An Airline Shrugs at Oil Prices - New York Times

Southwest Airlines could soon be standing head and shoulders above the competition because it loaded up years ago on hedges against higher fuel prices.

Regeneron’s Supermouse Lures Sanofi’s Money - New York Times

Sanofi-Aventis said today that it would make significant payments to collaborate with Regeneron and use its genetically engineered mouse to develop new drugs.

U.S. Says China Agrees to End Some Subsidies - New York Times

Bowing to U.S. pressure on the eve of economic talks, China agreed today to end a dozen trade subsidies.

How our ancestors were like gorillas

PhysOrg news: How our ancestors were like gorillas

Graveyard Shift Work Linked to Cancer

PhysOrg news: Graveyard Shift Work Linked to Cancer

There's Oil in That Slime

PhysOrg news: There's Oil in That Slime

Recipe for a storm: The ingredients for more powerful Atlantic hurricanes

PhysOrg news: Recipe for a storm: The ingredients for more powerful Atlantic hurricanes

Ethanol Craze Cools As Doubts Multiply - WSJ.com

Scientific American: The Secret to Raising Smart Kids

The Most Powerful Diesel Engine in the World

Round 2 for Biotech Beets - New York Times

Sensing that concerns over genetically engineered foods are subsiding, beet producers have cleared their growers to start planting biotech beets next spring.

Google’s Next Frontier: Renewable Energy - New York Times

Google said it would spend hundreds of millions of dollars, part of that to hire engineers and energy experts to investigate alternative energies like solar and wind power.

From Sewage, Added Water for Drinking - New York Times

The controversial process of turning sewage into drinking water is getting a close look in several American cities.

Divers Who Jump in to Take the Mystery Out of City Waterways - New York Times

The Urban Divers Estuary Conservancy works at transforming New York City waterways from environments that are shunned to those that are protected and perhaps even loved.

Study Finds Reproductive Edge for Men With Deep Voices - New York Times

A man with a deep voice may have a survival advantage, a better chance of passing on his genes, a new study suggests.

Piping Plovers - Endangered - In Aid of a Bird, Some Inconveniences for People - New York Times

Piping plovers are fighting their way off the endangered species list, thanks to a difficult, and sometimes contentious, program to restore them.

Reaching for the Sky: A California Project to Clone Redwoods - New York Times

Scientists are hoping to create more forests in California and other parts of the world.

Review: Good Germs, Bad Germs by Jessica Snyder Sachs - Drug Resistant Bacteria - New York Times

Jessica Snyder Sachs’s capable overview of the global war on germs could hardly be more timely even if it did not call to mind a variety of other recent headlines.

The U.S.S.R. Is Back (on Clothing Racks) - New York Times

Young and trendy Muscovites are in the throes of nostalgia for the staples of Soviet childhoods.

Japan researchers unveil housework robot

PhysOrg news: Japan researchers unveil housework robot

Catalyst-free chemistry makes self-healing materials more practical

PhysOrg news: Catalyst-free chemistry makes self-healing materials more practical

Online library gives readers access to 1.5 million books

PhysOrg news: Online library gives readers access to 1.5 million books

Cancer-resistant mouse discovered

PhysOrg news: Cancer-resistant mouse discovered

‘High Q’ Nanowires May be Practical Oscillators

PhysOrg news: ‘High Q’ Nanowires May be Practical Oscillators

After Stem-Cell Breakthrough, the Work Begins - New York Times

A new source for cells now leads to the question of how to make them useful to the body.

Not Down and Out in Moscow - New York Times

Fueled by an oil boom, the Russian capital seems as awash in cash as Dallas was in its heyday and all the millionaires have to shop somewhere.

China Says Three Gorges Dam Is Not Responsible for Landslides - New York Times

Chinese officials overseeing the Three Gorges Dam defended the project’s environmental record on Tuesday.

U.N. Warns of Climate-Related Setbacks - New York Times

A report warns that progress toward prosperity in the world’s poorest regions will be reversed unless rich countries promptly begin curbing emissions linked to global warming.

Obesity Rates Are Leveling Off - New York Times

Obesity rates in American women have stayed steady since 1999, and there are hints that obesity rates may be leveling off for men, too.

Organic 'building blocks' discovered in Titan's atmosphere

PhysOrg news: Organic 'building blocks' discovered in Titan's atmosphere

Research reveals secret to interaction between Earth's core and mantle

PhysOrg news: Research reveals secret to interaction between Earth's core and mantle

Blue dye could hold the key to super processing power

PhysOrg news: Blue dye could hold the key to super processing power

Pied Piper of Booze Lures San Franciscans Into Bars

A man with a guitar (and a film crew) sets off on a liquor-fueled adventure, inviting office workers to abandon their desks and join in a pub crawl. Can't make the scene? You can watch the tipsy adventure unfold online.

