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Budget fails to protect environment, groups say
Environmentalists say Thursday's federal budget misses an opportunity to create green jobs and takes a step backward in protecting the environment.
Airport body scanners spreading across US
(AP) -- The Transportation Security Administration on Friday announced nine more U.S. airports that will receive body-scanning technology, as the U.S. heightens its effort to detect hidden explosives and...
Naftogaz meets payment deadline
KIEV, Ukraine, March 5 (UPI) -- Ukrainian utility Naftogaz announced Friday that it settled its February debt to Russian energy giant Gazprom.
Researchers Find Weakness in Common Digital Security System
The most common digital security technique used to protect both media copyright and Internet communications has a major weakness, University of Michigan computer scientists have discovered.
Create new federal center to spur Medicare and Medicaid innovation
Waltham, MA -- Despite the loss of the Democrats' supermajority necessary to pass comprehensive national healthcare reform, new federal legislation is needed to promote greater efficiency in the medical delivery...
Flexing your marathon muscles at work
Budget cutbacks have left many of us with more work than ever. Now new research by Dr. Danit Ein-Gar of Tel Aviv University's Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration offers...
In Final Push, Obama Urges ‘Up-or-Down’ Vote on Health
President Obama on Wednesday did not call specifically for “reconciliation,” a parliamentary tactic, but senior advisers made clear that was his plan.
Spider-Man Gets Pink-Slipped From Day Job
Web Slinger's Woe: Peter Parker Loses Photojournalist Gig
Army Turns to Smartphone ‘Apps’ to Win Wars
The U.S. Army announced today a competition to create useful smartphone and Web applications aimed at making the military more efficient, enhancing warfighting effectiveness, and perhaps save soldiers' lives.
Federal agencies plan food safety meeting
WASHINGTON, March 3 (UPI) -- Several federal agencies say they are jointly planning a public workshop that will be focused on reducing food-borne illnesses.
Telecom ownership rules may be loosened
Canada may soon be opened to foreign telecommunications companies with an announcement in the Throne Speech that ownership restrictions will be loosened.
Cloud technology to combat cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cloud services provided over grid technology are helping to treat cancer patients, thanks to an enormous effort by European researchers working closely with industry.
ORNL technology may better detect cyber security attacks (w/ Podcast)
A system that can more effectively detect possible cyber security attacks within large organizations - including government agencies -- is being developed with the assistance of the Department of Energy's...
Skype comes to Nokia smartphones, companies say
Mobile phone giant Nokia said on Wednesday that its smartphone users could begin making free calls after it teamed up with Internet phone pioneer Skype which permits free calls.
Chinese bioscience: The sequence factory
The bold ambitions of one institute could make China the world leader in genome sequencing. David Cyranoski asks if its science will survive the industrial ramp-up.
University rankings smarten up
Systems for ranking the world's higher-education and research institutions are about to become more sophisticated, says Declan Butler.
Israel Scraps Raid after Facebook Slip
Soldier Court-Martialed after Posting Details of Operation in West Bank Village Online
How the Web Has Changed Us
Yahoo! Survey Finds Reading, Writing, Commerce, Cooking, Dieting, Changed By Internet Access
Dow industrials for startups? Pre-IPO index opens
(AP) -- Because startups aren't required to report regular financial results the way publicly traded companies are, it can be hard for outsiders to get a sense of what...
Supermarket lighting enhances nutrient level of fresh spinach
Far from being a food spoiler, the fluorescent lighting in supermarkets actually can boost the nutritional value of fresh spinach, scientists are reporting. The finding could lead to improved ways...
What makes a meal tasty?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Why do some foods taste terrible when others are absolutely delicious? Is it the ingredients, the way they have been grown and cooked, or simply the mood we...
Oil fuels Angola's growing power
LUANDA, Angola, March 3 (UPI) -- Angola has become Africa's leading oil producer since its long-running civil war ended in 2002 and its state-run national oil company, Sonangol, is...
Coyotes Love New York, Too
Paul D. Curtis, Cornell University associate professor of Natural Resources, comments on the recent appearances of coyotes in Chelsea, on the Columbia University campus and other areas of New York...
BYU undergrad publishes better DNA sequencing method in medical journal
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nathan Clement is still a few courses away from earning a bachelor's degree, but he's already credited with a significant advance in the field of DNA sequencing.
Dementia study launched within the deaf community
Researchers have launched a unique project to improve early diagnosis and management of dementia among Deaf people who use British Sign Language (BSL).
Dual-core? Quad-core? Future Computers May Have Hundreds of Processors
(PhysOrg.com) -- While today's top-line personal computers boast of dual- or quad-core processors to handle complex workloads, experts predict hundreds or even thousands of core processors may be commonplace within...
A 0.01 P-value Just Doesn't Cut It
John Timmer comments on the problem of modern biomedical research and statistics: we can now measure so much more than our statistics can handle. In a typical genome-wide association study,...
Statoil eyes New York markets
STAVANGER, Norway, March 3 (UPI) -- A deal to transport shale gas from the Northern Marcellus shale gas play in Pennsylvania gives Norway's Statoil access to key U.S. markets,...