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Possible outcomes in pending health care law case
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some are already anticipating the Supreme Court's ruling on President Barack Obama's health care law as the "decision of the century." But the...
UK hacking suspect will fight extradition to US
(AP) The lawyer for a British suspect linked to the Lulz Security hacking collective said Friday that she'd fight any moves to have her client tried in an American...
For Future Prosperity, U.S. Should Strengthen World-Class Research Universities
American research universities are essential for U.S. prosperity and security, but the institutions are in danger of serious decline unless [...]
Pop Warner Football Rules Limiting Contact Raise New Questions
After choosing to restrict hitting in practices, the country’s largest youth football program is still faced with the issue of how much further it may want — or need —...
Virtual sailing gives competitors the edge
Scientists have shown how virtual simulation can be used to accurately predict how a yacht will behave during a race.
Cougars making U.S. comeback
MINNEAPOLIS, June 14 (UPI) -- Cougars are re-populating their historical range in areas of the U.S. Midwest, reversing 100 years of decline, researchers say.
Single-track sustainability 'solutions' threaten people and planet, experts say
The targets, indicators and approaches being used to pursue progress towards sustainable development at Rio+20 are counter-productive, say scientists in a new paper. Three renowned sustainability institutes argue that global...
Green grabs: The dark side of the green economy
the rapidly-growing appropriation of land and resources in the name of 'green ' biofuels, carbon offsetting schemes, conservation efforts and eco-tourism initiatives is forcing people from their homelands and...
Green Blog: Challenge to New York's Carbon Trading Fails
A judge rules that a group aligned with the oil and gas industry lacks the standing to legally challenge New York's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Engineers unveil two-way wireless breakthrough
(Phys.org) -- Groundbreaking two-way wireless technology resulting in vastly superior voice and data services has been developed by a University of Waterloo engineering research team led by Amir K. Khandani,...
China to trial energy-saving electricity price scheme
China said Thursday that from next month people who use a lot of electricity will have to pay more under a trial scheme aimed at encouraging consumers to save energy.
Time launches digital subscriptions for all magazines
US magazine giant Time Inc. announced Thursday it would offer digital subscriptions for all 20 of its consumer magazine titles for iPad on Apple's Newsstand.
Hamilton company partners with city in traffic management project
Innovative camera technology from a local Hamilton company will help the city manage traffic.
Vanessa Ruta named Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
Vanessa Ruta, head of the Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Behavior, has been chosen as a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences by The Pew Charitable Trusts. She is among twenty-two...
Intense push on to grab new Web domain names
Some 1,400 proposals now officially in play, many of them industry or company-specific, such as dot-google, dot-apple, dot-build
Germany: film download platform founder sentenced
(AP) A German court has convicted the founder of an illegal movie downloading platform of breaching copyright laws and sentenced him to four years and six months in prison.
AUDIO: Bee number losses 'increasing'
Mike Brown from the National Bee Unit explains how some of Britain's bee colonies are starving.
ICSU to launch global initiative for monitoring urban health
The International Council for Science plans to launch a ten-year initiative next year to study urban health across the developing world.
Green Blog: Two Nuclear Nominees Get a Hearing
Despite partisan sniping, President Obama's choice to lead the commission and a nominee seeking a second term seem to be headed toward confirmation.
Expansions in dairy industry lead to surplus, lows for milk prices
One source of income for Pennsylvania dairy farmers has hit its lowest point in three years, according to a dairy market expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
Nokia closing B.C. research centre as it cuts 10,000 jobs
Nokia Corp. will lay off 10,000 jobs globally by the end of 2013, the company said Thursday, in a further drive to save costs and streamline operations. The cuts will...
New smartphone app to track problem plants in UK
The University of Bristol is using technology to help protect the UKs wildlife thanks to the launch of a new mobile phone app which enables the public to track the...
Microsoft sends security patches, urges fix-it for XML Core Services vulnerability
(Phys.org) -- Confirm, warn, patch. Microsoft has had a busy week, this being the week of Patch Tuesday, an event held on the second Tuesday of the month, when Microsoft...
China prepares to send its first woman into space
Either Wang Yaping or Liu Yang -- both advanced fighter pilots -- is set to become a heavenly heroine to a billion Chinese when one of them becomes the country's...
Shell scraps biofuels plan over Brazil native land
A Shell subsidiary that makes biodiesel in Brazil has dropped controversial plans to buy sugar cane grown on land taken from indigenous people, according to Survival International.
Skype jacks ads into free Internet phone calls
Skype has begun showing callers on-screen ads while they use the globally popular free Internet telephone service.
Twitter widens window to links in tweets
Twitter added Wednesday to the array of online content people could preview in messages without having to click on links included in tweets.
Rio hears call for sustainability
Scientists from developed and developing countries join forces to demand tougher action on consumption and population at next week's Rio+20 summit.