Scary Things Come in Small Packages (washingtonpost.com)

154 Flee Sinking Ship in Antarctic - New York Times

The cruise ship Explorer hit ice and began taking on water through a hole in the hull, Britain’s coast guard said. No injuries were reported.

U.N. to Say It Overstated H.I.V. Cases by Millions - New York Times

A U.N. agency will lower to 33.2 million the number of people it believes are infected worldwide.

Jolly and Green, With an Agenda - New York Times

The new Grinch? It’s Aunt Betty pushing eco-friendly gifts.

Aging: Walking Faster and Outpacing Death - New York Times

Researchers who followed the health of older people for almost a decade found that those who walked more quickly were less likely to die.

Howstuffworks "Blood Batteries"

Blood batteries as thin as a sheet of paper are currently under development by scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Read about blood batteries.

Dioxin Spot in Mich. Could Be Worst Ever

PhysOrg news: Dioxin Spot in Mich. Could Be Worst Ever

Smarter energy storage for solar and wind power

PhysOrg news: Smarter energy storage for solar and wind power

Flowering plants evolved very quickly into 5 groups

PhysOrg news: Flowering plants evolved very quickly into 5 groups

Scientists restore nerve sensation from amputated limb in chest

PhysOrg news: Scientists restore nerve sensation from amputated limb in chest

Gene study supports single main migration across Bering Strait

PhysOrg news: Gene study supports single main migration across Bering Strait

Nanodevices could use quantized current to operate future electronics

PhysOrg news: Nanodevices could use quantized current to operate future electronics

In the Netherlands, Eat, Drink and Be Monitored - New York Times

While it looks like a normal restaurant, a Dutch facility is devoted to exploring one question: What makes people eat and drink the way they do?

Harvard Physicist Plays Magician With the Speed of Light

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3-D Printers Redefine Industrial Design

Get product reviews and news about digital cameras, computers, laptops, mp3 players, iPod, PDAs, phones, PCs, Macs and wireless from Wired.com

Simo Häyhä - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Skewered: Indian teen survives 4ft pole rammed through his head | the Daily Mail

Manish Rajpurohit has been hailed the luckiest teenager in India after he survived being skewered by a 4ft metal pole in a bus crash

Undercover restorers fix Paris landmark's clock | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited

Nuke to the Future

Football field-sized kite powers latest heavy freight ship | NetworkWorld.com Community

The Asus Eee Laptop Series Selling Off the Shelves World Wide

PhysOrg news: The Asus Eee Laptop Series Selling Off the Shelves World Wide

10 Reasons We're Doomed: SkyMall Edition

What better way to celebrate the end of the year's biggest shopping weekend than with things you mercifully did not

Misgivings Rise Along With Antarctican Tourism - New York Times

The rapid rise of ship tourism in Antarctica has led to concerns that the tourism situation in the region was a potential disaster in the making.

Border Fence Work Raises Environmental Concerns - New York Times

Some say the environmental consequences of barriers on the Mexican border are receiving too little attention.

In New Orleans, a Test of Mixed-Income Housing - New York Times

Despite the havoc wrought by Hurricane Katrina around this city, one slice of the devastated housing market is showing resurgence.

Goldman Sachs Starts Drive to Build Philanthropy Fund - New York Times

On the back of record profit so far this year, Goldman Sachs is starting a donor-driven philanthropy fund that aims to reach $1 billion over the next few years.

Cardiologists Question Delay of Data on 2 Drugs - New York Times

A delay in publishing the results of trials on cholesterol drugs is raising questions for the drug industry.

Fuel's gold: Termites point way to new dawn of bio-energy

PhysOrg news: Fuel's gold: Termites point way to new dawn of bio-energy

Direct evidence that bioclocks control chromosome coiling

PhysOrg news: Direct evidence that bioclocks control chromosome coiling

Giant fossil sea scorpion bigger than man

PhysOrg news: Giant fossil sea scorpion bigger than man

Six Ideas That Will Change the World - Esquire

They are making orange peel plastic and robots that can heal themselves. They are six researchers with six ideas that will one day change the world.

