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Iran Fights Scourge of Addiction in Plain View, Stressing Treatment - NYTimes.comIran’s government has been more supportive of drug treatment than any other government in the Islamic world, according to the U.N.
Researchers create mercury-absorbent container linings for broken CFLs
PhysOrg news: Researchers create mercury-absorbent container linings for broken CFLs
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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Fossil fills out water-land leap
Scientists identify a 365-million-year-old fossil that helps explain the sequence of events that took early creatures onto land.
The Brains Behind the Image Fulgurator | Gadget Lab from Wired.com
Julius von Bismarck's 'Image Fulgurator' projects stealth images into the photographs of strangers, while keeping those images invisible to human eyes. Depending on whom you ask, it's either a clever
Existing Drug Reverses a Form of Mental Retardation in Mice: Scientific American
Scientists hope medication could treat learning disorders caused by autism
Exclusive: No ice at the North Pole - Climate Change, Environment - The Independent
Map | Irreplaceable: Wildlife in a Warming World
Alberta ignores U.S. oil critics at its peril
There was a time when being Alberta’s man in Washington D.C. involved golf rounds and cocktail circuits
Charts - Sitting on the Porch, Leaving the Car in the Garage - NYTimes.com
Consumer confidence data shows that pessimism about the economy is at historic highs, and that plans to take vacations or make major purchases are at some of the lowest levels ever recorded.
Darwin Still Rules, but Some Biologists Dream of a Paradigm Shift - New York Times
There are growing calls among some evolutionary biologists for an upgrade to Darwin, although they differ about what form this might take.
Mechanism and function of humor identified by new evolutionary theory
PhysOrg news: Mechanism and function of humor identified by new evolutionary theory
Undersea Trafficking: Colombia's Cocaine Cartels Learn a New Trick - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News
The Columbian drug cartels have acquired a new weapon in their arsenal. They are now using small, submarine-like semi-submersibles assembled deep in the jungle to outmaneuver drug agents and traffic cocaine to North America.
Cruise Night, Without the Car - NYTimes.com
For car-loving American teenagers, rising gas prices are making this the summer the cruising died.
Pro Poker Players Bet Away From the Table, Too - NYTimes.com
For professional poker players, anything can be a reason for betting.
Book Review - 'Microcosm - E. Coli and the New Science of Life,' by Carl Zimmer - Review - NYTimes.com
A history of the bacteria shows how the study of tiny creatures has helped answer some of science’s biggest questions.
Pollen from modified corn kills monarch butterflies
Housing Official's Bumper Sticker Draws Ire - Baltimore News Story - WBAL Baltimore
CECIL COUNTY, Md. -- A Maryland housing official is coming under fire for, among other things, a bumper sticker as people getting cut out of a government program are firing back. Friday, June 27, 2008.
Louisiana passes first antievolution "academic freedom" law
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Essay - Market Data, Far From the Market - NYTimes.com
The financial services company Reuters has started a pilot program to give market data to farmers in India, helping them compare prices from one market to another.
Can Weeds Help Solve the Climate Crisis? - Global Warming - Environment - NYTimes.com
Weedy ancestors of our food crops, some scientists predict, will cope far better with coming climatic changes than their domesticated descendants.
How English Is Evolving Into a Language We May Not Even UnderstandGet in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education, entertainment, communications and technology.
Video of Adam Grosser and his No-Electricity, Sustainable Fridge : TreeHugger
A New Vision for Refrigeration Here is a video of Adam Grosser at TED explaining the idea behind his refrigeration device that doesn't need electricity and can be made inexpensively for the developing world. It's kind of like the
Florida to Buy Sugar Maker in Bid to Restore Everglades - NYTimes.com
In a move hailed by environmental groups, the state has struck a tentative deal to buy U.S. Sugar and allow 187,000 acres to return to a natural state.
Global Update - Tropical Diseases Add to Burden Among the Poor in the U.S. - NYTimes.com
Ailments of poverty, including some tropical diseases, are a burden in several regions of the United States, a new analysis finds.
