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Obama budget would cut NASA moon plan
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is no longer shooting for the moon, with a budget plan that aborts a symbolic but expensive lunar program and spends $6...
New Delhi eyes Nigerian natural resources
NEW DELHI, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- India is looking to invest $350 million to develop oil blocks and expand gas relations with Nigeria, the Indian energy minister said in...
New formula helps gauge the winds of change
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus said that change is the only constant. People change, organizations change, the way people and institutions interact changes over time. Change affects social interactions and the...
FDA recalls certain infusion set needles
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has issued a recall of all Exel/Exelint infusion set Huber needles because of a safety hazard.
Teacher anxieties may subtract from girls’ math scores
In some classes, a female teacher’s worry over math can do a number on girls’ early achievement
FDA issues warning about phony Alli
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Monday about an unsafe, counterfeit version of the weight-loss drug Alli.
No evidence of a post-Olympics boom or bust for host city real estate prices: UBC study
Cities that win Olympic bids experience neither boom nor bust in their real estate prices, but gain construction jobs as they prepare for the Games, according to researchers at the...
Court Nixes NY Cigarette Suit
Supreme Court Says New York City Cannot Use Racketeering Law Against Online Cigarette Vendor
European Research Council President Steps Down
Funding: Fotis C. Kafatos resigns from granting agency.
Not So Corny: Facebook Farmers
Users Of Wildly Popular Facebook Game Tend Virtual Farms, Learn About Production
Benn to call on world leaders to adopt biodiversity pricing
Environment secretary says a way must be found to take account of the economic impact of decisions on biodiversityWorld leaders must find a way to price the impact of their decisions on...
Software development gets a better production line
(PhysOrg.com) -- Work by European researchers means that software is about to get the assembly line treatment. It offers a powerful new paradigm for software development.
Bubble Wrap, at 50, a Pop Culture Mainstay
Packaging Product, Originally Conceived as Wallpaper, Doubles as Stress-Reducer and Art
Green Energy "Oasis" to Bloom in the Desert?
A research center slated to be built in 2010 as part of the Sahara Forest Project is meant to serve as a proving ground for new technologies designed to bring...
Calgary's 911 centre to track cellphone callers
Emergency operators in Calgary will soon be able to trace cellphone calls within a few metres of the caller's actual location.
Green power to help ancient rice terraces
MANILA, Philippines, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- A group of international power companies has donated a $1 million hydroelectric project to help save legendary rice terraces in the Philippines.
Rogers backtracks on unpaid cellphone bill plan
Rogers has withdrawn a plan that would see cellphone providers become liable for the unpaid bills of new customers.
Liberty Global to sell stake to Japan's KDDI
(AP) -- Japan's second-largest telecommunications company, KDDI Corp., said Monday it is acquiring Liberty Global Inc.'s stake in Japan's largest cable TV operator for $4 billion in cash.
Exxon Mobil lauds Alaska's gas potential
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The Point Thomson gas field in Alaska is a key supplier to a North American market expecting substantial increases in energy demand, Exxon...
Tsunami alerts must be tailored to people, says report
The Indian Ocean tsunami warning system must take into account how local governments and people respond to alerts, says a report.
Prominent Mathematician Accepts Appointment at UChicago
Mathematician Ngo Bao Chau, who made one of Time magazine's top 10 scientific discoveries of 2009, has accepted a faculty appointment at the University of Chicago. Ngo will become a...
Law of probabilities backs hopes for E.T., conference hears
The law of probabilities backs theories that we are not alone in the Universe, although an encounter with an advanced civilisation may shock our species, scientists at a conference said...
USDA awarding $310 million for broadband projects
(AP) -- The Agriculture Department is handing out nearly $310 million in stimulus money to bring high-speed Internet connections to 14 rural communities around the country.
AOL buys online video company StudioNow for $36.5M
(AP) -- AOL Inc. said Monday that it is boosting its ability to create Web videos by paying $36.5 million for StudioNow Inc., a Web site that lets companies...
Mozilla leader worries about Internet limits
(AP) -- The leader of the Mozilla Project, whose Firefox Web browser now has 350 million users, said Sunday that she is concerned that legal restrictions could limit Internet...
Facebook's virtual farm game attracting millions
(AP) -- Even while calling Chicago home, Laura Hawkins Grimes is a country bumpkin. Her scenic rural spread has three dairy farms, two ponds and a log cabin, all...
Software to Test Cybersecurity Systems for Flaws
A Clarkson University professor is developing software programs that will test cybersecurity systems for flaws before they become operational. The National Science Foundation is funding the $1.2 million project, which...
Do We Have Free Will? FSU Philosopher Awarded $4.4M Grant to Find Out
Since the beginning of time, philosophers, scientists and theologians have sought to find out whether human beings have free will or whether other forces are at work to control our...