More Evidence We've Entered the End of Oil | Autopia from Wired.com

There is growing concern within the petroleum industry that we are approaching a limit to the amount of oil that can be pumped each day, and it might arrive before

NASA dips into bargain basement with new satellite | NetworkWorld.com Community

Britain's first drug 'shooting galleries' hailed a success - Independent Online Edition > Health

Britain's first drug 'shooting galleries' hailed a success

Candy-Flavored Meth Targets New Users, "Strawberry Quick" Combines Meth With Sweet Kids Drink Mix - CBS News

Meth makers are combining the illicit drug Methamphetamine with sweet drinks, lollipops and more to mask its normally bitter taste and entice first-time users. "Strawberry Quick," as it's called, has been found in several states.

Megachurches Add Local Economy to Their Mission - New York Times

The business interests of America’s megachurches are as varied as basketball schools, aviation subsidiaries, investment partnerships and even a limousine service.

Sweden Turns to a Promising Power Source, With Flaws - New York Times

Wind energy is coming under scrutiny, not just from hostile neighbors, but from energy experts who question its reliability as a source of power.

Britain to build world's biggest biomass plant

PhysOrg news: Britain to build world's biggest biomass plant

Interest in Outdoor Wood Boilers Grows

PhysOrg news: Interest in Outdoor Wood Boilers Grows

Rising tides intensify non-volcanic tremor in Earth's crust

PhysOrg news: Rising tides intensify non-volcanic tremor in Earth's crust

Money motivates -- especially when your colleague gets less

PhysOrg news: Money motivates -- especially when your colleague gets less

'Cooper pairs' can be found in insulators as well superconductors

PhysOrg news: 'Cooper pairs' can be found in insulators as well superconductors

Liquid crystal phases of tiny DNA molecules point up new scenario for first life on Earth

PhysOrg news: Liquid crystal phases of tiny DNA molecules point up new scenario for first life on Earth

At a Cigar Show, an Air-Quality Scientist Under Deep, Smoky Cover - New York Times

Ryan David Kennedy, a scrappy Canadian graduate student, crashed a party sponsored by Cigar Aficionado magazine to study the impact of tobacco on air quality.

Iraq's foreign militants 'come from US allies' | Iraq | Guardian Unlimited

BBC NEWS | Americas | US storm over book on Israel lobby

Eighth wonder of the world? The stunning temples secretly carved out below ground by 'paranormal' eccentric | the Daily Mail

Stunning temples carved out below the ground in secrecy by an eccentric with 'paranormal' visions, have finally been revealed to the world.

BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Words of war

It is 90 years since the first major tank attack in the conflict that changed warfare, but also the language, forever.

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Through Genetics, Tapping a Tree’s Potential as a Source of Energy - New York Times

Scientists are using a controversial genetic engineering process to change the composition of the wood in the hopes of turning trees into new energy sources.

Human Cloning - Ethics - New York Times

There is an East-West divide over stem-cell research and genetic engineering.

Denial - Psychology - Mental Health and Behavior - New York Times

The ability to look the other way, while potentially destructive, is also critically important to forming and nourishing close relationships.

'Noah's flood' kick-started European farming

PhysOrg news: 'Noah's flood' kick-started European farming

New technique captures chemical reactions in a single living cell at unprecedented resolution

PhysOrg news: New technique captures chemical reactions in a single living cell at unprecedented resolution

Researchers Create Robot Driven by Moth's Brain

PhysOrg news: Researchers Create Robot Driven by Moth's Brain

New Stem Cell Method Could Ease Ethical Concerns - New York Times

Scientists said today that they created what appear to be embryonic stem cells without having to make or destroy an embryo.

At Jets Game, a Halftime Ritual of Harassment - New York Times

At some of Giants Stadium’s pedestrian ramps, obscenity-laced chants and demands that women expose their breasts have become a staple during halftime at Jets home games.

3-D photonic crystals will revolutionize telecommunications

PhysOrg news: 3-D photonic crystals will revolutionize telecommunications

Even minute levels of lead cause brain damage in children

PhysOrg news: Even minute levels of lead cause brain damage in children

Bees are the new silkworms

PhysOrg news: Bees are the new silkworms

Study Finds Significant N. American Internet Capacity Limitations

PhysOrg news: Study Finds Significant N. American Internet Capacity Limitations

Clean Room Classic: Vacuum Evaporator Purchased 50 Years Ago Still Going Strong

PhysOrg news: Clean Room Classic: Vacuum Evaporator Purchased 50 Years Ago Still Going Strong

Thermoelectric materials are 1 key to energy savings

PhysOrg news: Thermoelectric materials are 1 key to energy savings

Co-Founder of Greenpeace Envisions a Nuclear Future

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Flying Spaghetti Monster Inspires Wonky Religious Debate

Get in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education, entertainment, communications and technology.

