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Elusive snow leopards collared for science
Scientists have outfitted two snow leopards in a wild corner of Afghanistan with satellite-tracking collars, a first for the country and a boon for researchers trying to better understand the...
German Jews and Muslims blast circumcision ban
The German government has stepped in to try to settle a controversy in the country over the right of some religious groups to practise ritual circumcision.
LG Display to pay $380 mn to settle US lawsuit
LG Display, one of the world's largest flat screen makers, said Friday it had agreed to pay $380 million to settle a US case over alleged price-fixing in the liquid...
Digg sold for $500K US
The popular social news-aggregator website Digg has been sold to new York -based tech development firm Betaworks for a reported $500,000 US, much less than the $160 million US at...
Advertisers could target online audiences more efficiently with personality scale
A new study has developed a method that could help advertisers target online audiences easier by knowing their personality types.
Illegal Ivory Leads 2 to Plead Guilty in New York
The owners of two Manhattan stores pleaded guilty to dealing in what prosecutors said was more than $2 million in banned ivory.
Evonik Plans Nylon 12 Plant For Singapore
20,000 metric tons of specialty automotive polymer to be produced annually
Britain best in energy efficiency as US lags: report
Britain is a champion of energy efficiency while the United States and Canada lag behind in conserving power, according to a new report released Thursday.
Yahoo's interim CEO faces off with shareholders
(AP) Yahoo's restless shareholders let interim CEO Ross Levinsohn know that they won't give him much time to fix the troubled company if he gets the job on a...
Review: More adventures, insights with Potter site
(AP) Shortly before the Harry Potter saga came to an end on movie screens a year ago, we were teased with more adventures about the young wizard through a...
Green Blog: EPA Moves to Cut Haze, Gets Hazed by States
The E.P.A.'s decision to demand more aggressive action to clean up haze in national parks has prompted a backlash from some states and from industry.
Food science deserves a place at the table
Food science deserves a place at the tableNature News , 12072012 doi: 10.1038/nature.2012.10963Helen ThompsonUS agricultural-research chief aims to raise the profile of farming and nutrition science.
Microsoft makes unspecified number of job cuts
Microsoft said Thursday it was cutting an unspecified number of jobs in marketing and advertising as part of a move to "align" its operations to key priorities.
WikiLeaks claims payment win in Icelandic court
The WikiLeaks whistleblower site claimed on Thursday a victory in an Icelandic court against efforts to block donations to it since 2010.
Deductive Reasoning vs. Inductive Reasoning
Deduction - following a process to reach a logical conclusion - is a cornerstone of the scientific method. Induction is not.
Old Patents Predict Future Tech
A new computer program uses U.S. Patent Office data to predict the next hot tech field.
Questions raised about iris recognition systems
Since the early days of iris recognition technologies, it has been assumed that the iris was a "stable" biometric over a person's lifetime -- "one enrollment for life." However, new...
Green Blog: U.S. Fares Poorly in Efficiency Rankings
The country has made "limited or little progress toward greater efficiency at the national level," a report says.
House renewal supports local economy
Harvard University today announced plans to undertake a wide-ranging construction program that will result in the creation of nearly 3,600 local construction jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in new local economic...
Tobacco bonds face default risk as smoking drops
The declining number of U.S. smokers is proving hazardous to the health of municipal bonds backed by payments from cigarette companies under a 1998 settlement with 46 U.S. states, Moody's...
Mind-Reading Helmet to ID Terrorists
People won't be able to hide what they know anymore, an engineering magazine reports.
IFT 2012 Annual Meeting Draws Over 18,000 to Las Vegas
Food professionals from all over the globe gathered in Las Vegas for the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) 2012 Annual Meeting & Food Expo June 26-28, 2012 to make this...
France looks at ways to tax Internet retailers
The French government on Thursday launched a study that could lead later this year to levies on big Internet based companies that sell large amounts in France without paying much...
Innovation and R&D 'key to meeting rising food demands'
Research, innovation and training will be crucial to meet rising food demands, says an OECD-FAO report on the future of agriculture.
US wineries uncork Internet innovations
From iPads in vineyards to virtual tastings on Twitter, the tradition-steeped US wine industry is increasingly turning to Internet Age innovations to improve vintages and profits.
School days rivalry leads to pocket sommelier
Daniel Feder is out to trump a grade school buddy who hit it big with online travel service TripAdvisor.
EU wants life-saver tests on cars, motorbikes
Bent on saving hundreds of lives lost on Europe's roads each year due to faulty vehicles and motorbikes, the EU will call for tougher technical tests in proposals to be...
India's TCS posts 38% rise in Q1 profit
India's biggest outsourcing firm TCS on Thursday posted a 38 percent rise in first quarter net profit, beating market estimates, aided by a jump in outsourcing orders and a weak...