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Letters: Science funding cuts will not help us into the future and beyond
The Royal Society of Chemistry welcomes Peter Mandelson's comments that "the root of advanced manufacturing is a strong science base in this country" and that continued investment in science is vital to maintaining...
AP test of Google offers peek at China Net filters
(AP) -- Type "Falun Gong" in Chinese into Google's search engine from Beijing, and the Web browser suddenly becomes unresponsive for about a minute. Make the same search from...
GE unveils European wind energy future
BRUSSELS, March 25 (UPI) -- General Electric announced Thursday it was investing roughly $453 million to expand wind energy facilities in four European countries.
The United Kingdom creates a space agency
LONDON, March 24 (UPI) -- European officials say a new United Kingdom Space Agency will take over responsibility for all U.K. space-related policies and budgets.
Calorie Counters, Coming To A Restaurant Near You
Rocket science, it isn't: eating at restaurants is typically a more caloric experience than if you prepare foods at home.1 However, the new health care law has a provision that may...
State tax incentives for filmmakers has opposite desired effect
Providing tax credit incentives to the movie industry to attract filming to non-traditional locations actually has a negative impact on state revenues, according to a study in the latest issue...
Bringing better grapes a step closer to reality
Grapes are one of the world's most economically important fruit crops, but the woody perennial takes three years to go from seed to fruit, and that makes traditional breeding expensive...
Luxury industry says EU ruling limits Google ads
(AP) -- Luxury goods manufacturers said a ruling Tuesday from the European Union's highest court will stop Google Inc. selling their brand names as advertising keywords to unauthorized sellers or...
Destructive citrus greening disease affecting Florida
Urgency, cooperation, and persistent management are needed among producers, processors, government officials, and scientists while solutions are developed and implemented to combat the citrus greening disease threatening Florida citrus production,...
America favors nuclear power, survey finds
WASHINGTON, March 23 (UPI) -- With Washington supporting funding for alternative energy, more than 60 percent of American respondents back the use of nuclear power, a Gallup poll indicates.
Ontario halts fast-tracking foreign MDs
CBC News has learned that Ontario has suspended a program aimed at fast-tracking the certification of some foreign doctors.
New Cellphone Recycling Program Offers Instant Credit
A new company called eRecyclingCorps today debuted the first mobile phone recycling program to offer instant credit to customers at wireless stores.
Video: Google Hits Great Firewall of China
Google will shut down in China after a long online censorship dispute with the government. Terry McCarthy reports.
8 Reasons Our Waistlines Are Expanding
From better hygiene to foods that mimic drugs, the reasons we're so fat might shake up your diet.
ESA Investment Forum 2010 to create new business
In recent years, the transfer of space technologies and the commercial application of space systems have generated countless business opportunities. To boost this trend, the 4th ‘ESA Investment Forum’ in...
ESA highlights online games as key future technology
Video gaming has become one of the globe’s most popular pastimes. Fans say games are often educational, their detractors answer they are anything but. Might ESA have something to learn...
Australia filter could 'legitimise' censorship: Google
Internet giant Google led high-profile criticism of Australia's controversial plan to filter the Internet Tuesday, saying it went too far and could set a dangerous precedent.
Ruling Strikes Down Georgia’s Cap on Malpractice Awards
In overturning a 2005 law, the State Supreme Court said that a limit improperly removed a jury’s role to determine damages in a civil case.
Health Measure’s Opponents Plan Legal Challenges
Officials in a dozen states plan to argue that requiring people to buy health insurance is an unprecedented intrusion by the federal government into people’s lives.
Football dominated cybersquatting complaints in 2009: WIPO
Complaints about football-related website addresses made up a key part of the cybersquatting disputes in 2009, said the UN intellectual property agency Tuesday.
New research says corn is most profitable cellulosic biofuel crop in Michigan
(PhysOrg.com) -- When deciding which crops to grow for cellulosic biofuels, return on investment is one variable farmers must consider. Currently, corn stalks and leaves offer the most profit according...
Big Cyber Ad Firms Hit by Malware
Delivery Platforms Hit by Code That Targets Popular Applications
Real criminals use virtual worlds to launder money
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of 'virtual' worlds to see how criminals use them to launder real money is underway at the University of the West of England.
Cornell Expert: World has underestimated climate-change effects
(PhysOrg.com) -- Professor Charles Greene asserts in the journal Oceanography that the world's policymakers have underestimated the potential dangerous impacts that man-made climate change will have on society.
Competition missing from broadband plan, some say
(AP) -- The sweeping national broadband plan that federal regulators delivered to Congress last week doesn't go far enough to satisfy some experts who warn that the United States...
Findings: Researchers in the Market for Fair-Minded People
In experiments testing fairness toward strangers, shoppers at a Wal-Mart in Missouri scored the highest.
Krista Tippett Does It Again
Readers of this blog know that I am not fond of Krista Tippett, the fuzzy thinking host of National Public Radio’s “Speaking of Faith” (it really ruins my early Sunday mornings). read...
Science boost for Bolivia
Development policies in Bolivia will support scientific research, the country’s new vice minister of science and technology has confirmed.