Microbes Pose Serious Risk to Monuments of Cultural Heritage - NYTimes.com
Micro-organisms are threatening Angkor Wat and other historic landmarks.
The Science of Stream Restoration - NYTimes.com
Stream restoration is big business, but some scientists are wondering if it is being done right.
Astronomical clues point to eclipse in Homer's 'Odyssey'
PhysOrg news: Astronomical clues point to eclipse in Homer's 'Odyssey'
Microchip is helping restore vision to the blind
PhysOrg news: Microchip is helping restore vision to the blind
Hackers Crack London Tube's Ticketing System | Autopia from Wired.com
Dutch security researchers rode the London Underground free for a day after easily using an
ordinary laptop to clone the smartcards commuters use to pay fares, a hack that highlights
The End of Theory: The Data Deluge Makes the Scientific Method Obsolete
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Switching languages can also switch personality: study | Lifestyle | Living | Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - People who are bicultural and speak two languages may unconsciously change their personality when they switch languages, according to a U.S. study.
Researchers David Luna from
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Tracking the News: A Smarter Way to Predict Riots and Wars
Get the latest in science news, including space, physics, planet earth, discoveries, NASA, satellites, and space travel from Wired.com
Feeding the Masses: Data In, Crop Predictions Out
Get the latest in science news, including space, physics, planet earth, discoveries, NASA, satellites, and space travel from Wired.com
The Food Chain - In Fertile India, Population Has Outstripped Agriculture - Series - NYTimes.comIndia’s supply of arable land is second only to that of the U.S., but when it comes to agriculture it must turn to international markets, exacerbating a global food crisis.
Mayfly-Mimicking Sensor Could be High Tech 'Canary in the Coal Mine'
PhysOrg news: Mayfly-Mimicking Sensor Could be High Tech 'Canary in the Coal Mine'
Deals transfer water from northern Wash. counties
PhysOrg news: Deals transfer water from northern Wash. counties
U.S. May Free Up More Land for Corn Crops - NYTimes.com
Midwest floods have washed out millions of acres of corn, and many are urging Washington to allow corn to be grown on protected land and to roll back requirements for ethanol production.
State Decides on New Plan to Stop Moth - NYTimes.com
Officials in California have abandoned a plan to spray pesticides over several densely populated areas in an effort to eradicate a voracious invasive species.
The New Trophy Home, Small and Ecological - NYTimes.com
Homes are a new arena for LEED ratings, environmental badges of honor usually given to
commercial buildings.
Fake Gems, Genuine Appeal - NYTimes.com
Manufactured diamonds have become indistinguishable from their natural counterparts.
A plane with wings of glass?
PhysOrg news: A plane with wings of glass?
OnTheCommons.org » Fewer Traffic Signs, Better Safety?
Secret of the 'lost' tribe that wasn't | World news | The Observer
Tribal guardian admits the Amazon Indians' existence was already known, but he hoped the publicity would lift the threat of logging
in action: a skyscraper’s amazing 728-ton stabilising ball | deputydog
the enormous steel ball you see in the photos (and the incredible video below) is the world's largest 'tuned mass damper' and sits near the top of the world's largest completed skyscraper on earth, taipei 101 in taiwan. the idea behind a tuned mass damper is quite simple: as a building sways (resulting from high winds, earthquakes etc), its tuned mass damper, essentially a finely tuned and ridiculously heavy pendulum, will move in opposition to the structure's oscillations and minimise any movement.
Sea of Trash - Pollution in the World's Oceans - NYTimes.com
The world’s oceans are filling with bottles, wrappers and other flotsam. Is there anything better to be done than picking it off the beach, one piece at a time?
Keep 'em Separated: Remembering George Carlin : NPR
George Carlin once said, "I'm completely in favor of the separation of church and state. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death."
Observatory - With New Sorter,the Worms Go In, the Worms Go Out - NYTimes.com
Scientists have created what amounts to an automatic worm sorter on a chip.
