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Obama shifts Copenhagen visit to boost deal
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Friday abruptly altered the timing of his upcoming appearance at an international climate summit in Copenhagen, hoping to capitalize...
Experimental validation tool for cell phone forensics developed
Researchers have developed a new technique aimed at improving the validation of a crime lab's cell phone forensics tools. Early experiments show promise for easier, faster and more rigorous assessments...
Obama science advisers grilled over hacked e-mails
(AP) -- House Republicans pointed to controversial e-mails leaked from climate scientists and said it was evidence of corruption. Top administration scientists looking at the same thing found no...
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Latest epidemic? High cholesterol, obesity in fruit flies
How do fruit flies get high cholesterol and become obese? The same way as people do - by eating a diet that's too rich in fats...
Facebook tops 350 million users, tightens privacy
Facebook is enhancing privacy controls and eliminating its regional framework for online communities as the Internet's most popular social networking service tops 350 million users.
Santa's Sleigh: Researcher Explains Science Behind St. Nick's Christmas Magic
(PhysOrg.com) -- Santa skeptics have long considered St. Nick`s ability to deliver toys to the world`s good girls and boys in the course of one night a scientific impossibility. But...
Google Phone Could Mean Free Mobile Phone Service
A Google phone is expected as early as January 2010.
BP's Alaska leak still under examination
JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Crews and officials dealing with oil contamination from a BP pipeline in Alaska said the cause of the leak and the severity of...
'Everything will be OK,' Naftogaz says
KIEV, Ukraine, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Ukrainian utility Naftogaz does not anticipate any problems with its gas payments to Russia through the beginning of 2010, executives said.
India moves into South Pars
NEW DELHI, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp. reached an agreement to take a share of a liquefied natural gas plant associated with the South...
Search for aliens costs school employee his job
A former school district employee is accused of using school computers in an experiment to find space aliens, costing the worker his job and the district more than $1 million. ...
Bamboo huts on stilts win climate award
Bamboo huts, interactive radio and solar-powered desalination are among the winning ideas of a climate adaptation competition.
British medical research chief quits midterm
Early departure sparks fears over future of funding agency.
Scientists: Man controlled robotic hand with thoughts
(AP) -- A group of European scientists said Wednesday they have successfully connected a robotic hand to an amputee, allowing him to feel sensations in the artificial limb and...
Speed recognition of foreign doctors: minister
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is singling out doctors for not co-operating with federal efforts to speed up recognition of foreign credentials.
Chevy Targets California For Volt Rollout
Golden State Will Be "Lead Market" For Electrically Driven Car
Toy recall of 2007 hurt innocent companies, shows research
(PhysOrg.com) -- The well-publicized toy recalls of 2007 took potentially harmful toys off the shelves and affected the companies that made them.
Maryland Farmer grows plants for green roofs around nation
It is a crisp fall day on Emory Knoll Farms as John Shepley stops at a raspberry bush, picks a few berries and pops them into his mouth on his...
Feature: On the PATH to good health
Large medical research projects may be expensive, but once they get going they can provide unique insight into the ways lifestyle affects health.
The Greatest Handheld Device of 2009?
It offers photo-real 3-D graphics, seven free games built in, absolutely zero wait for downloads.
Taiwan to invest 65 million dollars in e-book industry
Taiwan plans to invest more than 65 million US dollars in its competitive electronic-book sector over the next five years, the economic ministry's Industrial Development Bureau said.
European space missions on cost alert
Europe's scientists pitching ideas for their ideal space missions are warned about the likely cost of some of their concepts.
Balloon hunt goes viral
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: More than 300 teams have signed up for a $40,000 balloon hunt organized by the Pentagon's think tank to study how social networking works. ...
Manitoba pledges more transparency on MDs
Manitoba's health minister says legislation is in the works to create a more transparent system for people to monitor doctors in the province.
Manufacturing, reinvented
(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have created the architecture, hardware and software that will enable super-agile distributed corporations capable of reconfiguring themselves on the fly. It promises to make 'made-to-order' a...
Canadian copyright law to trump ACTA, Clement says
Industry Minister Tony Clement says an international anti-counterfeiting agreement will not criminalize everyday activity by Canadians and will be "subservient" to copyright rules created domestically.
'Outbreaks Near Me' app now available for Android mobile phones
(PhysOrg.com) -- "Outbreaks Near Me," an up-to-the-minute disease-tracking system released as an iPhone application in September, is now available for use on Android mobile phones, greatly increasing the number of...