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Halo: Reach is solid but familiar
The latest game in the instalment packs in all of the things that have made the franchise great, but for the most part it seems like we've been there and...
YouTube launches live streaming trial
YouTube is making its long expected foray into live streaming by launching an experimental trial with four new media partners.
How football playing robots have the future of artificial intelligence at their feet
The new Premier League season has begun and in Madrid the World Cup celebrations are barely over, yet according to research in WIREs Cognitive Science the world's best players may...
Sound's effects
From 8-bit melodies to full orchestras, video game music has undergone an incredible evolution. It's making games more immersive, but it's also sparking new careers for people with the right...
London puts up road block in Megrahi probe
LONDON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Laws governing civil servants in the United Kingdom prevent U.S. lawmakers from inquiring about the Lockerbie bomber case, the British government aid. ...
Is neuroscience sexist?
Professors Gina Rippon and Robert Winston discuss the evidence base for brain differences between the sexes
Schwarzenegger checks out China's high-speed rail
(AP) -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is engaging in a little window-shopping of China's new high-speed train lines while peddling Californian exports and tourism in the world's second-largest economy.
China mass measles vaccination plan sparks outcry
By GILLIAN WONG 2010-09-13T00:38:04Z BEIJING (AP) -- China's plans to vaccinate 100 million children and come a step closer...
Retiring Later Is Hard Road for Laborers
A White House panel is considering changes, including raising the limit for eligibility for full Social Security benefits.
Dance like Michael Jackson in new video game
Moonwalking just like Michael Jackson will soon be possible for everyone with the launch later this year of the first video game dedicated to the star since his death last...
Opinion: Vast prospects of temp jobs
Paul O'Brien from Kelly Scientific writes about how temporary positions in science related fields can provide great opportunities for the employee.
Video: Stand Up To Cancer Pre-Show
Cat Deeley hosts Stand Up To Cancer's Pre-Show which aired exclusively online giving extended interviews with the celebrities involved with the campaign and a behind the scenes look at...
US church wants to resume Zimbabwe AIDS work
By 2010-09-12T07:12:50Z JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- A California church wants to resume helping AIDS orphans in Africa, once it resolves questions over licensing that resulted in six of...
Social support network may add to longevity
People with friends, family and community involvement were 50% less likely to die during study periods than those with sparse social support, survey finds.The best medicine for a longer, healthier...
The 'contagion' of social networks
Peer groups might influence such behaviors as smoking and obesity. Studies haven't been conclusive, however.The old folk concept that our personal health behaviors rub off on those around us has...
NYU researchers identify new neurological deficit behind lazy eye
Researchers at New York University's Centre for Neural Science have identified a new neurological deficit behind amblyopia, or 'lazy eye.' Their findings, which appear in the most recent issue of...
Stephen Hawking talks to Brian Cox
He tries not to think too much in the morning, but by night the problems of the universe keep Stephen Hawking awake. Fellow physicist Brian Cox asks him about the...
Micro-missiles?
Retirement in less than three week’s time! What shall I sing? How about this? And now the end is nearAnd so I face the final curtain Well, that’s my second most hated...
I want a baby, but my husband is not so sure
Carole Jahme shines the cold light of evolutionary psychology on readers' problems. This week: Absence of paternal instinctFrom Feeling Motherly, aged 30Dear Carole, I got married last year to a man I love...
Pope's anti-condom message is sabotage in fight against Aids
Stance makes Catholic church a major global public health problemThis week the pope is in London. You will have your own views on the discrimination against women, the homophobia, and the international criminal...
Study: Money Does Buy Happiness - To a Point
Sense of Emotional Well-Being Increases With Salary Up to $75,000, But Then Effects Level Off
Perceived life-threat affects mental health, Swedish research finds finds
Feeling like your life is in danger during an accident or disaster can have long-term negative effects on health -- whether or not the threat to your life was real,...
Gender gap a scientific myth, says psychology expert
Cordelia Fine book explodes experts' consensus of major differences between male and female brains hardwired at birthThey are the questions that have troubled – and antagonised – men and women for generations: why...
St. Michael's Math & CS Profs Get $200,000 NSF Grant to Design Nanoconstructs
The NSF funded project titled, "Collaborative Research: New Graph Theory from and for Nanoconstruct Design Strategies," focuses on using mathematics and computers to design nanoconstructs to carry out practical jobs...
Women and visible minorities less likely to be promoted than white men, says study
(PhysOrg.com) -- The glass ceiling may no longer be holding women down, but they still get trapped on the sticky floor and by the mid-level bottleneck.
Climate scientists must engage openly with the media
Poor communications, not science, caused the IPCC's 'Climategate' debacle. Despite this, it must keep the doors open between journalists and researchers.
Can a Goldfish Really Grow to 30 Pounds?
Young children everywhere now have an image to place to their nightmares about what happens to their pet goldfish after they flush it down the toilet.
Big pay gap still remains between sexes
The pay gap between the sexes grows substantially over the first ten years of a woman`s career, new research has shown.