Irish scientists probe seaweed power
PhysOrg news: Irish scientists probe seaweed power
Nasal spray using body's immune system provides hope of cure for common cold
PhysOrg news: Nasal spray using body's immune system provides hope of cure for common cold
Britain’s last Neanderthals were more sophisticated than we thought
PhysOrg news: Britain’s last Neanderthals were more sophisticated than we thought
Nation's Spies: Climate Change Could Spark War | Danger Room from Wired.com
Environmental groups have been warning for years that global climate change could make already-tense parts of the world even worse, and even spark whole new conflicts. Now, the nation's spies
The Food Chain - In Fertile India, Population Has Outstripped Agriculture - Series - NYTimes.comIndia’s supply of arable land is second only to that of the U.S., but when it comes to agriculture it must turn to international markets, exacerbating a global food crisis.
Mayfly-Mimicking Sensor Could be High Tech 'Canary in the Coal Mine'
PhysOrg news: Mayfly-Mimicking Sensor Could be High Tech 'Canary in the Coal Mine'
Deals transfer water from northern Wash. counties
PhysOrg news: Deals transfer water from northern Wash. counties
U.S. May Free Up More Land for Corn Crops - NYTimes.com
Midwest floods have washed out millions of acres of corn, and many are urging Washington to allow corn to be grown on protected land and to roll back requirements for ethanol production.
State Decides on New Plan to Stop Moth - NYTimes.com
Officials in California have abandoned a plan to spray pesticides over several densely populated areas in an effort to eradicate a voracious invasive species.
The New Trophy Home, Small and Ecological - NYTimes.com
Homes are a new arena for LEED ratings, environmental badges of honor usually given to
commercial buildings.
Fake Gems, Genuine Appeal - NYTimes.com
Manufactured diamonds have become indistinguishable from their natural counterparts.
A plane with wings of glass?
PhysOrg news: A plane with wings of glass?
OnTheCommons.org » Fewer Traffic Signs, Better Safety?
Secret of the 'lost' tribe that wasn't | World news | The Observer
Tribal guardian admits the Amazon Indians' existence was already known, but he hoped the publicity would lift the threat of logging
in action: a skyscraper’s amazing 728-ton stabilising ball | deputydog
the enormous steel ball you see in the photos (and the incredible video below) is the world's largest 'tuned mass damper' and sits near the top of the world's largest completed skyscraper on earth, taipei 101 in taiwan. the idea behind a tuned mass damper is quite simple: as a building sways (resulting from high winds, earthquakes etc), its tuned mass damper, essentially a finely tuned and ridiculously heavy pendulum, will move in opposition to the structure's oscillations and minimise any movement.
Sea of Trash - Pollution in the World's Oceans - NYTimes.com
The world’s oceans are filling with bottles, wrappers and other flotsam. Is there anything better to be done than picking it off the beach, one piece at a time?
Keep 'em Separated: Remembering George Carlin : NPR
George Carlin once said, "I'm completely in favor of the separation of church and state. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death."
Observatory - With New Sorter,the Worms Go In, the Worms Go Out - NYTimes.com
Scientists have created what amounts to an automatic worm sorter on a chip.
Irish scientists probe seaweed power
PhysOrg news: Irish scientists probe seaweed power
Nasal spray using body's immune system provides hope of cure for common cold
PhysOrg news: Nasal spray using body's immune system provides hope of cure for common cold
Britain’s last Neanderthals were more sophisticated than we thought
PhysOrg news: Britain’s last Neanderthals were more sophisticated than we thought
Nation's Spies: Climate Change Could Spark War | Danger Room from Wired.com
Environmental groups have been warning for years that global climate change could make already-tense parts of the world even worse, and even spark whole new conflicts. Now, the nation's spies
Demand for Data Puts Engineers in Spotlight - NYTimes.comEngineers who run data centers are in high demand as the growth in such facilities struggles to keep up with the increasing demands of Internet-era computing.
Charging by the Byte to Curb Internet Traffic - NYTimes.com
Internet service providers are threatening to place limits on the online activity of their most active subscribers.
Homosexual brain resembles that of opposite sex: study
PhysOrg news: Homosexual brain resembles that of opposite sex: study
When the powerless rise up
PhysOrg news: When the powerless rise up
blackbag » A new attack on electronic locks: The magnetic ring
HowStuffWorks "Abandoned City Three: (Parts of) Detroit, Mich."