Skin-Cell to Stem-Cell Hack Is Like 'Turning Lead Into Gold'

Read about the latest medical technology, pharmaceuticals and biotech trends including diets, drugs, genetics, stem cells, medicine, health, and cloning from Wired.com.

Cellphones Get a Boost, Thanks to Radios Made of Software

Get Wired's take on technology business news and the Silicon Valley scene including IT, media, mobility, broadband, video, design, security, software, networking and internet startups on Wired.com

Howstuffworks "Was an Irish monk the first European to find America?"

An Irish monk could have been the first person to discover the American continent, according to ancient texts. Learn more about the Irish monk discovery.

Moringa Oleifera: The Miracle Tree

Moringa Oleifera: The Miracle Tree

What's in a name? Initials linked to success, study shows

PhysOrg news: What's in a name? Initials linked to success, study shows

PopSci's Best of What's New 2007

Canadian firetruck responding to U.S. call held up at border - CNN.com

A Canadian firetruck responding with lights and sirens to a weekend fire in Rouses Point, New York, was stopped at the U.S. border for about eight minutes, U.S. border officials said Tuesday.

The truth about recycling | Economist.com

As the importance of recycling becomes more apparent, questions about it linger. Is it worth the effort? How does it work? Is recycling waste just going into a landfill in China? Here are some answers

Genetic-Engineering Competitors Create Modular DNA Dev Kit

Get the latest in science news, including space, physics, planet earth, discoveries, NASA, satellites, and space travel from Wired.com

Antibiotic Resistance of Bacteria: An Example of Evolution in Action? - Answers in Genesis

Antibiotic resistance of bacteria is not an example of evolution in action but rather variation within a bacterial kind. It is also a testimony to the wonderful design God gave bacteria.

Building an Enclave Around a Mosque in Suburban Toronto - New York Times

Peace Village, a faith-based subdivision, will soon have 53 more town houses under construction around its mosque.

The M.B.A. Under Attack - New York Times

A rising reaction against management theory, Hollywood modeling itself on Silicon Valley and more.

Adding Math to List of Security Threats - New York Times

One of the world’s most prominent cryptographers warned about a hypothetical scenario that could place the security of the global electronic commerce system at risk.

In Korea, a Boot Camp Cure for Web Obsession - New York Times

In South Korea, which boasts of its wired society, a camp to treat cyberspace addiction may be a first.

Goldman Sachs Rakes in Profit in Credit Crisis - New York Times

Rarely on Wall Street, where money travels in herds, has one firm gotten it so right when nearly everyone else was getting it so wrong.

English, Algebra, Phys Ed ... and Biotech - New York Times

Some public high schools are giving students lab experiences that approach, or even exceed, those found in university settings.

What My Genome Says About Me

Read about the latest medical technology, pharmaceuticals and biotech trends including diets, drugs, genetics, stem cells, medicine, health, and cloning from Wired.com.

Whale Found Deep in Brazil Rain Forest

PhysOrg news: Whale Found Deep in Brazil Rain Forest

UN Panel Gives Dire Warming Forecast

PhysOrg news: UN Panel Gives Dire Warming Forecast

Immune system can drive cancers into dormant state

PhysOrg news: Immune system can drive cancers into dormant state

Health and Medicine - Insurance - Health and Managed Care - Doctors - New York Times

What do the uninsured in America do when they need health care? Some turn to a volunteer medical group that was set up to provide free services in third world countries.

23AndMe Will Decode Your DNA for $1,000. Welcome to the Age of Genomics

Read about the latest medical technology, pharmaceuticals and biotech trends including diets, drugs, genetics, stem cells, medicine, health, and cloning from Wired.com.

These Scientific Minds Think (and Drink) Alike - New York Times

Science groups for young professionals who don’t wear white coats are cropping up in bars and bookstores all over the country.

OPEC Interested in Non-Dollar Currency - redwoodage.com

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Suspension Bridges - Inca - Andes - New York Times

Centuries before the George Washington Bridge, the Andes were crisscrossed with suspension bridges. Now students at M.I.T. are learning to recreate them.

U.S. Working to Develop and Launch Cheaper Satellites - New York Times

Both giant aerospace corporations and small, entrepreneurial companies are advancing new space efforts.

Led by Robots, Roaches Abandon Instincts - New York Times

The experiment in bug peer pressure combined entomology, robotics and the study of ways that complex and intelligent patterns can arise from simple behavior.

