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The invasion of the 'crazy Rasberrys'
In what sounds like a really low-budget horror film, voracious swarming ants that apparently arrived in Texas aboard a cargo ship are invading homes and yards across the Houston area,...
Item! Candidates are buying your vote
Mention the words “vote buying” and modern-day political villains Jack Abramoff and Tony Rezko probably come to mind, or perhaps special interest groups that donate to a politician`s campaign and...
FDA closes smoked seafood plant
WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has directed Hope Food Supply Inc. of Pasadena, Texas, to close and recall all products produced since...
EU warns Google over photos on Street View
(AP) -- The EU's top data protection supervisor said Thursday that Google Inc.'s "Street View" map and imaging feature could pose privacy problems if it launches in Europe.
Rocket man flies into record books at 180mph
Swiss pilot puts on jet-propelled solo aerobatic show with home-made folding wing after being dropped from plane
Bayer withdraws Trasylol from U.S. market
WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. is removing its entire stock of the drug Trasylol from the U.S....
Accounting Practices Ultimately Affect Global Economy
The quality of financial reporting differs from country to country. In a recent study, researchers found that uniform and strict auditor enforcement may be more important than a country's accounting...
Ask.com acquires Dictionary.com, other references
(AP) -- Ask.com has bought a stable of Internet reference sites that includes Dictionary.com in its latest effort to distinguish itself from online search leader Google Inc. and other...
Nintendo hit with $21 million patent infringement
(AP) -- Nintendo of America Inc. was ordered to pay a small East Texas gaming company $21 million Wednesday for infringing on a patent while designing controllers for its...
The Wonders Of Digital Photo Sharing
Tech guru Larry Magid loves to share his photos, and here he gives some insight on what he thinks are the best ways to do it - available now, and...
U.S. promotes GMO crops in food package
WASHINGTON, May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. officials say a $770 food aid package proposed by President George Bush contains language promoting the use of bio-engineered food.
Companies jumping on green bandwagon
BOSTON, May 14 (UPI) -- A consumer survey indicates U.S. shoppers are expected to double their spending on so-called green or environmentally friendly products next year.
México: 'Low human resources investment in science'
The new president of the Mexican Academy of Science, Rosaura Ruiz, has highlighted poor human resources training in science.
Nissan Plans Electric Car in U.S. by ’10
The commitment, announced Tuesday, will be the first by a major automaker to bring a zero-emission vehicle to the American market.
VIDEO: Quake Panic Filmed
Two amateur videos taken in Chengdu, China—near the epicenter of Monday's devastating earthquake—show people running in panic as the ground shakes.
Camera memory card tags location info using Wi-Fi
(AP) -- A wireless memory card for digital cameras now comes with an added twist: Besides making it easier to store and share photos, the latest version of...
ComScore puts Google sites at No. 1 for first time
(AP) -- Google has surpassed Yahoo to become the most popular Web site in the United States, according to comScore Inc.'s rankings by the number of unique monthly visitors.
Samsung Develops World`s First 'Blue Phase' Technology to Achieve 240 Hz Driving Speed for High-Speed Video
Samsung Electronics announced today that it has developed the world`s first “Blue Phase” LCD panel - which will offer more natural moving images with an unprecedented image-driving speed of...
Broadcom co-founders charged in stock options probe
(AP) -- Federal officials on Wednesday charged Broadcom Corp. co-founders Henry T. Nicholas III and Henry Samueli with falsifying the company's reported income by illegally backdating stock options for...
LG and Samsung Join Forces to Develop Mobile Digital TV Standard
LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics, which together lead the global digital TV market, announced today that they will propose their jointly developed technology as the North American technology standard for...
Software piracy increases in Asia-Pacific: industry group
Software piracy increased last year in the Asia-Pacific region, boosted by China's growing use of personal computers, an industry group said on Wednesday.
'Barcoding' the latest buzz in bee tracking
A group of international scientists launched a campaign in Toronto this week to identify the world's bees, an effort they hope will help track and better understand these important pollinators...
Opinion: Vested interests shaping government policy
Climate change - focusing on economics alone is to suggest that the market can sort it all out. But clearly it hasn't, can't and won't, argues Simon Roz.
NATO Allies OK Pact To Boost Cyber Defense
Seven NATO allies signed a deal Wednesday to fund a research center to boost the alliance's defenses against cyber attacks, seen as a growing threat to military and civilian computer...
Raking through sludge exposes a stink
Environmental Protection Agency scientists accused of fabricating data about health effects of fertilizer.
Feature: Trust drawn from the messenger, not the message
Australians’ optimism about the benefits of science and technology rests precipitously on how much they trust those delivering the information, writes Rebecca Thyer.
Embarq CFO: May drop wireless customers after 2009
(AP) -- The chief financial officer of telephone company Embarq Corp. says the company may hand its wireless customers to another carrier next year.
Can you trust a robot to work safely with you in the kitchen?
Can robots and humans work safely together? This issue will be addressed thanks to a research grant of over £1 million from the European Commission (EC).