Detroit abandonment affected parts of the city where the auto industry fell flat. Read about Detroit abandonment and the city's revitalization efforts.
Fold-Ins, Past and Present - The New York Times
Mad magazine fold-ins from the 1960s to the present, in interactive form.
Jargon Watch: Quantico Circuit, Thought Marshalling, Macrochip
Get in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education, entertainment, communications and technology.
Iran withdraws $75 billion from Europe: report | International | Reuters
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran has withdrawn around $75 billion from Europe to prevent the assets from being blocked under threatened new sanctions over Tehran's disputed nuclear ambitions, an Iranian weekly
Nanotechnology, biomolecules and light unite to 'cook' cancer cells
PhysOrg news: Nanotechnology, biomolecules and light unite to 'cook' cancer cells
Scientists find bugs that eat waste and excrete petrol - Times Online
“Ten years ago I could never have imagined I’d be doing this,” says Greg Pal,
33, a former software executive, as he squints into the late afternoon
Californian sun.
Ping - Energy Prices Lead Glassmakers to Rethink Their Craft - NYTimes.com
Attempts are under way to make glassmaking, an old, stable technology that requires lots of material and energy, greener.
Old Farming Habits Leave Uzbekistan a Legacy of Salt - NYTimes.com
Seventeen years after the end of the Soviet Union, cotton is still king in Uzbekistan, where the environmental destruction linked to the diversion of rivers for irrigation continues unabated.
As Labor Costs Soar in China, Manufacturers Look to Vietnam - NYTimes.com
A growing number of multinational corporations are pursuing a strategy called “China plus one,” establishing or expanding Asian bases outside China, particularly in Vietnam.
Scientist at Work - Norman T. Uphoff - A Scientist Pioneers a Food Revolution, Starting With Rice - NYTimes.com
Norman T. Uphoff is leading an inconspicuous revolution centered on solving the global food crisis.
The Mundaneum Museum Honors the First Concept of the World Wide Web - NYTimes.com
The Mundaneum Museum honors the first concept of a world wide wonder, sketched out by Paul Otlet in 1934 as a global network of “electric telescopes.”
Cancer Stem Cells Could Cause Tumors, Be Key to Cure | Wired Science from Wired.com
A radical new cancer treatment is about to emerge from a scientific breakthrough in the understanding of how tumors grow. The theory is that a fraction of tumor cells, dubbed
Salad oil scandal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Been down on a Marine lately? Wait, what? on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Found this hilariously subtle change to an advertisement on one of the MUNI cable cars. The original sign said "Been down on a submarine lately?" My hat is off to the perpetrator.
Helpful Bacteria May Hide in Appendix - NYTimes.com
Researchers have come up with a novel explanation of why the appendix exists.
Tiny, Clingy and Destructive, Mussel Makes Its Way West - NYTimes.com
The quagga mussel is colonizing the Colorado River and wreaking ecological havoc.
Tons of PCBs May Come Calling at a Down-at-the-Heels Texas City - NYTimes.com
If a French-owned waste management company has its way, the Port Arthur, Tex., area will be the final destination for 40 million pounds of toxins from Mexico.
Seas Rising and Warming Faster Than Realized - Dot Earth - Climate Change and Sustainability - New York Times Blog
Andrew C. Revkin on climate change and sustainable living.
Australians more obese than Americans, study finds
PhysOrg news: Australians more obese than Americans, study finds
Genetically modified mosquitoes may combat malaria
PhysOrg news: Genetically modified mosquitoes may combat malaria
‘Obesity’ gene linked to eating more
PhysOrg news: ‘Obesity’ gene linked to eating more
Microscopic 'clutch' puts flagellum in neutral
PhysOrg news: Microscopic 'clutch' puts flagellum in neutral
Scientists fix bugs in our understanding of evolution
PhysOrg news: Scientists fix bugs in our understanding of evolution
Tiny refrigerator taking shape to cool future computers
PhysOrg news: Tiny refrigerator taking shape to cool future computers
The endowment effect | It’s mine, I tell you | Economist.com
Mankindâ??s inner chimpanzee refuses to let go. This matters to everything from economics to law
Japan gripped by suicide epidemic - Times Online
Japanese professionals in their thirties are killing themselves at
unprecedented rates, as the nation struggles with a runaway suicide
epidemic.
