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Partial Eclipse, Total Fun
This Friday, August 1st, millions of people in China will witness a well-publicized total eclipse of the sun. Less widely reported is the partial eclipse, which *billions* of people...
Study suggests human visual system could make powerful computer
Since the idea of using DNA to create faster, smaller, and more powerful computers originated in 1994, scientists have been scrambling to develop successful ways to use genetic code for...
Struggling students turn to food banks
College students across the country are turning to food banks to make ends meet.
Crop-production Costs Will Jump Dramatically In 2009, Study Predicts
Soaring energy prices will yield sharp increases for corn and soybean production next year, cutting into farmers' profits and stretching already high food costs, according to a study. Costs to...
Major shareholder advisory firm backs Yahoo board
(AP) -- An influential shareholder advisory firm endorsed the re-election of Yahoo Inc.'s entire board Thursday, reducing the chances that the Internet company's directors will be ousted for spurning...
Eating Less Meat And Junk Food Could Cut Fossil Energy Fuel Use Almost In Half
An estimated 19 percent of total energy used in the USA is taken up in the production and supply of food. It is important that ways of reducing this significant...
Meet Robo habilis
(PhysOrg.com) -- A European research project has brought the dream of human-like robots closer to reality by creating a human-like arm and hand controlled by an electronic ‘brain` modelled on...
Scientists uncover the key to predicting the price of a show-jumper
(PhysOrg.com) -- The higher a horse can tuck up its front legs the higher its price on the international market, scientists at Newcastle University have revealed.
Carleton U's e-mail crippled by phishing attack
The e-mail system at an Ottawa university was crippled this week by cyber criminals who tricked a user into providing access to a university e-mail account.
Engineered beauty: Microsoft Photography Competition 2008
Engineered beauty: Winners and a selection of runners-up in this year's engineering photography competition at the University of Cambridge
Review: TextBuyIt fun, easy to use, but limited
(AP) -- TextBuyIt, a recently launched shop-by-cell phone service from Amazon.com Inc., seemed like the ultimate comparison shopping tool - perfect for an unabashed bargain hunter like myself.
Google close to buying social news site Digg: report
Rumours that user-driven news website Digg is close to being sold to Google Inc. have resurfaced, with the internet search leader reportedly offering around $200 million US for the social...
AT&T 2Q profit up 30 pct, matching Street's view
(AP) -- AT&T Inc.'s second-quarter financial results Wednesday indicated that the weak economy is catching up to the nation's largest telecommunications company, but investors were largely satisfied with what...
Midsummer update: These are tough times for travelers
Whether it’s the frustration of flying or $4-per-gallon gas, the summer travel season is shaping up to be among the most challenging in years.
Yahoo shares rise despite lackluster 2Q earnings
(AP) -- Yahoo Inc. shares moved higher Wednesday even after the company reported a drop in earnings and missed Wall Street's forecasts.
Bush at private event: ‘Wall Street got drunk’
President George W. Bush has an explanation for the housing-market meltdown that has thrown the global economy into turmoil: Wall Street got drunk.
White House drops opposition to housing bill
President Bush dropped his opposition Wednesday to legislation aiming to calm the chaotic housing market despite his objections to a $3.9 billion provision.
Magician Trick: Misdirection
The magician uses misdirection to pull spectators' attention to either the cigarette or the lighter, while he drops the out-of-focus object. Credit: Gustav Kuhn, Alym Amlani & Ron Rensink
New cellphone competitors likely to consolidate: industry analysts
In the same week that Ottawa proudly unveiled the winners in its wireless spectrum auction, industry experts are saying some of these new players might not be around all that...
Fighting Negative Online Items On You
Daniel Sieberg points out that there are companies that help people and businesses combat such postings, by helping to push them way down on search results pages.
How you can ease the pain of car ownership
It’s getting more expensive to own a car, and spiking oil costs are the primary culprit. Besides downsizing and driving less, there are ways drivers can ease the pain.
Consumer spending: Why nine is the magic number
Retailers' belief that customers like a price ending in a nine rather than a rounded-up zero -- 199.99 instead of 200.00, for instance -- has been borne out by scientific...
Internet television service Joost enters China
Internet television service provider Joost said it launched a Chinese service Wednesday with local portal TOM Online to tap the world's largest online market.
Rice meets top N. Korean diplomat
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met North Korea's top diplomat Wednesday, ending a four-year hiatus in cabinet-level contacts between the U.S. and the Stalinist state over its nuclear program.
Electronics giants to create wireless HD standard
(AP) -- Sony, Samsung and other consumer-electronics heavyweights are uniting to support a technology that could send high-definition video signals wirelessly from a single set-top box to screens around...
IAC to take $170M in charges for spinoffs
(AP) -- Internet conglomerate IAC/InterActiveCorp, preparing to spin off four of its operating units, said late Tuesday it plans to take about $170 million in charges because the housing...
GOP donor faced trouble back home
Venture capitalist Craig Berkman's generosity to the McCain campaign has angered his former investors, who have not seen a penny of the $28 million in civil damages that a jury...
Scientist at Work | Rampa Rattanarithikul: Pesky Critter Makes for a Busy Career
Rampa Rattanarithikul has spent decades classifying, dissecting and analyzing mosquitoes.