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Egypt applies for first Arabic domain name
(AP) -- Egypt's technology minister says the country has applied to register an all-Arabic domain name.
Amir Pnueli, computer pioneer, dead at 68
NEW YORK, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Amir Pnueli, who developed techniques for verifying the reliability of computers, has died of a brain hemorrhage in New York, associates said.
At CUNY, Mission to Elevate Science Begins to Bear Fruit
The City University of New York has attracted nationally recognized scientists to its campuses, where construction and renovation projects are under way or in the planning stages.
Largest gene study of childhood IBD identifies 5 new genes
In the largest, most comprehensive genetic analysis of childhood-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an international research team has identified five new gene regions, including one involved in a biological pathway...
Birds lose color vision in twilight
The color vision of birds stops working considerably earlier in the course of the day than was previously believed, in fact, in the twilight. Birds need between 5 and 20...
Tracking pathogens difficult: federal laboratory audit
Government labs, including the one in Winnipeg handling samples of swine flu, struggle to keep track of viruses and bacteria, a recent audit found.
Dissolved arsenic in Bangladesh drinking water is from human alteration of landscape
Researchers believe they have pinpointed a pathway by which arsenic may be contaminating the drinking water in Bangladesh, a phenomenon that has puzzled scientists, world health agencies and the Bangladeshi...
Mutant genes 'key to long life'
US scientists link long life with those people who have inherited a particular enzyme which prevents cells from ageing.
Anthony du Gard Pasley obituary
Garden designer, writer, teacher and lecturerThe landscape architect Anthony du Gard Pasley, who has died aged 80, was a skilled and highly respected, yet largely unnoted, designer responsible for the creation of many...
Car-Sized Creature Whacked with Tail's Sweet Spot
Ancient mammals whacked away—with just the right part of their tails.
Joint forces to prevent extinction of smallest rhino in the world
International scientists and zoo experts started together with Malaysian governmental and conservation organisations an extensive programme to protect the Sabah rhino...
Client-directed therapy technique drastically reduces divorce rates
Using four simple questions to generate client-directed feedback can greatly increase the chances that struggling couples will stay together, according to a recently published study...
Salmon migration mystery explored on Idaho's Clearwater River
(PhysOrg.com) -- Temperature differences and slow-moving water at the confluence of the Clearwater and Snake rivers in Idaho might delay the migration of threatened juvenile salmon and allow them to...
Self-cleaning silicone gel insect wings
Researchers are flying the idea that insect wings could act as a model for making self-cleaning, frictionless, and superhydrophobic materials.
Worms turned into hermaphrodites
With a surprisingly simple genetic tweak, researchers change female nematode worms into hermaphrodites
dark eyed/skinned child - 2 blue eyed light skin/hair parents???
My husband Tom has black hair, dark brown eyes, and olive skin - he can get blackish brown when he gets tanned. His parents (or supposed parents) both have blue...
Judge says seals can stay in California cove
(AP) -- The seals can stay and play at a La Jolla swimming cove.
Earliest Vertebrates To Evolve Powered Flight
Co-ordination of flight requires tremendous brainpower, and co-ordination of active flight, with the constant shift in the shape and location of massive wings, even more so. Nature is extremely parsimonious,...
Can topical use of milk of magnesia reduce blemishes?
Milk of magnesia is great for blemishes. I started using it six months ago, and it really helped clear up my skin. It was better than the things ...
Boy Killed by Pesticide Used to Slay Lions, Father Says
A three-year-old boy died after allegedly eating the highly toxic pesticide carbofuran, outlawed in 2008 in Kenya after farmers used it to poison lions and other wildlife.
Selective sequencing solves a genetic mystery
Examining only protein-coding genes finds cause of Miller syndrome.
Some Pests Prefer Organic
Although better for the environment, natural fertilizers are mixed at keeping bugs away [Read more]
For Hadza, build and brawn don't matter for choosing mates
Study of hunter-gatherer community in Tanzania shows that, across human groups, mating criteria vary
Computers And A Philosophy Of Biology
Biology consists of much detailed information regarding genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, and a variety of other components. This has provided a great deal of insight into how life functions, evolves,...
Rapacious Rasberry ants march north
Poor Texas. First it was killer bees, then fire ants. Now, it's the Rasberry ants.
New Orchid Deception Found: Wearing The Scent Of Hornet's Prey
Orchids are famous for their deceptions. Most of those with nothing of value to offer their pollinators lure them instead with the scents of more rewarding flowers or potential mates....
'Language gene' effects explored
The FOXP2 "language gene" in humans is barely different from the one in chimpanzees, but has massively different effects.
Neglected UK seas catch break with new legislation
The UK Government has today introduced new legislation that will make the region's neglected seas much healthier, reversing years of overfishing and habitat loss...