Mozilla Won’t Fix 80% of Firefox 3.0’s Bugs - New York Times

Mozilla Corp. will fix just 20% of the bugs now in Firefox 3.0 before the final version is released next year, the open-source developer’s Web site revealed.

China Stand on Imports Upsets U.S. - New York Times

A recent pattern in which China issues regulations aimed at favoring Chinese industries over foreign competitors has raised concerns among U.S. officials.

Jean Nouvel Tower Near MoMA - Architecture - New York Times

A new 75-story tower designed by the architect Jean Nouvel in Midtown promises to be the most exhilarating addition to New York’s skyline in a generation.

Recovering Addicts Find Home on the Florida Coast - New York Times

Delray Beach is the epicenter of the country’s largest and most vibrant recovery community.

First Direct Images of Carbon Nanotubes Entering Cells

PhysOrg news: First Direct Images of Carbon Nanotubes Entering Cells

Research shows the brain's processing speed is significantly faster than real time

PhysOrg news: Research shows the brain's processing speed is significantly faster than real time

Forests damaged by Hurricane Katrina become major carbon source

PhysOrg news: Forests damaged by Hurricane Katrina become major carbon source

BBC NEWS | Programmes | Newsnight | British nukes were protected by bike locks

Newsnight has discovered that the RAF's nuclear bombs were once armed by turning a bicycle lock key.

Surfer dude stuns physicists with theory of everything - Telegraph

Telegraph Earth is your source for environmental and green news and environmental and green issues, with information on climate change, global warming, pollution, green living and recycling, and all other environment issues.

Howstuffworks "Exactly what happens if we run out of water?"

Exactly what happens if we run out of water? Get the facts about freshwater supply and the causes, status and possible solutions for the water crisis.

CityNews: Port Hope Tests Show Parts Of Town Contaminated By Radioactive Materials

The Prince and His Palace: A 6,400-Square-Foot Getaway That Flies - New York Times

Prince Walid bin Talal of Saudi Arabia will soon be able to claim bragging rights for the world’s largest private jet, which is priced at just over $300 million.

In Farm Belt, Ethanol Plants Hit Resistance - New York Times

The era in which a new ethanol distillery in agricultural America was greeted with delight seems to be ending.

Western Great Lakes Gray Wolf - Endangered Species - New York Times

Hybrids dominate a population of wolves near the Great Lakes that was officially removed from the endangered species list.

Global Warming - Books - New York Times

New books on global warming steer away from partisanship and urge a move to the pragmatic center on climate and energy.

Bad Behavior Does Not Doom Pupils, Studies Say - New York Times

Two studies could change the way teachers and parents understand children who are disruptive or withdrawn.

Four Transplant Recipients Contract H.I.V. - New York Times

The patients in Chicago were the first known cases of the virus being spread by organ transplants in 22 years.

From Ants to People, an Instinct to Swarm - New York Times

Researchers are discovering simple rules that allow thousands of animals to form a collective brain able to make decisions and move like a single organism.

Connection between startled response and schizophrenia

PhysOrg news: Connection between startled response and schizophrenia

NASA Sees Arctic Ocean Circulation Do an About-Face

PhysOrg news: NASA Sees Arctic Ocean Circulation Do an About-Face

Algae could generate hydrogen for fuel cells

PhysOrg news: Algae could generate hydrogen for fuel cells

Wired News - AP News

Read the latest AP Technology News and how the digital world is shaping business, entertainment, communications and culture on Wired.com.

Tree man 'who grew roots' may be cured - Telegraph

Get the latest UK news and World news from the Telegraph. Your source for sport news, business news, travel news, motoring news and property news

AlterNet: DrugReporter: Blackwater Mercenaries Poised to Get Fat New Pentagon Contract for "Drug War"

The Raw Story | Iraq, Afghanistan wars twice as expensive as expected, report says

Used condoms winding up in people's hair | NEWS.com.au

USED condoms are being recycled into hair bands in southern China and selling well in local markets and beauty salons.

How Science Is Rewriting the Book on Genes - washingtonpost.com

Everyone who goes to medical school hears this story at some point.

One Laptop Per Child: the dream starts to deliver

PhysOrg news: One Laptop Per Child: the dream starts to deliver

Neuroscientists show anti-inflammation molecule helps fight MS-like disease

PhysOrg news: Neuroscientists show anti-inflammation molecule helps fight MS-like disease

Varsity / News / Students for Sale

5 cool wireless research projects worth checking out - Network World

A review of 5 cool wireless research projects focused on municipal Wi-Fi, sensor networks and more.

