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Australian study uses cat food in war on cane toad
SYDNEY (AP) -- Forget cricket bats, golf clubs and carbon dioxide. Australia has found a new weapon in its war on the dreaded cane toad: cat...
No to nuclear power for Australia: Rudd
CANBERRA, Australia, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced he has ruled out nuclear power for his country.
Can mobile phones help people 'EatWell?'
Most people know the rules of healthy eating, but most of us might eat a little healthier if we were reminded. Now a researcher at Georgia Tech is testing using...
Biofuels policy fails to achieve goals warns study
US biofuel policies will fail to achieve the intended environmental, energy and agricultural goals, warns an article in the journal Applied Economics Perspectives and Policy (AEPP)...
Iraq could 'revolutionize' Nabucco
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- European consumers should feel at ease as Iraqi considerations for the Nabucco gas pipeline redefine the world energy market, analysts say.
Greece sees launch date for oil pipeline
MOSCOW, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Construction of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline could begin in 2010 after the Greek government clears legislative hurdles, the prime minister said.
Happiest States of 2009: The List
The 2009 list for happiest states shows the Midwest and West scored high on well-being while some other areas did not.
Iran facing blackouts?
TEHRAN, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- A failure by the Iranian government to pay producers of electricity threatens to push the national grid into a state of failure, industry executives...
Bees Get Buzz From Caffeine and Nicotine
Bees prefer nectar spiked with a little caffeine and nicotine, a study finds.
US toys in 2010 are 'green,' high-tech... and cheap
US toy makers are coming out of a long recession tunnel this year, hoping to ride the recovery wave with new lines of classic, "green" and high-tech toys, and a...
Researchers Develop World's First Digitally-Processed Gigabit-Class High-Speed Transceiver Chip
Fujitsu Laboratories and the University of Toronto announced their joint development of a new processing method for transceiver chips used in gigabit-class high-speed data transmission over wirelines.
Free trade, loss of support systems crippling food production in Africa
Despite good intentions, the push to privatise government functions and insistence upon 'free trade' that is too often unfair has caused declining food production, increased poverty and a hunger crisis...
Sony to stop selling ultra-thin organic TV in Japan
Sony said Tuesday it would stop selling in Japan an ultra-thin television using organic materials because of sluggish demand, in a setback to its efforts to regain a reputation for...
Profile: The future of French science
Chemist Alain Fuchs talks of his hopes and fears in his new role as president of CNRS, France’s enormous research organisation
Drug Firms Apply Brand to Generics
Drug makers are pursuing a consumer base in markets like Asia and Latin America, where many pay out of pocket for medicines but often cannot afford expensive brand-name drugs.
Debate over GM eggplant consumes India
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The purple eggplant that Indian shopper Tanuja Krishnan picks out at a Mumbai market stall every week is an unlikely protagonist in a raging debate about whether...
Microsoft replays Zune design for phone comeback
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Apple Inc. rocked the wireless business by combining the functions of a phone and an iPod. Now, more than two years later,...
African Green Revolution is possible
World Food Prize winner Gebisa Ejeta argues that, with the right support, Africa can achieve its long-awaited Green Revolution.
Sony Ericsson Announces Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini pro
Today Sony Ericsson announced Xperia X10 mini and X10 mini pro, compact versions of Xperia X10, which will deliver powerful and application packed mobile phones into the industry.
Infineon Introduces World's Smallest HSPA+ Solution for 3G Smart Phones
Infineon Technologies today at the Mobile World Congress 2010 announced the availability of XMM 6260, the latest platform in its 3G slim-modem family.
Canada recalls 'Complete 7-Day Cleanse'
OTTAWA, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Health Canada says an unauthorized product -- "Complete 7-Day Cleanse" -- is being recalled because it may cause serious health problems.
Patricia Clarke obituary
Biochemist keen to encourage women to take up scientific careersPatricia Clarke, who has died aged 90, was one of Britain's most distinguished biochemists during the second half of the 20th century. For more...
Giant Food, Stop & Shop cookies recalled
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Giant Food LLC and the Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. say they are recalling their 24-ounce "Party Platter Cookies" because of a labeling error.
Sound & Vision - the best in music memorabilia
Images of rock music memorabilia to be auctioned at Abbey Road studios for Cancer Research UKguardian.co.uk/music
Explosion of wireless devices causing data traffic jam
With the exploding popularity of smartphones, wireless laptops and, if Steve Jobs has his way, tablet computers, it's fast becoming a wireless world. But the breakneck growth of all things...
'Bubbles' of broken symmetry in quark soup at RHIC
Scientists report the first hints of profound symmetry transformations in the hot soup of quarks, antiquarks, and gluons produced in RHIC's most energetic collisions. In particular, the new results...
World needs a reboot: TED
Nobel laureates, technology titans, artists, scientists, and academics spent five days here grappling with how best to reboot the world.
Number of Cell Phones Worldwide Hits 4.6B
International Telecommunication Union Says Mobile Subscriptions Will Continue to Climb Despite Global Economic Slump