The unexplored Oceans - 11.
Possible New Approach To Purifying Drinking Water, Thanks To Genetic Tool
A genetic tool used by medical researchers may also be used in a novel approach to remove harmful microbes and viruses from drinking water. In a series of proof-of-concept experiments, engineers demonstrated that short strands of genetic material could successfully target a matching portion of a gene in a common fungus found in water and make it stop working.
The Food Chain - Worries Mount as Farmers Push for Big Harvest - Series - NYTimes.com
As the world clamors for more corn, wheat, soybeans and rice, farmers are trying to meet the challenge.
The 3 Physicists in Congress Calculate Their Influence - NYTimes.com
There are only about 30 scientists among the 535 senators and representatives in the 110th Congress, but physics is on a roll.
Fishers, Fierce Predators, Make a Home in the Suburbs - NYTimes.com
The fisher’s ability to adapt quickly astounds biologists, who see it as a conservation success, but it has also cultivated a reputation as a killer of small pets.
Mind - Optical Illusions Show How Brain Anticipates the Future to ‘See’ the Present - NYTimes.com
New research suggests that the brain’s adaptive ability to see into the near future creates many common optical illusions.
Liquid Crystals Slow Light Pulses to a Snail's Pace
PhysOrg news: Liquid Crystals Slow Light Pulses to a Snail's Pace
Scientists discover macaque monkeys in Indonesia that fish - News
Read the latest breaking news stories from Australia and around the world on AOL Australia News.
DWP drops 400,000 balls onto Ivanhoe Reservoir - Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power dropped the ball Monday.
BBC NEWS | Business | Racing principles' role in cutting emissions
Automotive industry gurus famous for having made some of the world's fastest cars search for ways to cut emissions.
Plants Found to Show Preferences for Their Relatives - NYTimes.com
Confounding scientists, some plant species show an ability to recognize (and prefer) their own relatives.
Drying of the West - Photo Gallery - National Geographic Magazine
BBC News | Africa | Children high on sewage
Street children in Zambia have found a new way to forget their misery - by sniffing methane gas from bottles of sewage.
Waterless Washing Machine » Celsias
Lagos Journal - Pirates Step Up Attacks on Fishing Boats Off Nigeria’s Coast - NYTimes.com
The waters off the 530-mile Nigerian coastline have been called the most dangerous in the world after a precipitous rise in the number of attacks over the past year.
Atlas shows effects of climate change on Africa
PhysOrg news: Atlas shows effects of climate change on Africa
From Canada to the Caribbean: Tree leaves control their own temperature
PhysOrg news: From Canada to the Caribbean: Tree leaves control their own temperature
Experts: New Bird flu vaccine looks promising
PhysOrg news: Experts: New Bird flu vaccine looks promising
xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe
METRO NEWS BRIEFS: CONNECTICUT; Judge Rules That Police Can Bar High I.Q. Scores - New York Times
BBC NEWS | Health | Ovulation moment caught on camera
A human egg has been filmed in close-up emerging from the ovary for the first time.
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Pakistan fury at deadly US strike
Pakistan condemns a US air strike which killed 11 of its soldiers along the border with Afghanistan.
Gardeners New and Old Make Way for Vegetables - NYTimes.com
A growing number of Americans, driven by higher grocery costs and a stumbling economy, have taken up vegetable gardening or increased the size of their gardens.
60 Minutes - AOL Video
Scientists are collecting a billion and a half seeds from all the world's crops to keep in safe storage deep inside a mountain near the North Pole. Sc...
