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Health insurance Q&A
What does the new legislation mean for you? Here are some answers. ...
U.S. health-care bill gets Senate approval
The U.S. Senate has approved final changes to the newly enacted health-care bill and have sent it back to the House of Representatives for a final vote.
Global summit seeks to transform agricultural research
The first Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development seeks revolutionary answers to the problem of hunger.
Terrorism's 'virtual sisters'
Many terrorist organisations, including Hamas, are using their children's websites in order to recruit girls for terrorist activities. This is part of a growing trend adopted by terrorist organisations and...
Google searches in China blocked despite censorship halt
Chinese access to websites covering highly sensitive topics such as Tibet remained blocked Tuesday despite Google's decision to stop censoring its Chinese-language search engine.
Web Inventor To Lead U.K. Institute
Britain Taps Web Inventor To Search For New Jobs, Innovations In High-tech Sector
Court Nixes Asian Carp Injunction
Supreme Court Turns Down Second Asian Carp Injunction Request From States
PepsiCo to cut sodium, sugar, fat in products
(AP) -- PepsiCo Inc. plans to cut the sodium found in each serving of its key brands by one-fourth in five years, the company announced Monday, as the industry...
Venezuela faces hydroelectric woes
CARACAS, Venezuela, March 22 (UPI) -- The level of water behind the Guri hydroelectric dam in Venezuela is declining as the government struggles with energy issues, officials said.
New spam targeting Facebook users is invisible to most virus scans, says expert
Cyber-criminals are using fake e-mails to target Facebook users and deliver computer viruses that were being detected only by one-third of the 42 most common anti-virus products as of 12...
Two new gas finds posted in Uzbekistan
ZUG, Switzerland, March 22 (UPI) -- Swiss energy company Zeromax announced two natural gas discoveries that are locked in limestone in energy-rich Uzbekistan.
Kiev considers access to gas networks
KIEV, Ukraine, March 22 (UPI) -- Kiev is eyeing legislation that would let Russian gas giant Gazprom and European companies join Ukrainian counterparts to operate gas pipelines, officials said.
Tanzania, Zambia Bid for Ivory Sales Nixed
Proposal for One-Off Sale of Ivory Stocks Rejected at U.N. Meeting Over Fears It Would Fuel Illegal Elephant Tusk Trade
Where to take part in a 'bioblitz' | Juliette Jowit
Find out where and when you can get involved in a new campaign to create the largest record of Britain's wildlifeBioblitz campaign calls on public to help detail Britain's flora and faunaBiodiversity is...
The Rise of Instant Wireless Networks (preview)
In this era of Facebook, Twitter and the iPhone, it is easy to take for granted our ability to connect to the world. Yet communication is most critical precisely at...
Finnish high tech exports fall 45 pct in 2009: customs
Finnish high technology exports shrunk 45 percent last year to levels last seen in 1997 as mobile phone sales plummeted, official statistics showed Monday.
Math Madness (repost From 28 March 2009)
Due to pain in the butt things like finishing my PhD, moving across the Atlantic, and filling out the paperwork necessary to satisfy several British bureaucracies, I have not had...
Apple may join the social networking and geolocation craze
(PhysOrg.com) -- Apple has applied for a patent on its 'iGroups' mobile social networking technology, making it the fourth social patent Apple has announced so far this year, according to...
Driver safety Web site from Car Talk, U of Utah
NPR's Car Talk guys, Tom and Ray Magliozzi, may be a couple of motor mouths, but they always put a lid on using cell phones behind the wheel. The perennial...
Scientists use carbon-dating to check wine vintages: study
Ever paid top dollar for a bottle of wine that says on the label it's from a much-sought-after year, only to find that it tasted like cheap, non-vintage plonk?
Opening of the new esa-p Supplier Portal
The new esa-p Supplier Portal will open to suppliers on Monday March 22nd at 14:00.
Bias Called Persistent Hurdle for Women in Sciences
A report sought recommendations for drawing more women into science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Stanford Medical School to Expand Conflict-of-Interest Rules
Volunteer teachers may no longer give paid speeches drafted by the makers of drugs or medical devices, rules that full-time faculty members already follow.
Science Weekly podcast: Why we laugh; Hubble 3D; and future technologies
Prof Richard Wiseman from the University of Hertfordshire is an expert on laughing, giggling and guffawing. He even has his own iPhone app. He's giving a talk at the Royal Institution on Wednesday...
Will 'Vooks' be the Kindle Killer?
There’s a new story-telling medium in town that may have the potential to help the iPad put the final nail in Kindle’s coffin: The vook.
L.A. band tries to cash in with free monthly album
(AP) -- In an instrument-filled garage almost every day for the past year, musician John Wood has tried to find a new way to make a living.
Procedural Maneuvering and Public Opinion
Politicians on both sides of the aisle are turning to the rule book to win the health care battle. Do voters care?
Video: Art Robot Invades Philly
"CBS News RAW": An incredible and massive art project robot invades the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum.