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Gene discovery may mean more, better rice
BEIJING, June 25 (UPI) -- Chinese researchers say they've identified a key gene in rice that could enhance both quality and productivity of the crop at the same time.
Researchers advance biometric security
Researchers have developed a way for security systems to combine different biometric measurements -- such as eye color, face shape or fingerprints -- and create a learning system that simulates...
First Tesla electric sedans hit the road
(AP) Electric car maker Tesla's first mass-market sedans took to the road Friday, but it's not certain whether their debut will make or break the fledgling company.
Sandia seeks best ways to protect infrastructure, recover from disasters
Sandia National Laboratories is expecting the unexpected to help the nation prepare for severe weather and figure out the best ways to lessen the havoc hurricanes and other disasters leave...
American computer scientist wins Kyoto Prize
(AP) An American regarded as the father of computer graphics, an Indian literary critic and a Japanese molecular cell biologist are winners of the Kyoto Prize.
It costs just $1.36 to charge an iPad for a year
(AP) That coffee you're drinking while gazing at your iPad? It cost more than all the electricity needed to run those games, emails, videos and news stories for a...
NYT adds tech heavyweights Ito, McAndrews to board
(AP) The New York Times Co. is adding two technology heavyweights to its board of directors: Joichi Ito, an early investor in Twitter, Flickr and Kickstarter, and Brian McAndrews,...
VIDEO: S Korea's recycling revolution
South Korea is channelling 2% of its GDP into its Green Growth Plan - a vision of a more environmentally friendly economy. Lucy Williamson reports.
Students risk losing marks for pirating textbooks under new patent
A patent passed by an American economics professor intends to curb sharing, photocopying and pirating of academic textbooks with lower grades for students who don't buy their own copies.
UN aims at universal access to clean energy by 2030
UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday outlined plans at the Rio+20 summit to provide universal access to energy by 2030, with tens of billion of dollars in funding from business...
EU MPs deal new blow to online piracy pact
A controversial global pact to battle counterfeiting and online piracy was dealt a new setback Thursday as a key European Parliament panel rejected the deal.
Do Dogs Really Like to Surf?
Does man's best friend really enjoy a ride on a surfboard or are they terrified?
Augmented reality browser Junaio has new look
(Phys.org) -- The new version of the augmented reality (AR) browser Junaio launched this week with more promise of easy immersive browsing with mobile devices. The idea is to merge...
Bird flu study published after terrorism debate
The second of two bird flu studies once considered too risky to publish was released Thursday, ending a saga that pitted concerns about terrorism against fears of a deadly global...
Why do Nigerian email scammers say they're from Nigeria?
Everyone has heard of Nigerian email scams, and research reveals that's exactly why they work
Crowd-funded satellite lets public explore space for $325 US
A crowd-funded spacecraft being promoted on the fundraising website Kickstarter aims to let people conduct their own experiments in space for one week at a time and a fee of...
Twitter sets off jitters as site goes down
The wildly popular Twitter website went offline briefly for many users Thursday, prompting a flurry of complaints on rival sites.
US, EU push 'global alliance' against online paedophilia
The European Union and the United States called on the rest of world Thursday to join them in a "global alliance" to combat child sex abuse on the Internet and...
Commercial Space Travel May Bring Science Benefits, Advocates Say
By supporting the development of new private spaceships, NASA will be able to purchase flights to and from the space station with reduced cost and oversight.
LinkedIn user launches class action over password leak
A U.S. woman whose LinkedIn password was one of six million leaked online by a hacker earleir this month is suing the professional networking site for $5 million US, Reuters...
Action Urged to Curb Racial Bias in NIH Grants
A working group says the NIH should launch a "continuous" review and take remedial steps against bias
A new model to understand the supertasting phenomenon
Supertasting describes the ability to strongly detect food flavors such as bitter and sweet, and it can affect a person's food preferences. For example, supertasters are often averse to green...
The pop that wasn't: Life after Facebook's IPO
(AP) It's been a month since Facebook's IPO fell flat and in that time, the market for initial public offerings has collapsed.
Straight from the farm
The smell of fresh strawberries filled the air at the opening of the Harvard Allston Farmers’ Market last Friday. The event announced the return of local farmers to University markets in both Allston...
Cash cows, disputes explain UN development summit
RIO CLARO, Brazil (AP) -- The cash cows on Carlos Marques' farm used to be nothing but that: herds of dairy cattle that grazed the grassy,...
New Video Tech Lets You See From All Angles
Not content with the standard video screen, inventors are providing 180- and 360-degree views where you can decide which way to look.
Stagnating life expectancies in US: Poorer US citizens live five years less than the affluent
Despite modest gains in lifespan over the past century, the United States still trails many of the world's countries when it comes to life expectancy, and its poorest citizens live...
A virtual crystal ball: Sustainability for Rio+20 and beyond
From new cars to email messages, from bananas to home-grown tomatoes: everything we buy, produce or consume has an environmental cost that has come to be called a "footprint". And...