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New Video - Apollo 11: The Big Event
Apollo 11 pulls off the truly amazing moon landing, but the crew had to their elation. Buzz Aldrin explains why. Credit: Imaginova/ASE
Cisco lays off hundreds of workers
US computer networking giant Cisco Systems has laid off between 600 and 700 employees at its headquarters in San Jose, California, in a bid to reduce costs amid slow sales,...
Study finds big isn't better for plants
KINGSTON, Ontario, July 16 (UPI) -- Researchers at Canada's Queen's University say they have discovered that, in the plant world, big is not necessarily better.
Tracking trash
(PhysOrg.com) -- What if we knew exactly where our trash was going and how much energy it took to make it disappear? Would it make us think twice about buying...
Intel's strong numbers suggest PC business on mend
(AP) -- Intel Corp.'s second-quarter results bolster the company's position that the computer business is on the mend after its roughest patch in years.
Gene entrepreneur to create algae biofuel with Exxon Mobil
• New biofuel requires no car or plane engine modification • Carbon Trust says production will take 'many years'
House Democrats unveil healthcare overhaul plan
The bill creates a government insurance option, increases insurance regulation, and raises taxes on the wealthy to help pay for it. It immediately draws Republican fire. Capping months of work, House Democratic leaders...
'Tasks' software is Gmail Labs first graduate
Google Labs brainchild "Tasks" graduated from the sandbox on Tuesday as the Internet giant seeks to entice computer users to switch from packaged software to programs offered online as services.
Medical School Says Former Army Surgeon Did Not Disclose Ties to Medtronic
A former military doctor and Medtronic consultant at the center of a research scandal did not tell his medical school employer for a year about his Medtronic ties.
Cisco: Text Message Scams On The Rise
CNET: Security Report Finds Messages That Appear To Come From Legitimate Bank Are On The Rise
Fall driving more hazardous than summer or winter
(PhysOrg.com) -- While many believe summer is the most dangerous season on U.S. roads because motorists tend to drive faster, drink more alcohol and drive more often for leisure, a...
Apple`s App Store Downloads Top 1.5 Billion in First Year
Apple today announced that customers have downloaded more than 1.5 billion applications in just one year from its App Store, the largest applications store in the world. The App Store...
Space flight panel to hold public meetings
WASHINGTON, July 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Human Space Flight Review Committee says it will hold three public meetings this month that will be open to the public.
Flu furore hits Argentina
Refusal to declare national emergency restricts pandemic measures.
Bell defends throttling of other internet providers' customers
Bell must slow the downloads of certain other internet providers' customers to stop them from congesting its shared network and hurting Bell's retail customers, the company argued Tuesday in Ottawa.
Dell shares dive as PC market still looks rough
(AP) -- Dell Inc. said Tuesday that the U.S. personal computer market has reached its low point but that the timing of a global turnaround in the technology industry...
Saskatoon on guard against gypsy moths
Saskatoon is asking vacationers to wash their campers and recreational vehicles to prevent the spread of the notorious gypsy moth caterpillar, which could threaten trees in the city.
Happiness Is an iPhone App
Sonja Lyubomirsky, professor of psychology at UC Riverside and author of the book `The How of Happiness,` has teamed up with Signal Patterns, developers of psychology-based Web and mobile applications,...
$20 Million NIH Grant to Transform Clinical Research at UIC
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five year $20 million grant to the University of Illinois at Chicago's Center for Clinical and Translational Science.
A Ramen-Making Robot From Japan
Combining two of Japan's greatest strengths, a noodle-shop-owning electronics wizard has invented a robot that can make the perfect bowl of ramen. It took the 60-year-old shop owner Yoshihira Uchida about 20 million yen...
More 'McBang' for your 'McBuck'
McDonald's seems recession-proof, its profitability apparently untouched by the newest economic crisis to hit America. Though the average family may not be able to eat out in style, they can...
More Rhinos Hacked Apart as Horn Demand Spikes
Bloody and incomplete, their horns hacked away by poachers, rhinoceros carcasses are appearing in greater numbers, due to growing Asian demand and international trade, groups say.
Cats Use "Irresistible" Purr-Whine to Get Their Way
Hungry house cats use an annoying but irresistible combination of sounds when they want to be fed, a new study has found. With video.
Toothless laws encourage rising demand for pangolin
Rising demand for pangolins, mostly from mainland China, compounded by lax laws is wiping out the unique toothless anteaters from their native habitats in Southeast Asia, according to a group...
Prepping for Oracle, Sun predicts weak results
(AP) -- Sun Microsystems Inc. projected quarterly results below Wall Street estimates Tuesday, signaling it will clear some charges off its books ahead of its $7.4 billion acquisition by...
Head of Rockefeller University Press named 2009 SPARC Innovator
Mike Rossner, executive director of The Rockefeller University Press, has been named the newest SPARC Innovator by the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition. Announced last week, the award honors...
NASA JPL Scientist Receives Presidential Early Career Award
Josh Willis, an oceanographer at JPL, has been honored by President Barack Obama with the 2009 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
K-State plant pathologists develop online teaching modules used globally
Managing plant diseases that threaten the food supply and economy is a challenge for agriculturalists around the world.