Temple built 4,000 years ago unearthed in Peru | U.S. | Reuters

LIMA (Reuters) - A 4,000-year-old temple filled with murals has been unearthed on the northern coast of Peru, making it one of the oldest finds in the Americas, a leading archaeologist said on Saturday.
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BBC NEWS | Europe | Russian oil tanker splits in half

Tons of fuel oil leak into the Black Sea as a Russian tanker is torn in half in a storm that sinks four other ships.

The Economic Consequences of Mr. Bush: Politics & Power: vanityfair.com

Study: Curvy hips lure men to smart women

PhysOrg news: Study: Curvy hips lure men to smart women

Seaweed Transformed Into Stem Cell Technology

PhysOrg news: Seaweed Transformed Into Stem Cell Technology

Breakthrough toward industrial-scale production of nanodevices

PhysOrg news: Breakthrough toward industrial-scale production of nanodevices

Stealthy, Versatile, and Jam Resistant Antennas made of Gas

PhysOrg news: Stealthy, Versatile, and Jam Resistant Antennas made of Gas

Scientists discover record-breaking hydrogen storage materials for use in fuel cells

PhysOrg news: Scientists discover record-breaking hydrogen storage materials for use in fuel cells

Scorpion Toxin Makes Fungus Deadly to Insect Pests

PhysOrg news: Scorpion Toxin Makes Fungus Deadly to Insect Pests

Do classical laws arise from quantum laws?

PhysOrg news: Do classical laws arise from quantum laws?

Clean, carbon-neutral hydrogen on the horizon

PhysOrg news: Clean, carbon-neutral hydrogen on the horizon

Rare great ape fossil challenges evolutionary theory: study

PhysOrg news: Rare great ape fossil challenges evolutionary theory: study

Flabber | Weblog: 911 herdenkingsmunt

Elke dag een paar bijzondere, interessante, sexy of humoristische posts.

Are Americans completely incapable of getting mad as hell?

The Local - Topless Swedish bathers: 'They're just breasts'

Feminists have launched a campaign for the right to bathe topless at Sweden's swimming pools. 'We too want to be able to pull off our shirts at football matches,' says one activist in the 'Bare Breasts' network.

Weed It and Reap - New York Times

If the eaters make themselves heard, we might end up with something that looks less like a farm bill and more like the food bill a poorly fed America so badly needs.

A Real Genetic Headscratcher. In the Pipeline:

Philippine Government Investigates Australian Company for Renegade Ocean Fertilization | Wired Science from Wired.com

The Ocean Nourishment Corporation is under investigation by the Philippines government for polluting without permission, jeopardizing plans to test a carbon-capturing process that pumps plankton-feeding urea into the ocean --

Undoing Your Daily Damage to the Earth, for a Price - New York Times

Driven by rising concern over climate change, the consumer market for carbon offsets has been growing significantly.

Giving to Charity, Through Real Estate - New York Times

A way to help a cause, save on taxes and maybe still get a monthly check.

Cars - Internet Service - Web Browsing - New York Times

While the mobile route to the information superhighway has some detours, surfing the Web as a passenger in a car may someday become second nature.

Oil Spill Spreads in San Francisco Bay - New York Times

Challenged by strong winds and tides, cleanup crews struggled Friday to contain the spill as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency for the area.

Experts Discuss Engineering Feats, Like Space Mirrors, to Slow Climate Change - New York Times

At a conference on “geoengineering,” scientists examined artificial techniques to cool the earth, a subject that many experts have been reluctant to discuss.

In DNA Era, New Worries About Prejudice - New York Times

Research is exploring how DNA explains racial differences, but it could give discredited prejudices a new potency.

Cell phone jammers raise question: who controls the airwaves?

PhysOrg news: Cell phone jammers raise question: who controls the airwaves?

Researchers successfully simulate photosynthesis and design a better leaf

PhysOrg news: Researchers successfully simulate photosynthesis and design a better leaf

The world's smallest double slit experiment

PhysOrg news: The world's smallest double slit experiment

Do-Gooders Gather Tech Museum Awards

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Pentagon Forecast: Cloudy, 80% Chance of Riots | Danger Room from Wired.com

The Pentagon is paying Lockheed Martin to try to predict insurgencies and civil unrest like the weather. It's part of a larger military effort to blend forecasting software with social

Greenup of the Planet Is Not Black-and-White

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Wired News - AP News

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The uninvited guest: Chinese sub pops up in middle of U.S. Navy exercise, leaving military chiefs red-faced | the Daily Mail

American military chiefs have been left dumbstruck by an undetected Chinese submarine popping up at the heart of a recent Pacific exercise and close to a 1,000ft supercarrier with 4,500 personnel on board

Ming Dynasty Meets Soda Can

Great porcelain pieces created by Lei Xue to look like soda cans. Chinese middle ages artistry meets modern time beverage. Source: Detterer ...

