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Climate email hackers had access for more than a month
Email sent to weatherman suggests hackers had access to Climatic Research Unit's systems for longer than first suspectedComputer hackers who broke into the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) server at the University of East...
Smartphone app illuminates power consumption
A new application for the Android smartphone shows users and software developers how much power their applications are consuming.
Feature: Home sweet home?
Ideological differences among Federal Government ministers are jeopardising the rights of Aboriginals to own property.
DSL internet 'can be attacked'
Research has revealed that the most commonly used internet provider technology, DSL, can be monitored and is vulnerable to attacks.
LOOK at ME!
Have you ever been on one of those long drives through the country. You know what I'm talkin about not much to look at but the trees on the side...
American Express takes aim at PayPal with Revolution
With its deal to buy Revolution Money, American Express is taking aim at the growing market for online and alternative payments, in a challenge to recognized leader PayPal, analysts say.
Melanoma News Database MMMP
Finally we have a scientifically reliable, systematically comprehensive, and continuously updated database of news on melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer. It's part of the Melanoma Molecular Map Project (MMMP) website...
Ubisoft steps up videogame fitness with virtual coach
French videogame powerhouse Ubisoft will have a virtual fitness coach whipping Wii users into shape starting Tuesday.
South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week
(AP) -- Apple Inc's iPhone is coming to South Korea this week, a local carrier announced Sunday, bringing the iconic communications device to one of the world's most sophisticated...
A climate change dust-up
One side sees hacked e-mail as a sign of a 'Warmist Conspiracy.' The other says it's being taken out of context. Analysts don't expect it to have much effect on...
McAfee Warns about "12 Scams of Christmas"
Updated Digital Security is Essential as Crime Increases During Holidays
Health-care debate linked to risk of dying in US and Europe
A new Web site allows users to explore differences in the probability of dying across European countries and the US states for men and women of different ages and races.
Iowa professor named Inventor of Year
AMES, Iowa, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- R&D magazine has named an Iowa State University professor Inventor of the Year for his innovations in making a purer vodka and a...
Ex-Smoker Wins Against Philip Morris
If it survives an appeal, the verdict late Thursday would be the nation’s largest award of damages to an individual suing a tobacco company.
New law bans genetic discrimination
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the most sweeping anti-discrimination law in nearly 20 years, prohibits employers from hiring or firing based on a person's genetic makeup. ...
CORRECTED: Survey of Science Bloggers for graduate researchers
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Billy Bragg, NDP push for new law on music downloads
British folk singer Billy Bragg teamed up with Canadian songwriters and the NDP to advocate for copyright reform and a new approach to music downloads while on tour in Ottawa...
SEC accuses 4 people in alleged Ponzi scheme
DENVER (AP) -- Federal regulators have accused four people and two companies of fraud in an alleged $30 million Ponzi scheme that lured 300 investors nationwide...
Yikes: Peruvian Jungle Gang Arrested for Selling Fat of Its Murder Victims
Is there any medical use for black market human fat? Scientists are skeptical Plentiful fat seems more reviled than revered in today's society, even when it has uses for the medical and...
Termite creates sustainable monoculture fungus-farming
(PhysOrg.com) -- Food production of modern human societies is mostly based on large-scale monoculture crops, but it now appears that advanced insect societies have the same practice. Our societies took...
Elpida Completes Development of 1-Gigabit GDDR5
Elpida Memory, Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory, today announced that it had developed a 1-gigabit GDDR5 (product name: EDW1032BABG) that operates at a world-class high speed...
Bullying is a public health issue: researcher
Bullying should be considered a public health problem and governments should adopt national strategies against it, says a Canadian professor who led a study of bullying in 40 countries.
US newspaper ad revenue down nearly 28 percent
US newspaper advertising revenue fell by nearly 28 percent in the third quarter, continuing a slide which has led to layoffs, bankruptcies and the closure of several dailies.
H1N1 intensifying in Canada but subsiding elsewhere: WHO
H1N1 appears to have peaked in parts of western Europe and the United States but transmission continues to intensity in Canada, the World Health Organization said Friday.
Google books hearing set for February 18
A US judge set February 18 for a hearing on the revised legal settlement between Google and US authors and publishers that would allow the Internet giant to scan and...
Cisco releases Web security app for iPhone
Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the...
Web sites cater to for-sale-by-owner home sellers
(AP) -- Selling a home without a real estate agent can save thousands of dollars in commission fees, but it can also be a painstaking, confusing task.
EU extends Oracle/Sun review deadline until Jan 27
(AP) -- European Union regulators said Friday that they have extended until Jan. 27 a deadline to wrap up their antitrust review of Oracle Corp.'s planned $7.4 billion takeover...