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Google refines search results to counter Microsoft
(AP) -- Google Inc. is giving Web surfers a few more ways to refine their search results, signaling its resolve to ward off rival Microsoft Corp.'s aggressive campaign to...
Puget Sound whales may get big buffer zone
SEATTLE, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Federal officials say they are considering giving killer whales in Washington State's Puget Sound a broader protective zone.
'Smart Choices' food label: a sign of nutrition or marketing?
A new logo is intended to highlight healthier groceries -- selected by food giants in partnership with a nonprofit group. Critics say a program that includes Froot Loops is too...
New drug shows promise in the fight against malignant melanoma
(PhysOrg.com) -- Gavin Robertson is not a man who uses the word ‘hate` lightly, but he makes no secret of his desire to slay the dragon that is malignant melanoma.
Electric fish plug in to communicate
Just as people plug in to computers, smart phones and electric outlets to communicate, electric fish communicate by quickly plugging special channels into their cells to generate electrical impulses, University...
CBS News in partnership with Global Post
GlobalPost.com, a news website launched eight months ago, is making its network of foreign correspondents available to CBS News under an agreement unveiled on Monday.
Cities weigh green features vs. expense in new buildings
Should a city that's committed to environmentally friendly construction pay $825,000 for a job that was expected to cost $248,000?
Opinion: Infrastructure needs multi-layered partnerships and robust coordination
The future of the Australian transport industry lies in savvy investments and much needed reforms, write Mark Mrdak and Mike Taylor.
Fit For Fashion And Purpose: Women Call For Better And Safer Clothing To Meet Their Work Needs
As London Fashion Week comes to a close, women working in the engineering, science, technology and construction sectors are calling on clothing manufacturers to fashion better and safer clothing for...
Video: Storing Bombs Inside Bodies
Security officials are concerned over a tactic newly employed by al Qaeda. Sheila MacVicar reports suicide bombers are now storing explosives inside their bodies in order to avoid detection.
Floundering El Ninos Make for Fickle Forecasts
Scientists agree El Nino is back. But not all El Ninos are created equal, and there's less consensus about the future strength of this year's event.
Dell settlement has tougher accounting oversight
(AP) -- Dell Inc. says it will beef up accounting and corporate governance rules as part of a settlement tied to an investigation into past financial practices.
YouTube a star as US online video viewing soars: comScore
Industry tracker comScore on Monday reported that US online video viewing hit a record high in August with YouTube luring a commanding share of the audience.
Global public health the focus of scientific conference
Monday, September 27, 2009, Rockville, Md. -- Counterfeit and adulterated food and drugs and advances in measurement science used to detect them emerged as key themes of the Annual...
Offshore wind facility would be Canada's largest
Green energy producer Canadian Hydro Developers Inc. announced plans Monday to acquire what it says will be the largest offshore wind operation in the world.
Solvay Sells Its Drug Unit To Abbott Labs
Acquisition: Firm is latest European conglomerate to split chemicals and drugs.
CNET Review: Sony's New PSP Go
CNET Editors Give First Hands-On Impressions of PSP Go, but Real Test Will Come when Sony Updates Online Store
Canada 'middle of pack' on health care: report
Canada earned a B grade on health-care outcomes compared with a D for the U.S., but trailed several other countries, according to a report card released Monday by the Conference...
Focus On The Wild Could Avert Plant Pollination Threat
The global threat to the pollination of flowers and food production crops, highlighted by a dramatic decline in honeybee colonies, could be eased by a renewed focus on ‘wild’ pollinators....
Textile antenna promises futuristic communications
(PhysOrg.com) -- With a simple press on his shirt insignia, the captain of the Star Ship Enterprise could send and receive messages. Now, thanks to the efforts of a Finnish...
EPA tells schools to test aging caulk for PCBs
(AP) -- Hundreds of school buildings across the United States have caulk around windows and doors containing potentially cancer-causing PCBs, the Environmental Protection Agency says.
Web-based in-service training requires new skills
Mona Nilsen from the Department of Education and Didactics, University of Gothenburg, has analysed continued professional development within the food production industry, a sector with a generally low level of...
Nortel crippled by ongoing sell-off: prof
Nortel's ability to operate is being whittled away as it sells off its assets piece by piece, even if the effects are not fully obvious yet, a Canadian business researcher...
When Medicare is the piggy bank
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Medicare is looking like a big fat piggy bank for health care overhaul....
Stabbing Robot Works by Mind Control, Still Loses Japanese Gladiator Competition
An unusual combat robot controlled by neural signals made its debut at Japan's Robo-One competition Future humans may look back on this mind-controlled stabbing robot as a forerunner to battle mechs and...
Apple App Store downloads hit two billion mark
Apple announced Monday that more than two billion applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch have been downloaded from its App Store, just five months after hitting the one-billion download...
E.P.A. Ordered to Reconsider New Mexico Power Plant Permit
A federal appeals board has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider an air permit issued for a planned coal-fired power plant on the Navajo Nation.
EU warns it will recall iPhones if labs show faulty
The European Union's consumer czar warned on Monday that iPhones would be taken off the market if national authorities find manufacturing faults lie behind mystery screen explosions.