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Russia to create new spacecraft: Roskosmos chief | Science | Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has launched a project to create a new generation of spacecraft and boosters, the head of national space administration said on Friday, making clear that they would not appear

Enviros Challenge Dumping Urea in Ocean to Sink Carbon

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The End of Oil is Upon Us. We Must Move On - Quickly. | Autopia from Wired.com

If there are any lingering doubts as to whether the age of oil is nearing its end, the International Energy Agency has put them to rest and made it clear

Flytrap-Inspired Lenses May Lead to New Materials for Adhesives, Optics, Coatings

PhysOrg news: Flytrap-Inspired Lenses May Lead to New Materials for Adhesives, Optics, Coatings

Oerlikon Components Space - Press releases

Cancer-busters tap into grid computing - Hardware - www.itnews.com.au

IT news for Australian businesses, with news and analysis on security software, linux and open source, business software, networking, windows and all other IT areas.

Buffalo DriveStation SATA 250GB 3.5" External Hard Drive - 7200, 8MB, USB 2.0 HD-HC250U2 at TigerDirect.com

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Study Finds Carcinogens in Water Near Alberta Oil Sands Projects - New York Times

High levels of carcinogens and toxic substances have been found in fish, water and sediment downstream from Alberta’s huge oil sands projects.

Fuel Without the Fossil - New York Times

Nipping at the heels of various companies using biological methods to develop fuels from plant matter is a new group of entrepreneurs who favor chemistry.

Rising Global Demand for Oil Provoking New Energy Crisis - New York Times

Unlike past oil shocks caused by interruptions in exports, this time prices are being driven by rapidly growing demand, partly from developing economies.

Fed Chief Warns of Worse Times in the Economy - New York Times

Ben S. Bernanke told Congress that the economy is going to get worse before it gets better, a message that got a chilly reception from both Wall Street and politicians.

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The Antisuburbanites - New York Times

Three stories explaining how dedicated urbanites carved out city homes for families of five or more that give them room to breathe while still promoting togetherness in London, New York City and Los Angeles.

Research studies ozone, good and bad

PhysOrg news: Research studies ozone, good and bad

Energy From Hot Rocks

PhysOrg news: Energy From Hot Rocks

Paying peanuts for clean water

PhysOrg news: Paying peanuts for clean water

Researchers identify natural herbicide that controls weeds around some common lawn grasses

PhysOrg news: Researchers identify natural herbicide that controls weeds around some common lawn grasses

New insight into the link between genetics and obesity

PhysOrg news: New insight into the link between genetics and obesity

Locals lose out to sexy aliens

PhysOrg news: Locals lose out to sexy aliens

Micro Microwave Does Pinpoint Cooking for Miniaturized Labs

PhysOrg news: Micro Microwave Does Pinpoint Cooking for Miniaturized Labs

Mining Tiny Diamonds for Drug Delivery

PhysOrg news: Mining Tiny Diamonds for Drug Delivery

Smile, protons, you're on camera

PhysOrg news: Smile, protons, you're on camera

Howstuffworks "Should antibacterial soap be outlawed?"

Should antibacterial soap be outlawed? Read why antibacterial and antimicrobial products may threaten public health and affect your immune system.

'Darko' Director Richard Kelly Explains the Long Wait for 'Southland Tales'

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UNICAT® - EXPERIENCE

UNICAT Experience - EX70-HDQ / MAN TGA 6x6

YouTube - When Robot Programmers get bored

When Robot Programmers get bored

Windterra's Residential Roof Turbine Is Ready For California Market (TreeHugger)

Crater From 1908 Russian Space Impact Found, Team Says

Almost a century after a mysterious explosion flattened a huge swath of Siberian forest, scientists say they have found a crater made by the cosmic object that created the blast.

Developing kryptonite for Superbug

PhysOrg news: Developing kryptonite for Superbug

FRONTLINE: country boys | PBS

On January 9, 10, and 11, David Sutherland, returns to rural American in this epic tale of two boys coming of age in eastern Kentucky's Appalachian hills. Over three nights, viewers come to know Cody Perkins and Chris Johnson, classmates at an alternative high school in Appalachia. Country Boys traverses the emotional terrain of these two boys coming of age in Appalachia, documenting their struggles to overcome hardship and poverty and find meaning in their lives and find mentors to guide them and help them get out of the chronically depressed, poor region of Appalachia.

