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Trees are 'crucial famine food'
Trees could be a vital food source for sustaining drought-hit communities when other food crops fail, campaigners say.
Google CEO leaves Apple board as companies compete
(AP) -- Google CEO Eric Schmidt is resigning from Apple's board of directors as the Internet search leader increasingly develops products that compete with Apple's core businesses, including the...
BioVault locks up biometrics
A system that allows biometric data to be used to create a secret key for data encryption has been developed by researchers in South Africa. They describe details of the...
Obama: Key to Future Is Innovation
Long–term investments in innovation are needed to ensure the country's long-term economic growth.
Community-driven, Open Source Solution For B2B Transactions
A new open source, Web 2.0-inspired solution for building and managing business relationships online promises to level the playing field for small- and medium-sized enterprises.
Race/ethnicity, Family Income And Education Associated With Sugar Consumption
The intake of added sugars in the United States is excessive, estimated by the US Department of Agriculture in 1999-2002 as 17 percent of calories a day. In a study...
China hackers crash Aussie film festival website
Chinese hackers crashed the website of Australia's biggest film festival, organisers said on Saturday, escalating tensions over a visit here by the exiled leader of the Uighur minority.
2 Agencies Take Steps to Improve Food Safety
The Agriculture Department will broaden meat testing while the F.D.A. said it was working on standards for processing fruits and vegetables.
Washington Supports Exchange of Needles
City officials asked federal lawmakers not to restore a ban that prevented the city of Washington from using local money to distribute clean needles to drug users.
Firefox passes one billion downloads
Mozilla announced Friday that it had passed one billion downloads of Firefox, its Web browser that has gained popularity as a free alternative to Microsoft's ubiquitous Internet Explorer.
EBay working on alternative software for Skype
(AP) -- EBay Inc. is developing software it might use to continue running the online telecommunications service Skype if it cannot resolve a legal dispute with a separate company...
A Space Rock Hunter Picks Top 10 Asteroid Facts
Learn why asteroids are a whole lot more than space debris.
Blogs, tweets help scientists measure happiness
A "hedonometer," or a device that measures happiness, has been created by scientists. The software collects content from blogs and tweets to zero-in on the happiest and saddest days of...
Slovenia to launch generic version of Viagra
Krka, the biggest drugmaker in Slovenia, said Friday that its generic version of the impotency drug Viagra would be launched in September and priced 30 percent cheaper than the original.
Researcher has uncovered a way to provide antioxidant-rich water in a bottle
(PhysOrg.com) -- Health-conscious consumers know the benefits of eating high-antioxidant foods like fruits, vegetables, beans and nuts. A University of Georgia researcher has uncovered a way to provide antioxidant-rich water...
Washington Post stems tide of red ink
The Washington Post Co. reversed its slide and posted a quarterly profit on Friday despite a steep decline in advertising revenue at its flagship newspaper.
Security researchers offer caution on smart grids
(AP) -- The race to build a "smarter" electrical grid could have a dark side. Security experts are starting to show the dangers of equipping homes and businesses with...
Smaller, cheaper cell phones possible
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ph.D. candidate Sataporn Pornpromlikit played a critical role in research at UC San Diego that made a big impact at a recent conference, and might provide manufacturers with...
Apple says it's fixed iPhone SMS vulnerability
(AP) -- Apple Inc. says it has fixed an iPhone vulnerability that lets hackers knock people offline - and possibly take over the phones - by sending them specially...
Amazon sued over Kindle deletion of Orwell books
(AP) -- A high school student is suing Amazon.com Inc. for deleting an e-book he purchased for the Kindle reader, saying his electronic notes were bollixed, too.
'Last Lecture' prof's program to be updated
(AP) -- Carnegie Mellon University will release an updated version of the animation-based software developed by late "last lecture" professor Randy Pausch to teach computer programming.
Colombia's vice-president leads innovation drive
Colombia's vice-president has given new impetus to the country's innovation system — a move well received by the scientific community.
Copyright wish lists
Artists, technology companies, educators and others have a range of opinions on what should be included in an updated copyright law, many of which they are sharing with the government...
Britain to outlaw most private organ transplants
(AP) -- The British government said Friday that it plans to ban private organ transplants from dead donors to allay fears that prospective recipients can buy their way to...
EBay sellers warned to pay taxes
Money earned online on auction sites such as eBay is taxable just like regular income, Canada's minister of national revenue said Thursday.
UK endorses creationist exams
ICCE teaches that Loch Ness monster disproves evolution and apartheid benefited South Africa
MySpace launches myspace.com email
MySpace launched its own email service, MySpace Mail, for the 130 million users of the social network.
Virtual education... for free
They don't offer degrees but then they don't charge tuition either.