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Nobel winner condemns UK science funding reform
Cambridge chemist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan shares prize for showing how cells translate genetic code into complex life
AT&T to expand Internet calling services on iPhone
(AP) -- AT&T Inc. said late Tuesday that it will begin allowing iPhone owners to use Internet calling services on its wireless network.
The Faces of Singularity: Are You Ready For The Human-Robot Merge?
We asked an assortment of the Singularity Summit's brilliant minds how they're looking forward to a life merged with artificial intelligence The Singularity Summit drew a wide range of people from around the...
Quebec plans to sue Big Tobacco for health costs
Quebec is preparing to launch a lawsuit against the tobacco industry to recoup medical costs for smoking-related illnesses.
Ahead of the Bell: Brocade shares jump
(AP) -- Shares of Brocade Communications Systems Inc. jumped in premarket trading Monday after a report the network gear and data storage company is up for sale.
The New York City Fire Department to Fight Fire with a Firewall
The introduction of new technology into the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) hasn't always been easy. "We didn't even have fax machines until the late '90s," department Chief Salvatore Cassano said during...
IT to generate 5.8 million new jobs by 2013: IDC
Information technology will be an employment machine, generating 5.8 million new jobs in the coming four years, according to International Data Corporation (IDC) research released.
Brazilians judge facial beauty differently than North Americans
Standard ideals of facial beauty and harmony may differ depending on geographic location, with a specific difference between North American beauty ideals and those of Brazilians...
Radioactive homes need rules
Australia needs better management of suburban homes contaminated with radiation, a leading lawyer has warned.
Taming The Vast -- And Growing -- Digital Data-sphere
European researchers are making an impressive effort to link up digital repositories to create a vast network of easy to search online data. The DRIVER project' work -- one of...
Cybersecurity starts at home and in the office
(AP) -- When swine flu broke out, the government revved up a massive information campaign centered on three words: Wash your hands. The Obama administration now wants to convey...
Singularity Summit 2009: Supreme Mathematics of Gods and Earths
Even before Stephen Wolfram took the stage, he evoked the largest applause of the conference so far. As the creator of Mathematica and Wolfram Alpha, and author of A New Kind of Science,...
Opinion: Total architecture and the 21st century city
The most sustainable model for human habitation is the city, writes Robert Care. But how can we achieve the sustainable city from where we are today?
Taiwan LCD makers eye China as leverage against rivals
Taiwan's producers of liquid crystal displays know that venturing into the Chinese market is risky, but they are also fully aware they have no choice, analysts said.
Video: Rooftop Crops
City agencies are looking for spots to turn into 'Urban Farms', including rooftops. As Hari Sreenivasan reports, crops are taking root in this trend that benefits consumers and the environment.
Major virology lab holds open house in cafeteria
A federal government laboratory celebrating its 10th anniversary with an open house event would only let people in as far as the cafeteria Saturday.
US gun maker arming Wii shooter game
Legendary rifle maker Remington Arms Company said Friday it has teamed with videogame maker Mastiff to put virtual versions of its guns in a hunting title tailored for Wii consoles.
Growing greener greens
A pioneering project to make our green vegetables even better for us has been launched by scientists at The University of Nottingham. The research will underpin future technological developments in...
In Aspen, it's the year of the bear
With disturbances and attacks on the rise, police in the Colorado resort town patrol for unsecured trash containers that attract the beasts -- and are learning to shoot to kill. Dan Glidden hit...
New Policy Outlaws Bake Sales in Schools
The change is part of a new policy that limits what can be sold in vending machines and student-run stores, which use profits to help finance activities like pep rallies...
NB Liquor offers free whisky
The New Brunswick Liquor Corp., a provincial Crown corporation, is giving away liquor during October.
Texas begins $3 billion quest to cure cancer
(AP) -- Texas gave birth to the modern oil industry, invented the handheld calculator and sent man to the moon. But can the Lone Star State cure cancer?
Biosafety Bra, Beer Bottle Ballistics Win Ig Nobels
The annual extravaganza of song, dance, and unbelievable science [Read more]
H1N1 may bring retired nurses back to work
Several provinces and territories plan to ask retired nurses to return to work if the swine flu pandemic becomes severe in Canada.
Gandhi Honored by Google, Obama, and ... Mini-Gandhis
People around the world are celebrating Mohandas K. Gandhi's 140th birthday, including children who dressed as him (mustache and all), U.S. President Barack Obama—even Google.
Oncolytics shares soar on human trials OK
Shares in Calgary-based Oncolytics Biotech Inc. soared Friday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its potential cancer treatment for human trials.
Tech industry takes unlikely lead on reforming executive pay
Technology companies are hardly the most prominent villains in the ongoing drama over exorbitant executive pay.
Eminem songs lawsuit settled
Apple Inc. and Eminem's music publisher have come to a settlement over a lawsuit concerning nearly 100 of the rapper's songs on Apple's iTunes online music store.