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Robotic Craft Mimics Falling Maple Seeds
A tiny aerial device mimics spiraling maple tree seeds.
Roses are red, roses are blue - and on sale in Japan
A blue rose, known by many as the "Holy Grail" of plant breeding, is soon to go on sale in Japan, reports the BBC's Kathryn Westcott.
The Scientist Who Mistook Himself for a Spy
According to a criminal complaint, Stewart Nozette, a scientist who worked for the United States government for decades before being arrested on Monday on espionage charges, told a federal agent...
High hopes for Russia's nanotech firms
But an ambitious government initiative has been slow to incubate a domestic high-tech industry.
School meals not healthy enough: U.S. report
School breakfasts and lunches should include more items from the four food groups and less salt and calories, according to a U.S. report released on Tuesday.
Americans Who Believe In Equality Are More Likely To Buy On Impulse
A new study finds that Americans who believe in equality are more-impulsive shoppers. And it has implications for how to market products differently in countries where shoppers are more likely...
GSU professor develops new method to help keep fruit, vegetables and flowers fresh
Did you know that millions of tons of fruits and vegetables in the United States end up in the trash can before being eaten, according to the U.S. Department of...
High-speed chase ends when OnStar halts stolen SUV
(AP) -- When two Visalia, Calif., police officers swung their cruisers behind a sport utility vehicle that had been carjacked at gunpoint early Sunday, they prepared for a dangerous...
The easy way to go green
(PhysOrg.com) -- At last Friday's Energy Night at the MIT Museum, Dr. Keith Collins described his approach to fighting global warming with all the gusto of a really good insurance...
Research Yields Sheep Breeding Improvements
(PhysOrg.com) -- Artificial insemination (AI) techniques that work well with cattle and swine can be difficult or costly to perform in sheep, but help`s on the way, thanks to Agricultural...
Hunting for rhythm's DNA: Computational geometry unlocks a musical phylogeny
(PhysOrg.com) -- Does Bo Diddley rule the world? Though he died last year, the iconic singer and guitarist of American blues and rock still rules the rhythms of the world,...
Rosetta Blog live for final Earth swingby
The Rosetta Blog is back online for the third and final swingby of Earth, 13 November 2009. The blog will be regularly updated with news and information direct from ESOC,...
BlackBerry Storm 2 coming soon (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- RIM are soon to release their updated BlackBerry, the Storm 2 smart phone, with a more streamlined design and touch-sensitive buttons instead of the hardware buttons of the...
PC sales in Asia-Pacific rise to 23.4 million in Q3: report
Sales of personal computers (PCs) in the Asia-Pacific region rose 17 percent from a year ago to 23.4 million units in the third quarter, an industry monitor said Tuesday.
NASA scientist: No Doomsday in 2012
According to NASA scientist David Morrison, the widespread Internet rumor that the world will end in 2012 due to some astronomical event is a hoax. Dr. Morrison attributes the hype...
Leech helps police catch armed robber
Tasmanian police match DNA to blood extracted from leech that dropped off robber in 2001 A blood-swollen leech found at a crime scene eight years ago has led Australian police to an armed...
Feature: The art of anticipation
In pure mathematical terms, batsmen should not be able to handle the express bowling of the likes of Brett Lee and Shaun Tait. But somehow they do as Dr Jodi...
Opinion: Tropical potential - A Tale of Two Inequities
Australia's knowledge of agriculture, health and environmental science could not only deliver social and economic benefits throughout the tropics, but also help the nation access some of the fastest growing...
'Triple Space' Offers Web For Web Services
What the World Wide Web is to humans, the Triple Space could become for machines, say European researchers who have helped lay the foundations for this innovative integration of web...
Video game sales improve slightly in September
(AP) -- After six straight months of double-digit declines, U.S. video game sales finally saw an improvement in September.
Feature: Nearly five million children in horn of Africa now hungry
Drought, floods and ongoing political conflict are contributing to worsening food shortages in Africa.
Rethinking What Leads the Way: Science, or New Technology?
An economist says science and technology move forward together in a kind of co-evolution, and science does not lead.
Researchers Bring Avatars and People Together for Virtual Meetings in Physical Spaces (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- While you can't yet teleport or clone yourself to be in two places nearly at once, computer scientists are working on what might be the next best thing.
What does Wall Street's recovery mean to Main Street?
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average, among the world?s most closely watched stock indexes, closed above the 10,000-point mark last week for the first time since October 2008, a...
Big on obesogens: Biologist believes industrial pollutants contributing to America's obesity epidemic
(PhysOrg.com) -- With obesity emerging as a leading health threat to Americans, it`s easy to blame a couch-potato culture addicted to calorie-rich foods. But UC Irvine biologist Bruce Blumberg doesn`t...
Findings: For Decades, Puzzling People With Mathematics
Martin Gardner is the world’s best-known recreational mathematician, and has probably introduced more people to the joys of math than anyone in history.
Workers want AECL to remain Crown firm
Scientists and engineers from the Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL) were on Parliament Hill on Monday, urging the government to proceed carefully when privatizing the Crown corporation.
Spend $1.5B on building hospitals: CMA to feds
Hospitals and long-term care facilities should be eligible for funding under the federal government's infrastructure plan, the Canadian Medical Association said Monday in Regina during consultations leading to the next...