McCain vows to back changes to disabilities law

(AP) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain is pledging support for a proposal to expand protections for disabled people under an 18-year-old landmark civil rights law.

McCain, Obama spar over Europe trip

Republican John McCain's campaign on Saturday sharply criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama for canceling a visit to wounded troops in Germany, contending Obama chose foreign leaders and cheering Europeans over...

Web site design flaws make banking riskier

Many U.S. banks are unwittingly training their online customers to take risks with their passwords and other sensitive account information, leaving them more vulnerable to fraud, new research shows.

Think tank reveals plan to manage tropical forests

Novel way to use carbon credits to save trees.

How Secure Is Your Network? NIST Model Knows

(PhysOrg.com) -- Data breaches are a recurring nightmare for IT managers responsible for securing not only their company`s confidential data, but possibly also sensitive information belonging to their clients, such...

Age-old Magic Tricks Can Provide Clues For Modern Science

Revealing the science behind age-old magic tricks will help us better understand how humans see, think, and act.

Transit Systems Are Not Well-integrated Into Local Emergency Plans

Millions of people each day rely on transit, yet few urban area emergency plans have focused on its role in an emergency evacuation. Transit systems could play a significant role...

Internet Protection Law Unconstitutional

A federal appeals court agreed with a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a 1998 law intended to protect children from sexual material and other objectionable content on...

Cats, instincts, and evolution

Cats are very strange animals. One of their odder behaviors is scratching around their food bowl. They look like they are trying to kick dirt over the food in order...

Opinion: Medical technology: prospects for the 21st century

'Small technologies' such as nanobiotechnology will lead to important developments in medical science, according to Graeme Clark.

Battery Czar

Denise Gray had to take a city bus to her first job at GM, but now she holds the company's green-car future in her hands.

Yahoo's 2Q profit declines 18 pct as woes deepen

(AP) -- Yahoo says its second-quarter profit dropped 18 percent. It marks the latest in a long stretch of disappointing results for the Internet company.

Microsoft to let developers sell Xbox games online

(AP) -- Microsoft will let independent developers sell video games for the Xbox 360 console — and keep most of the profits — beginning this holiday season, the company said...

New NASA 'Fire and Smoke' Web Page Shows Latest Fire Views, Research

NASA satellites, aircraft and research know-how, including resources and expertise from JPL, comprise a wealth of cutting-edge tools to help firefighters battle wildfires.

Traffic deaths fall as gas prices climb

Rising prices at the gas pump appear to be having at least one positive effect: Traffic deaths around the country are plummeting, just as they did during the Arab oil...

FDA Launches Fellowship Program

Agency aims to attract the best scientists to help it overcome numerous challenges

Packers reportedly are shopping Favre

The Green Bay Packers have spoken to several AFC teams, and at least one NFC team, to see what they would be willing to offer for quarterback Brett Favre, NFL...

Research puts finger on virtual iPhone button

(PhysOrg.com) -- A virtual tactile keyboard could hold the key to making the iPhone easier to use.

Saving lives with 10-kilo phone network

A ten-kilo GSM mobile phone network developed by European researchers will allow rescue workers to set up communications just hours, or even minutes, after a man-made or natural catastrophe. It...

How carrots help us see the color orange

One of the easiest ways to identify an object is by its color -- perhaps it is because children's books encourage us to pair certain objects with their respective colors....

People in wealthy areas perceived to be most attractive

Where do the most and least attractive people live in London? A study reveals our cultural prejudices about beauty

A Locally Grown Diet With Fuss but No Muss

A new business serves those who want to eat food grown close to home but do not want to get their hands dirty.

Young Scientists Asked to Search for Rare Ladybugs

South Dakota State University entomologists have joined a nationwide search for rare ladybugs. A $2 million National Science Foundation grant enabled the Lost Ladybug Project led by scientists at Cornell...

People Only Eat One, When The Chips Are Brown

Dr. Don Henne isn't wasting his degree when he's standing by the deep fryer waiting for potato slices to turn brown. He's conducting research that will help the potato industry...

Salmonella scare about fruits, not vegetables

Tomatoes, japaleño peppers, serrano peppers and now avocadoes are all under scrutiny due to the recent Salmonella outbreak, making many Americans nervous about eating their vegetables. Or make that, their...

Too poor, sick for Greek pilgrimage? Email a prayer

Court rules lesbians not just from Lesbos

Fannie, Freddie bailout could cost $25 billion

A federal rescue of troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could cost taxpayers as much as $25 billion, Congress’ top budget analyst said Tuesday.