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Traces of early Native Americans - in sunflower genes
New information about early Native Americans' horticultural practices comes not from hieroglyphs or other artefacts, but from a suite of four gene duplicates found in wild and domesticated sunflowers...
Video: Patents: Who Owns Your Genes?
Should companies be able to patent your genes? Morley Safer reports on the debate, Sunday, April 4, at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Tiffany Claims Ebay Violates Ad Laws
Jeweler Says Ebay Doesn?t Warn Consumers Some Tiffany Products on Site Aren't Authentic
Early Computer Developer Roberts Dies
Dr. Henry Edward Roberts' MITS Altair 8800, Precursor to the Modern PC, Inspired Bill Gates and Others
Video: Hybrid Sales Skyrocket
There are some good signs for Detroit and troubled Japanese automaker Toyota, as sales for hybrid and fully-electric vehicles are soaring. CBS News' Anthony Mason reports.
Iran gasoline consumption drops
TEHRAN, April 2 (UPI) -- Gasoline consumption by Iranian drivers was down 1.7 percent during the recent new year holiday compared with the previous year, officials said in Tehran.
Longer-lasting flowers: Fresh ideas from ARS researchers
Tomorrow's fragrant bouquets and colorful potted plants might last longer, thanks to floriculture research by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant physiologist Cai-Zhong Jiang. His investigations might help boost the vase...
Verizon to take $970M charge from health care bill
(AP) -- The corporate tax impact of the recent health care overhaul grew Thursday as Verizon Communications Inc. announced it will record a related $970 million non-cash charge in...
Nortel sells mobile network to Ericsson and Kapsch
Canada's Nortel Networks on Thursday announced it has completed the 103 million dollar sale of its GSM-GSMR wireless business to Sweden's Ericsson and Austria's Kapsch.
Sharp shows 3-D touchscreen displays for mobile devices
(AP) -- Sharp's latest 3-D displays deliver bright, clear imagery without the cumbersome glasses usually required for such technology. Now the bad news: They only work on a 3-inch (7.5-centimeter)...
Countries Blame China, Not Nature, for Water Shortage
A drought is causing shortages across Southeast Asia, but China is being forced to counter the perception that its dams are hijacking resources.
Protesters disrupt McGill hospital groundbreaking
The groundbreaking for the new McGill University Hospital Centre was cancelled Thursday because of protests, but Quebec Premier Jean Charest says work on the long-promised superhospital, one of two being...
Verizon cuts Palm Pre, Pixi Plus prices
(AP) -- Verizon Wireless is cutting prices for Palm's Pre Plus and Pixi Plus smart phones. The carrier is also offering access to a Wi-Fi service that lets the...
Microsoft request for patent suit review is nixed
(AP) -- A federal appeals court has rejected Microsoft's request to review a $290 million patent ruling against the software maker.
Posing the Big Questions
In 1900, renowned mathematician David Hilbert laid down a challenge to future generations: 23 handpicked mathematical problems, all difficult, all important, and all unsolved. read more
BYU engineers improve eye-tracking technology that aids the disabled
(PhysOrg.com) -- Eye-tracking technology allows people with disabilities to use their eyes to operate a computer. Imagine moving your eyes to direct the cursor to a link on a Web...
ScienceShot: Country Ants Go to Town
Mild-mannered insects undergo a personality shift when they move to the city
How Secure are iPhone and Android Apps
(PhysOrg.com) -- Today's smartphones are pocket size computers that can be customized by downloading applications. This is what makes a smartphone vulnerable to cybercriminals. In this article we will...
Virginia Tech scientist wins career grant
BLACKSBURG, Va., April 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist has won a federal grant to create a framework to track the spread of pandemics among populations, as well as...
The full judgement in the Simon Singh appeal
Read the full appeal court judgement, supporting journalist Simon Singh's use of a 'fair comment' defencePress freedomNewspapersNewspapers & magazinesPeer review and scientific publishingFreedom of speechLawHealthguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media...
For dual-income husbands and wives, it's still a man's world
Decades of progress may have earned women their place at the office, but it hasn't won them an equal partnership in the home - and that puts hard-working women at...
U.S. Issues Limits on Greenhouse Gases From Cars
The rules set mileage standards that will translate to a fleet average of 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016.
Nokia wins China deals worth more than $2 bln
The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia said Thursday it had renewed cell phone contracts worth more than two billion dollars with two distributors in China, one of its key...
US finalizes new auto fuel economy standards
The US government Thursday finalized new automobile fuel economy standards starting with 2012 models, a move officials said would save billions of barrels of oil and reduce greenhouse emissions.
Green food choice may not be so green
If everyone became vegan and so ate only fruit and vegetables, then the reduction in greenhouse emissions for the whole of food consumption would be a mere 7%. The widespread...
Media Talk podcast: Sky, Ofcom, and Simon Singh's victory for free speech
Matt Wells is joined by Jane Martinson and James Robinson on your bank holiday special edition of Media Talk.We begin by analysing the implications – for Rupert Murdoch, his customers, and his rivals...
Nation's First Undergraduate Web Science Degree Launched at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has launched the nation's first undergraduate degree program devoted to the emerging interdisciplinary field of Web Science. The new academic major expands the current Information Technology degree...
ONR-guided tech tracks what's inside ships
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is funding emerging technology that will allow wireless surveillance not only of ships and aircraft, but also the tracking of people and high value...