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Google Searches For Key To Energy Savings
Google finds that helping homeowners cut their electricity bills is not as easy as helping people search the Internet. For Google's PowerMeter or other energy-monitoring software to be useful, wider...
Agricultural scientists develop self-pollinating almond trees
Self-pollinating almond trees that can produce a bountiful harvest without insect pollination are being developed by agricultural scientists.
Barack Obama to sign nuclear treaty with Russia
• US and Russian presidents arrive in Prague for signing• Arms treaty will slash two countries' nuclear arsenals by a thirdThe US president, Barack Obama, has arrived in Prague in the Czech Republic...
US may seek to block Google-AdMob purchase: WSJ
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may seek to block Google's purchase of mobile telephone advertising company AdMob on anti-trust grounds, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Crowdsourcing Startup's Goal: Change the World
"Armchair Revolutionary" Aims to Help Fund Tech and Science Startups
Verizon CEO Confirms Pursuit of iPhone
But Ivan Seidenberg Declines to Say When Popular Phone Might Be Available for Verizon Wireless Customers
AOL Looking To Dump Social Site Bebo
Two Years After Buying Social Site For $850M, AOL Looking To Sell Or Shutter Bebo
Scientists find out why living things are the size they are -- and none other
If you consider yourself to be too short or too tall, things are looking up, or down, depending on your vertical disposition.
Kiev to ask Kazakhstan for gas?
KIEV, Ukraine, April 7 (UPI) -- Ukrainian leaders arrived Wednesday in Kazakhstan to discuss a possible gas deal as the country maneuvers for better prices with Moscow.
Atlantic companies lobby for cheaper drugs
Some of the biggest companies in Atlantic Canada, such as Bell Aliant, J.D. Irving and Michelin Tire, are banding together so they can access generic drugs at a lower cost.
Convicted film pirate dies
Gérémi Adam, the only person ever convicted in Canada of pirating films, has died one week after completing his jail sentence.
German solar company announces Windsor plant
A German manufacturer of solar-panel mounting systems is expanding into Canada will set up shop in Windsor, Ont.
Murdoch to limit Google, Microsoft access to News Corp. papers
News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch said Tuesday that Google and Microsoft's access to his newspapers could be limited to a "headline or a sentence or two" once he erects a...
Group urges crackdown on 'slack fill'
WASHINGTON, April 7 (UPI) -- Food manufacturers that fill only half of their product boxes could cut shipping costs by half if they filled their packaging, a U.S. advocacy...
Monday Puzzle: Fun on Display
Today we have some light fun based on the standard seven-segment number display used in digital LCD and LED clocks and calculators.
Monday Puzzle: Building Walls Rationally
Can you come up with a set of standard wall lengths that so that either family can build a house of the right proportion starting from any given standard wall?...
Why Make the Longest Jump?
Is becoming the first human to break the speed of sound in free fall enough reason to step off that balloon? Is making the longest jump in history worthwhile just...
Waterloo Road | Cracking Antiques | Beautiful Minds | Bruce Forsyth: A Comedy Roast | Watch this
Waterloo Road | Cracking Antiques | Beautiful Minds | Bruce Forsyth: A Comedy RoastWaterloo Road8pm, BBC1Back after its mid-season hiatus, Waterloo Road might be rested, but it's no less volatile. The story of...
Mount Sinai study finds only a weak link between fruit and vegetable and reduced risk of cancer
An analysis by Mount Sinai researchers of over eight years of dietary data from more than 400,000 people has found that the relationship between high consumption of fruits and vegetables...
PHOTOS: Ten Environmental Wins of 2009
NoneFrom the discovery of new ghostsharks to a potential new technique for mass production of solar panels, 2009 wasn't all bad news for the environment. See what experts list as...
BEST PHOTOS: Nat Geo Global Contest Winners, 2009
NonePeppermint shrimp, volcano-loving clouds, and bus shelters now have one thing in common: They've all been featured in winning pictures from National Geographic magazine's 2009 International Photography Contest.
We know the life of whales, so why start killing them again? | Paola Cavalieri
We have come too far to let vested interest reverse the global legal and moral progress we've made in protecting these animalsWhales are dignified, intelligent and sensitive beings. We have known this for...
California state pension funds going broke, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- California public employee pension systems are worse off than anyone previously projected, according to a new report generated by five graduate students in Stanford's Graduate Public Policy Program....
Amid iPad frenzy, HP promotes its tablet computer (w/ Video)
Amid the hoopla over Apple's iPad, US computer giant Hewlett-Packard has released a video promoting an upcoming touchscreen tablet computer of its own.
Latin America 'lagging' in ICT use
A report on global information technology highlights the mixed success of developing countries in adopting ICTs.
Report: China-based hackers stole India secrets
(AP) -- China-based hackers stole Indian national security information, 1,500 e-mails from the Dalai Lama's office and other sensitive documents, a new report said Tuesday.
Allon drug wins fast-track review
Shares in Vancouver-based Allon Therapeutics gain almost 11 per cent after the company announces it has won approval for a fast-track review from U.S. regulators for its davunetide drug.
Rhapsody cuts monthly music plan to $10 at spinoff
(AP) -- Subscription music service Rhapsody is dropping its monthly price to $9.99 from $14.99, hoping that loads of iPhone users who sampled it will now pay for all-you-can-listen...