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Search for Aye Votes on Health Care Narrows in House
The Democratic search for health care votes grew more focused as the House leadership and the White House sought to cement victory.
Was the recent US stock market drop accompanied by more heart attacks?
A novel report explores the possible relationship between fluctuations in the stock market and the incidence of local heart attacks.
Poppy genes that make codeine identified
CALGARY, Alberta, March 16 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers say they have identified the unique genes that allow the opium poppy to make codeine and morphine.
Look at Mie!
Calculations are fine, but seeing is believing. That's the thought behind a new paper by Rice University students who decided to put to the test calculations made more than a...
Internet fraud's U.S. price tag put at $550 million
U.S. citizens reported losing more than $550 million in 2009 in Internet fraud, falling prey to a variety of increasingly sophisticated scams, according to a report by the Internet Crime...
Amazon reacts to new Colo tax, costing affiliates
(AP) -- Kristie McNealy blogs from her suburban Denver home about raising four children and health issues. Her husband, Rob, a floor installer, runs another Web site offering product...
Opening esa-p for suppliers delayed
Due to unforeseen problems, the opening of esa-p for suppliers is further delayed. Additional information will be provided in the course of the week.
What Can Darwin teach us about morality? | The question
Is it merely a trick played on us by our genes, a meaningless by-product of evolution?One of the most tragic and interesting scientific stories of the late 20th century was that of...
Yoga Licensing Rebellion in New York on the Verge of Victory
Gov. David A. Paterson is expected to approve a bill that would exempt training programs for yoga teachers from state regulation.
City Tries to Shut M2 UltraLounge Over Smoking Ban
The first enforcement action of its kind is part of an offensive by the health department against nightclubs it says flouts the rules.
Science Weekly Extra podcast: Astrophysicist Paul Davies from Seti
Astrophysicist Paul Davies discusses new approaches to finding intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. The Seti scientist's new book is called Eerie Silence and is on a lecture tour of...
Worldwide arms trade flourishing despite recession, report warns
Average volume of sales increased by 22%, with South America and south-east Asia seeing the biggest risesThe worldwide arms race has accelerated, most dramatically in South America and south-east Asia, despite the economic...
In a democracy, science has to speak up
Britain must celebrate its scientists, because if the voters do, then so will the politiciansNational Science and Engineering Week – running now with 2,000-plus exhibitions, lectures, open days and debates for an expected...
'Tommy John' elbow reconstruction 95 percent successful with grown teen pitchers, study says
A new study has found that 95 percent of skeletally mature high school pitchers were satisfied with their "Tommy John" elbow reconstruction surgery. Almost as many (94.7 percent) returned to...
The Real Scuttlebutt On Sailing Slang
The Real Scuttlebutt On Sailing Slang There are plenty of sites around the web which will give you the origins and meanings of nautical slang. Mostly the wrong ones. Etymology is...
Smartphones put the moves on social networking
Mobile social networking ruled on Saturday as the techno-hip at South By South West (SXSW) used location-based services on smartphones to track down everything from panels to parties.
5 Ways We’ll Interface With Future Computers
The mouse has been the dominate way we've interfaced with computers for decades. What technologies may replace the mouse and even keyboards in the future?
Website spotlights misdeeds of the rich and powerful
The swindling saga of legendary Wall Street conman Bernard Madoff has inspired the creation of The Vile Plutocrat, a website devoted to the notion that "rich people suck."
Australia defends mandatory Internet filter
Australia Sunday defended its plan to block some Internet content, such as that featuring child sex abuse or advocating terrorism, after a media rights watchdog warned it may hurt free...
Economic View: Managed Care: Get Used to It
Like it or not, more cost control looks likely to flourish in any health plan, Tyler Cowen says.
Selling off Africa's resources isn't 'development'. It's greed | The big issue
Governments rich and poor have failed to support smallholder farmers in the developing worldSovereign African governments are complicit in the new scramble for Africa ("How food and water drive a new foreign land...
Motivation to run a marathon
Some run for accolades, some to lose weight. But the reason a person runs can make a difference in if they finish the race. On Sunday, more than 24,000 people will run...
Read the ASA adjudication on climate change adverts
Ruling leaked to the Guardian mildly rebukes government over print and TV campaignClimate changeClimate changeAdvertisingTelevision industryNewspapersLawguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject...
Apple gives chief operating officer $5M bonus
(AP) -- Apple Inc. is giving its chief operating officer a $5 million bonus for "outstanding performance" running the company while CEO Steve Jobs was on medical leave.
The Grand Canyon: National Icon And Elusive Mystery
The Grand Canyon is a geologic and national icon with which even young school children are familiar and countless tourist visit each year. And yet the processes that went into...
This Week in the Future, March 8-12, 2010
Poor Mario has to contend with a genetically modified superfish and an army of parasite-infected kitties! Fortunately, caffeine and lightning are on his side. Welcome to the future. (Get the details,...
Nokia revises 2009 market share down to 34 pct
(AP) -- Nokia Corp. on Friday revised its global market share estimate for mobile phones in 2009 to 34 percent, from an earlier 38 percent, and said it expected...
Rogers raising wireless 911 fee
Rogers Wireless is raising the emergency 911 fee cellphone customers pay to 75 cents from the current 50-cent charge.