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The Nobel Prize and Pond Scum as a 'Model' Organism
A man is a man and a mouse is a mouse, but if you talk to a few biomedical scientists about their research, at least one is likely to spring...
First-of-kind Study Shows Model Can Be Used To Rate Courtroom Psychiatric Experts Performance
What does it mean when expert psychiatric witnesses in a court case reach opposing conclusions on the same sets of evidence? A new study suggests via mathematical modeling that both...
Music blog to offer high-quality song streaming
(AP) -- Consumers seem reluctant to sign up for online music services that charge subscription fees, yet a music blogging site is hoping to reel in music lovers by...
People Are Still The Weakest Link In Computer And Internet Security, Study Finds
Two decades ago, studies showed that computer users were violating best practices for setting up hack-proof passwords, and not much has changed since then. What's clear, say researchers , is...
Model predicts hurricane power outages
BALTIMORE, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. and South Korean scientists say they've created a statistical program that can predict potential power outages in advance of hurricanes and other storms.
Airport security scanner shows naked truth
An airport scanner that speeds up boarding while allowing passengers to avoid the pat-down security search has one potential drawback: The scan shows the passenger in a near naked state.
Japan to slash huge grant scheme
Upstart government brings fresh priorities to science.
Gamers get Hollywood-esque touch in Uncharted 2
"Uncharted 2: Among Thieves", the video game released this week by California studio Naughty Dog, transports gamers into an action-adventure with pacing, effects and storytelling worthy of a Hollywood blockbuster.
FBI delves into DMV photos in search for fugitives
(AP) -- In its search for fugitives, the FBI has begun using facial-recognition technology on millions of motorists, comparing driver's license photos with pictures of convicts in a high-tech...
Powerful Ideas: Navy Plans Robotic Barnacle Buster
A new barnacle-scraping robot may be a welcome addition to a ship's crew.
Federal inmates fight smoking ban
A group of inmates is challenging a ban on smoking inside and on the property of federal prisons that was implemented in May 2008.
Cisco to buy Starent Networks for $2.9B
(AP) -- Betting on the growing popularity of data-hungry phones like the iPhone, Cisco Systems Inc. said Tuesday it had agreed to pay $2.9 billion for Starent Networks Corp.,...
Love, Marriage & Race
People who have been following this blog know that birth order affects who you are friends with and who you marry. Here's some comprehensive recent evidence on race. It probably...
Formaldehyde politics block research chief joining EPA
Nomination of Yale chemist to head agency’s R&D office stalled by lawmaker who wants an independent review of formaldehyde risk
Seeing things: Researchers teach computers to recognize objects
(PhysOrg.com) -- If computers could recognize objects, they could automatically search through hours of video footage for a particular two-minute scene. A tourist strolling down a street in a strange...
Marketing targets two types
A recent study has found that people’s planning style makes a big difference to how they react to marketing.
Bayer Ending Shorter Hours
Economic recovery: Company sites business improvement for the move.
Entrepreneurs face venture capital funding drought
The number of US venture capital firms that raised new investment money sank to a 15-year low in the last fiscal quarter as a drought of funding threatened innovation around...
Finger points to a new da Vinci portrait being discovered
A new Leonardo da Vinci portrait may have been discovered after a fingerprint thought to belong to him is found on it.
Democrats Call Insurance Industry Report Flawed
An insurance industry report had said premiums would climb sharply with the passage of new health legislation.
Kraken Becomes First Academic Machine To Achieve Petaflop
The University of Tennessee's Kraken supercomputer was just upgraded to a peak performance exceeding one petaflop, making it the fastest system in the country managed by an academic institution and...
Insurance, Bill Pay Services May Not Mix
CBS Tech Consultant Larry Magid Missed a Notice from Payment Service Paytrust - Leaving His Family Briefly Uninsured
Cash register receipts a new BPA concern
If you read environmental news on a regular basis then you know that consumers are in an uproar about the revelation that SIGG water bottles contain bisphenol-A (BPA), despite the...
Beware of highway robbers on Wi-Fi
As the number of Wi-Fi hot spots grows, travelers might want to heed a word of caution from the Wi-Fi Alliance, a nonprofit industry group that promotes Wi-Fi technology: Think...
A Conversation With Carol W. Greider: On Winning a Nobel Prize in Science
Carol W. Greider was one of three women who won a science Nobel last week, which puts her in some rare company.
Global Update: Zimbabwe: Report Shows Health Care System Declining Over Years of Authoritarian Rule
Life expectancy in the country is now down to 43 years, and maternal mortality is way up.
Journal Of Chemical Education Joins ACS Publications
ACS News: Premiere journal for chemical education to become available on the ACS Publications website.
File sharing drops in Sweden after govt crackdown
More than 40 percent of Swedes engage in illegal file sharing, but recording industry officials have noted a sharp drop since a government crackdown earlier this year, they said Monday.