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Wind offering credits to break cell contracts
Wind Mobile, fresh off launching service in Edmonton this week, is cranking up the heat on established cellphone providers by offering customers credit to break their contracts.
The safe way to use one Internet password
A little-used Internet authentication system from the 1980s could provide the answer for enabling web users to securely sign in only once per Internet session, an Australian researcher has found.
Sirius XM earns small profit in 4Q
(AP) -- Sirius XM Radio Inc. on Thursday posted a small profit for the fourth quarter as it added subscribers and cut costs.
Apple Not Green? Environmental Plans Nixed
Shareholders Reject Proposals that would Force Computer Company to Do More to Analyze its Environmental Impact
NIH Director Ruffles Feathers Again With New Religion Book
National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins is again riling some scientists by publicly... [Read more]
Carnegie Mellon's Chris Hendrickson tracks water use
Carnegie Mellon University researchers are tracking how US industry uses scarce water resources.
Introducing RoSS, a 'flight simulator' for robotic surgery
A collaboration between the Center for Robotic Surgery at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and the University at Buffalo's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has produced one of the world's...
The Unreal World: Boy bites girl on ABC's 'Private Practice'
Vampire? No, but the medical drama examines the link between human bites and hepatitis. ...
Americans may be running up the calorie count when dining out
More restaurants are printing nutritional information on menus, but fat- and salt-laden foods are still offered. ...
Indonesia's new law a blow to oil and gas
JAKARTA, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Indonesia's new environmental law could result in a 40 percent drop in the country's oil and gas production.
Uncertainty for Nigeria's oil industry
ABUJA, Nigeria, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The mysterious return of ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua after three months of seclusion in a Saudi Arabian hospital is likely to intensify...
Augmented ID App For Smartphones: Will It Encourage Criminal Behavior? (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- When you snap a photo of your daughter Lucy with your smart phone camera, Polar Rose software can identify her face and automatically store her photo in your...
GPS Jamming Devices Pose Many Threats (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The latest GPS jamming devices are now being used by car thieves in the UK to render stolen cars and trucks undetectable by law enforcement. These devices also...
Manifesto links biodiversity to food security and health
A declaration has listed ways of safeguarding the contribution of biodiversity to rural livelihoods and climate adaptation.
Number of Worldwide Space Agencies on the Rise
The number of nations with national space agencies has continued a sharp climb, rising from 40 in 2000 to about 55 in 2009, according to a new survey.
Partnership for a Secure America, CRDF, AAAS to Unveil Bipartisan Statement Supporting Science Diplomacy's Role in U.S. Foreign Policy
The Partnership for a Secure America (PSA), the U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) have united to elevate the...
Production And Improvement Of Hydrocarbons In Laticifer Plants
Biomass currently supplies about a third of the developing countries’ energy varying from about 90% in countries like Uganda, Rawanda and Tanzania, to 45 percent in India, 30 percent in...
The mutiny at RichardDawkins.Net | Andrew Brown
You need a rhino's hide to deal with with the angry atheists on Richard Dawkins' siteOh dear: prayers are asked for the Richard Dawkins web site, which has become the focus of...
Gazprom heads to Yemen
SANAA, Yemen, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Delegates from Russian energy giant Gazprom arrived Thursday in Yemen to prepare for talks on investments in the oil and gas sector, officials...
Putin lashes out at energy tycoons
MOSCOW, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Russian billionaire energy moguls should respect their social responsibility and invest in the national grid amid soaring demand, the prime minister said.
Nabucco best option for Europe, IEA says
BUDAPEST, Hungary, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The Nabucco natural gas pipeline provides better energy security than Russia's South Stream project, the International Energy Agency chief said in Hungary.
Iran to issue bonds for energy sector
TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Tehran announced plans to issue at least $1 billion in bonds to help the country develop its natural resources in the face of Western...
AECL restructuring underway, Paradis says
Canada's federal natural resources minister says plans to restructure Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. are well underway but declines to say when a decision might be made on the sale...
Internet pharmacy pioneer loses licence
The Manitoba man who launched the internet pharmacy industry in North America is no longer able to work as a pharmacist in his home province.
Google delays Android smartphone apps release in China
Google has delayed the China release of programs such as Gmail and maps that it makes for smartphones running on Android software.
Way to improve cryopreservation developed
BOSTON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have used mathematical modeling to improve the cryopreservation of biological materials, such as blood.
ESA highlights the potential of satellite data for the European Investment Bank
The European Investment Bank has an annual lending portfolio of around 75 billion euros, operating globally in more than 130 countries. The Bank has been increasingly mainstreaming environmental considerations into...
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