Massachusetts Looks at Using Biofuel in Home Heating Oil - New York Times

A proposal by Gov. Deval L. Patrick and legislative leaders would require all home heating oil and diesel fuel to contain at least 5 percent biofuel by 2013.

Skeletons Flesh Out Life’s Past - New York Times

The bone of skeletons is one of many tissues in our bodies and it can provide clues to the history of vertebrates, as a new book demonstrates.

Rethinking What Caused the Last Mass Extinction - New York Times

The discovery of thriving communities of survivors at the end of the Cretaceous period is giving some scientists second thoughts about the extinction’s causes and effects.

Cognitive Dissonance - Social Psychology - New York Times

The compulsion to justify decisions may seem irrational but second-guessing may just interfere with more important business.

To fight disease, animals, like plants, can tolerate parasites

PhysOrg news: To fight disease, animals, like plants, can tolerate parasites

Toshiba develops new MRAM device which opens the way to giga-bits capacity

PhysOrg news: Toshiba develops new MRAM device which opens the way to giga-bits capacity

Climate change could diminish drinking water more than expected

PhysOrg news: Climate change could diminish drinking water more than expected

Food 2.0: Chefs as Chemists - New York Times

Chefs are using science not only to better understand their cooking, but also to create new ways of cooking.

Wired News - AP News

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Organ 'Printing' Creates Beating Heart Cells | Wired Science from Wired.com

A Missouri professor took several types of chicken heart cells and 3D printed them into large sheets with cell-friendly gel. The cells took over from there, sorting themselves into working

Turning a Glycerin Glut Into Ethanol Helps Biofuel Industry

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Invention Of the Year: The iPhone - The Best Inventions Of The Year - TIME

The iPhone is more than just a gadget. It's a genuine handheld computer, the first device that really deserves the name.

IEEE Spectrum: The Charge of the Ultra - Capacitors

Nanotechnology takes energy storage beyond batteries

Competitively Priced Electricity Costs More, Studies Show - New York Times

Retail electricity prices rose more in states adopting competitive pricing than in states where government set rates, raising questions about who benefits from competition.

China: Satellite Enters Moon's Orbit

PhysOrg news: China: Satellite Enters Moon's Orbit

Government plan to revive 'Dead Zone' in Gulf of Mexico could backfire

PhysOrg news: Government plan to revive 'Dead Zone' in Gulf of Mexico could backfire

Bug Labs lets consumers build their own gadgets

PhysOrg news: Bug Labs lets consumers build their own gadgets

Scientists warn that species extinction could reduce productivity of plants on Earth by half

PhysOrg news: Scientists warn that species extinction could reduce productivity of plants on Earth by half

Gene governs IQ boost from breastfeeding

PhysOrg news: Gene governs IQ boost from breastfeeding

Migrating songbirds shipped across US find right flight path

PhysOrg news: Migrating songbirds shipped across US find right flight path

A Sanitation Crisis That’s No Joke - New York Times

The World Toilet Summit may sound like a lighthearted event, but when you learn that 40 percent of the globe has no access to hygienic toilets, it takes on a whole new level of importance.

Phoenix HyperSpace Bypasses Windows With Fast-Boot Technology

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Twin girl with eight limbs to have surgery - Telegraph

Get the latest UK news and World news from the Telegraph. Your source for sport news, business news, travel news, motoring news and property news

"Happy Counterterrorism Day" by Scott Horton (Harper's Magazine)

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Howstuffworks "Cloud Seeding and the Death of a Lot of Britons"

Cloud seeding involves firing silver iodide into storm clouds, which then produces rain. Learn more about cloud seeding and some cloud seeding techniques.

Helix Wind Turbine Could Halve Your Electric Bill | EcoGeek | Written, November, Wind, Like, Power

Home-based wind power solutions are, as of now, not extremely practical. A lot of them require significant height, a big initial investment, and so...

Chem Lab: Sea Urchin Eggs Plus Marijuana Equal Amazing New Drugs | Wired Science from Wired.com

Chemists have created a collection of molecules that may have effects superior to marijuana. They are hybrids of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient in weed, and anandamide, the euphoria-causing chemical

New Orleans - New Housing Styles - Post-Katrina - New York Times

New Orleans has always been known for its eclectic housing styles. Now emerging is what could be called a posthurricane vernacular, wide-ranging architectural responses to what everyone here refers to simply as the Storm.