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Court says thimerosal did not cause autism
(AP) -- A federal court has ruled that the vaccine additive thimerosal does not cause autism.
No bugs were harmed in the media reporting of infested trains
The figures for bugs on train compartments all sound a little bit on the high side. Where did they come from?The figures were all very specific and very frightening. "Two thousand bugs...
Apple Takes Pre-orders For IPad Launch
Don't Want To Wait In The "i-Line?" Apple Is Taking Pre-orders For April 3 Release Of Wi-Fi IPad
Group announces Nevada wind turbine plant
WASHINGTON, March 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Renewable Energy Group, China-based A-Power Energy Generation Systems and American Nevada Group announced Thursday plans to build a wind turbine manufacturing facility in...
China to Google: Obey Our Laws
Chinese Minister Insists Google Obey The Law, Gives No Sign Of Compromise On Censorship
EU to exceed green energy target
BRUSSELS, March 12 (UPI) -- The European Union will exceed its target of getting 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources in 2020, the European Commission said.
Mutual respect in the GM crop debate
Indian biotechnologists need to engage GM critics with openness and honesty to win public support.
Chevron OK'd for Ecuador arbitration
NEW YORK, March 12 (UPI) -- A district judge in New York ruled that Chevron Corp. can move ahead with an international arbitration claim tied to environmental pollution in...
International outcry over Mexican scientists' dismissal
Two nanotechnologists fired a decade after returning to their home country say they won't work in a developing country again.
Securities analysts' reports new technology slow adoption, warns study in INFORMS journal
The reluctance of securities analysts to recommend investment in veteran companies using new techniques to grapple with radical technological change may be harming these companies as they struggle to...
Canada backs Keystone oil pipeline
CALGARY, Alberta, March 12 (UPI) -- Canadian regulators approved an application from TransCanada Corp. to construct and operate a Canadian portion of the Keystone oil pipeline.
Media heavyweights spar over charging for news online
With The New York Times and Rupert Murdoch poised to start charging for newspapers online, media heavyweights sparred on Thursday over whether readers will pay for news on the Web.
Software's take on the light bulb joke
(PhysOrg.com) -- It takes five men to change a light bulb*, even more to pack a shipping crate. After all, filling space is very hard. But a European project has...
Green energy shines for California schools
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 12 (UPI) -- Electricity costs for the San Jose, Calif., school district will decline 30 percent with the help of a 3.7 megawatt solar project,...
New Suborbital Spaceships Spark Scientific Frenzy
Anticipation is growing for new commercial suborbital spaceships that can serve the scientific and educational market.
Abbott Takes On Facet
Big pharma firm wins bid for a promising pipeline of multiple sclerosis, oncology drugs.
Lenovo says business will focus on mobile Internet
(AP) -- Lenovo Group expects wireless Internet products to account for up to 80 percent of its sales within five years as it pursues expansion in faster-growing emerging markets,...
February video game sales drop 15 percent
(AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video games declined 15 percent in February, hurt in part by an ongoing decline in sales of music games and lower sales of...
Twitter unveils tool to share tweeting locations
(AP) -- Twitter can now let the world automatically know your whereabouts as well as your thoughts and activities.
Democrats Struggle to Finish Health Bill
Rank-and-file House Democrats were frustrated, saying they had received few details about what would be in the legislation.
Recipes for Health: Pappardelle With Greens and Ricotta
This pasta is ideal for a dinner party when there is little time to prepare. Just be sure to use fresh ricotta.
Winning Science Fair Secrets From A SciFair Judge
After judging my fifth science fair (for this year), I've decided to share my secrets of a science-fair-judging scientist. Appropriately, I made this as a Science Fair 3-fold poster. At...
No coyote cull for Nova Scotia
There won't be a cull of coyotes in Nova Scotia even though the Department of Natural Resources is getting a record number of calls about them.
Montana governor wants Canadian drugs
Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Thursday that he is seeking U.S. government permission to import cheaper drugs from Canada for use in state insurance programs.
Video: Cell Phone Health Warning
State legislators in Maine are preparing to enact a law which would require all mobile phones in the state to carry a potential health risk warning. Jim Axelrod reports.
Canada ratifies UN treaty for disabled rights
Canada has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the eve of the Paralympic Games in Vancouver.
Birth control users sue Bayer
Canadians have launched class-action lawsuits against Bayer Inc., the maker of birth control drugs Yaz and Yasmin, alleging the pills have caused serious health problems.
VeriSign to spend more than $300M on tech upgrades
VeriSign Inc. -- whose technology is key to allowing Internet users to access Web sites -- says it plans to pour more than $300 million over the next decade into...