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VIDEO: "Emotional" Robots Debut
A childlike robot and six-legged machine display the latest in human-robot interaction in London. One responds to touch with its "heart." The other robot focuses on faces.
Study reveals higher burden of dementia in the South
The prevalence of dementia in developing countries has been underestimated, according to new research.
Ian Sample on why scientists are demanding better security for GM crop trials
Ian Sample looks at why scientists are demanding better security for GM crop trials
Will New Search Engine Upstage Google?
Anna Patterson's last Internet search engine was so impressive that Google Inc. bought the technology in 2004 to upgrade its own system. She believes her latest invention - Cuil -...
Facebook fends off attack of the clones
(AP) -- In its bid to go global, Facebook is facing off against itself. Clones of the wunderkind social-networking Web site - some of which resemble Facebook right down...
Aerial mapping saves lives in Afghanistan, Quebec firm says
The vice-president of a Quebec company that takes aerial photographs of the Afghanistan countryside says the company's special software may have saved up to 100 lives because it means surveyors...
Ranbaxy troubles place FDA under fire
Indian drug company accused of fabricating data for US drug approvals
Guarding Against Fakes
Federal government opens a center to protect and enforce intellectual property rights
Doctor Delicious
See Ted Allen and your favorite Popular Science editors on "Food Detectives" every Tuesday night. Dave Arnold would like to fix you a gin and tonic. Sound good? It will be....
Bell Canada cutting management staff by 2,500
Bell Canada will cut about 2,500 management jobs to reduce costs, the telecommunications company's parent firm, BCE Inc., announced Monday.
Researchers map out America's deadliest roads
Would you be surprised to learn that nine people died last year on the highway you take to work everyday? Or would you be shocked to see that six teenagers...
Opinion: Climate security, energy security
Focusing on energy security could lead to reaping the harvest of climate security as a by product, according to Jonathan Ariel.
Have gear, you travel: Tech shortage forces patients to hit road
Neurology patients in central Newfoundland have to travel for treatment this summer, even though equipment designed to help them is sitting in a hospital.
An un-American feel aids expanding US Web firms
(AP) -- AOL splashes images of Bollywood celebrities on its new home page for India. MySpace accepts sign-ups from mobile phones in Japan. Google departs from its customarily spartan...
Kenya energy goes green to meet electricity boom
Facing soaring electricity demands, Kenya is opting to go full steam ahead with geothermal energy to boost its production while preserving its rich environmental heritage.
FDA faulted over unapproved uses of medications
(AP) -- When a state trooper pulls over a speeding motorist, the officer usually writes out a ticket on the spot.
Six real-life 'X-Files'
FBI agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder return to the big screen in "The X-Files: I Want to Believe," the second cinematic offshoot of the sci-fi TV series. Here are...
Indian army to help prevent rhino poaching
(AP) -- Authorities in northeastern India have asked the army to help protect endangered one-horned rhinoceroses from poachers and have made the soldiers honorary wildlife wardens, officials said Saturday.
NYC adds double dutch rope jumping as school sport
(AP) -- The popular urban street pastime called double dutch, in which competitors jump between two ropes twirled eggbeater-style, is getting more recognition, becoming an officially sanctioned sport in...
SKorea's LG cuts down on LCD production: report
LG Display, the world's second-largest liquid crystal display maker, has cut down on production in the short term amid a global supply glut and falling prices, a report said Sunday.
Yanks wallop Red Sox for eighth straight win
Robinson Cano homered and drove in three runs, Andy Pettitte gave the Yankees another strong start and New York beat the Boston Red Sox 10-3 Saturday for its eighth straight...
State TV report: Iran hangs 29 convicts
State television's Web site says 29 people convicted of murder, drug trafficking and other criminal charges have been hanged in Tehran's Evin prison.
Navajo tribe bans commercial tobacco
The Navajo Nation Council has approved a ban on commercial tobacco in public places on its vast reservation — including such outdoor venues as rodeos and fairs.
Paper: Karadzic lawyer tries to stop extradition
Radovan Karadzic's lawyer filed a last-minute appeal against extradition of the former Bosnian Serb leader to the U.N. war crimes court in the Netherlands, a leading Serbian daily reported Saturday.
In Africa, Scrabble more than a game
To compete in the Francophone World Scrabble Championship, 32-year-old Elisee Poka spent five days in a bus traversing Africa's potholed roads. His competitors from France arrived by plane.
Report: Iran has 6,000 centrifuges
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday that Iran now possesses 6,000 centrifuges, machines used to enrich uranium, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
FCC poised to punish Comcast over Web blocking
(AP) -- A majority of members of the Federal Communications Commission have cast votes in favor of punishing Comcast Corp. for blocking subscribers' Internet traffic, an agency official said...
AIDS-hit Swaziland population drops
The population of the AIDS-riven kingdom of Swaziland, already one of the smallest countries in Africa, has fallen by around a fifth in the last decade, figures showed Friday.