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Money obstacle to gas pipeline -- Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Financial obstacles in Islamabad forced a delay in the signing of an agreement with Tehran on a natural gas pipeline from the South...
Year of the Tiger: All About the Chinese Zodiac
Feb. 14 marks a new year according to the Chinese calendar, which will be moving from the reign of the Ox to the year of the Tiger.
Some external defibrillators are recalled
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says some Powerheart-, CardioLife- and CardioVive-brand automatic external defibrillators are being recalled.
No mere pipe dream
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCI engineers are working on robotic technology to rehabilitate the nation's aging water infrastructure.
China signals major shift into GM crops
China plans to start farming genetically modified crops on an industrial scale, according to its first policy missive of 2010.
Nigeria plans new hydroelectric dam
KADUNA, Nigeria, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The government of Nigeria announced plans to move forward with a hydroelectric dam project in the central state of Kaduna, local officials said.
Google appeals French book scan decision: lawyer
Google has filed an appeal of a court decision that ordered the US Internet giant to stop digitising French books without publishers' approval, its lawyers said Monday.
Democracy put to the test
Developing countries that free themselves from authoritarian governments are often called `experiments in democracy.` But what happens when a researcher runs an actual field experiment in democracy? A novel study...
Eni backs out of Uganda
LONDON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Italian energy giant Eni gave up on its bid to buy the Uganda oil portfolio of Heritage Oil, giving Tullow Oil the room to...
Facebook threat gets boy banned from internet
A Charlottetown boy was given 18 months probation Monday for making a threat against his school on Facebook, and may not use the internet during that time.
Chocoholic mice really crave chocolate
ROME, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Italian scientists say they've showed chocolate-craving mice so desire chocolate, they will tolerate electric shocks to pursue the food.
Science Wins In 2011 Budget
Federal Spending: Overall research and development remains flat, but non-defense research and development jumps 6 percent in President's request.
Latin American Firms Globalize
Outward Reach: Mexican and Brazilian chemical companies acquire internationally.
Why Advertised Broadband Speeds Lag Behind Reality
Slower-than-advertised connection speeds have left broadband consumers frustrated.
Chinese police shut down hacker training site
Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that provided cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday.
Research reveals link between beer and bone health
A new study suggests that beer is a significant source of dietary silicon, a key ingredient for increasing bone mineral density. Researchers from the Department of Food Science and Technology...
Improved conditions for peasants fuelled agricultural revolution
A peasant-friendly policy combined with opportunities to buy freeholds. According to a history thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, these were the two key reasons for the major agricultural...
Microsoft to patch 17-year-old bug
(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft's February security update will include a patch for a bug that dates back to Windows NT 3.1, which was released in July 1993. The vulnerability has been...
Google warns Chinese copycat website: report
Google has warned a copycat Chinese website to stop using a logo that resembles the US Internet giant's or face possible legal action, state media reported Monday.
Science Weekly: The future of human spaceflight
President Obama's latest budget proposals mean Nasa doesn't have enough money to go back to the moon. Kevin Fong from University College London discusses what this means for manned space travel. In the...
SAP CEO resigns, replaced by 2 co-chief executives
(AP) -- The chief executive of German software company SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, has resigned after his contract was not renewed and will be succeeded by two co-CEOs, the...
National Trust aims to make orchard festival a blossoming success
Full Bloom project will encourage nature lovers to celebrate blooming fruit trees throughout the countrysideIn Japan, tracking the cherry blossom is a national obsession, while in the US pilgrims hunt for the brightest...
Hackers at the movies
Researchers in Ireland have analyzed 50 non-documentary movies from the last four decades featuring hackers and come to some intriguing conclusions about the hacker stereotype with implications for policy makers...
A Federal Effort to Push Junk Food Out of Schools
To fight obesity, legislation would ban candy and sugary beverages, and many schools would be required offer more nutritious fare.
Nimble Space Companies: Fixed-Price vs. Cost-Plus
Are small private firms better suited to reducing the cost of space? Maybe, if we're willing to trade uncertainty for opportunity. Commercial Spaceflight Federation's Brett Alexander and Astronaut Leroy Chiao...
Letters: Transparency and trust in climate science
Your editorial on climate change (6 February) reveals a naivety about the nature of scientific truth. History shows from the trial of Galileo on, also illustrated in Ibsen's An Enemy of the...
Feature: Electricity-Carbon=Good
A mathematical theory developed in the late 19th century is being applied to the 21st century problem of creating clean coal power.
The Age Of Stupid -- Movie Review
"The Age of Stupid," a 2009 docudrama set in 2055, asks why didn't we save Earth when we had the chance. "Stupid" was first conceived by Director Franny Armstrong as...