-up Japan's cellphone industry: Softbank official
The arrival of Apple's iPhone 3G will force Japanese cellphone makers to revamp their handsets to allow increasingly sophisticated software, a senior official at Softbank Mobile said Wednesday.
How a forensic specialist can retrieve data from your hard drive - even if deleted
Pete Warren explains how a forensic specialist can recover revealing personal data from your hard drive – even after you think you've deleted everything
Starz ending Vongo movie service for Starz Play
(AP) -- Liberty Media Corp.'s Starz pay TV subsidiary is pulling the plug on its Vongo movie-download service in favor of letting Verizon Communications Inc. and other affiliates market...
Scientist at Work: Diana Beresford-Kroeger: Advocating an Unusual Role for Trees
Diana Beresford-Kroeger brings together Western medicine and botany to advocate for the planting of trees with beneficial properties.
Perfumed pong - herbal remedy for smelly rubbish
Authorities in the western Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) douse garbage landfills with herbal perfume to lessen the putrid stench.
Caution is the right reaction to chemical
Maybe you've seen the ad showing an empty shopping cart in the middle of the desert. "Soon, many common, everyday products could disappear from grocery store shelves all across California,"...