Fight Your Migraines With a Drug Made From Left-Handed Sugars | Wired Science from Wired.com
To rid the world of migraines, Eli Lilly has joined forces with a German biotech startup that makes drugs from unusually twisted molecules. Noxxon Pharma will test experimental drugs made
Computer models show major climate shift as a result of closing ozone hole
PhysOrg news: Computer models show major climate shift as a result of closing ozone hole
The N.E.A. Offers a 21st-Century Profile - Ars Gratia Artis and for the U.S. Economy, Too - NYTimes.com
Drawing from the census, the National Endowment for the Arts has compiled what it bills as the first nationwide profile of professional artists in the 21st century.
As Food Crisis Looms, Key Research Remains Underfunded
Get the latest in science news, including space, physics, planet earth, discoveries, NASA, satellites, and space travel from Wired.com
In Rio Slum, Armed Militia Replaces Drug Gang’s Criminality With Its Own - NYTimes.com
The militias have filled a vacuum of authority by promising residents security in exchange for payments and the chance to take over a host of illegal businesses.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | 'Jewish settler attack' on film
Footage taken with a camera handed out by a human rights group appears to show Jewish settlers beating up Palestinians.
Giant greenhouse complex will be size of 80 football pitches - 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.
New Material Absorbs Light Completely And Generates Electricity | Device Daily
The Future of the Environment | Popular Science
Honeybee dance breaks down cultural barrierPhysOrg news: Honeybee dance breaks down cultural barrier
Holodeck 1.0? Star Trek-style 3-D displays make their debut
PhysOrg news: Holodeck 1.0? Star Trek-style 3-D displays make their debut
Safe Haven | Second Great Depression in Detroit
A financial information site with an emphasis on Gold and Preservation of Capital. -- I've had a minor obsession with Detroit for the past year or so, ever since I learned that one could purchase a single family home there for $5,000 or less. In the world of sky high housing prices in my adopted hometown of Boston ...
Marvin Heemeyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indonesia will stop announcing bird flu deaths (Update)
PhysOrg news: Indonesia will stop announcing bird flu deaths (Update)
IBM Cools 3-D Chips with Water
PhysOrg news: IBM Cools 3-D Chips with Water
Plastic Brain Outsmarts Experts
PhysOrg news: Plastic Brain Outsmarts Experts
Top 5 Ways to Cause a Man-Made Earthquake | Wired Science from Wired.com
In the first Superman movie, supervillain Lex Luthor plans to trigger a massive, California-detaching earthquake by detonating a couple of nuclear weapons in the San Andreas Fault. Crazy Lex! That
RepRap the self replicating robot | Electricpig
A prototype robot is ready to show off its ability to replicate its own parts at this week's Cheltenham Science Festival. The machine, called RepRap, prints 3D
Physicists have 'solved' mystery of levitation - Telegraph
Levitation has been elevated from being pure science fiction to science fact, according to a study reported today by physicists.
Nan Madol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A New Way to Think About Earth's First Cells
PhysOrg news: A New Way to Think About Earth's First Cells
The Food Chain - Food Is Gold, So Billions Invested in Farming - Series - NYTimes.com
Some private investors are starting to make long-term bets that the world’s need for food will increase.
Rural U.S. Takes Worst Hit as Gas Tops $4 Average - NYTimes.com
Across the South, Southwest and the upper Great Plains, low incomes and heavy dependence on pickup trucks and vans is putting an even tighter squeeze on family budgets.
Book Review - 'The Drunkard’s Walk,' by Leonard Mlodinow - Review - NYTimes.com
A mind-bending crash course in probability and statistics.
Experimental Drug Makes the Immune System Revolt Against Cancer | Wired Science from Wired.com
A biotech company, founded by researchers from the University of Munich, has developed a fascinating way to make the immune system fight cancer. On Thursday, Micromet Inc. announced that its
Gasoline thieves adopt a new drill | News | Star-Telegram.com
Gasoline thieves adopt a new drill
Slipstream - Nature Gave Him a Blueprint, but Not Overnight Success - NYTimes.com
A scientist whose discoveries promised great increases in efficiency for a number of technologies found companies showed little interest in redesigning their products.
Pictures From the Sky
Consumed - The Silence Generation - Noise - Cities - Bose QuietComfort Headphones - NYTimes.com
Technology adapts to eliminate the clatter of the city life, one person at a time.
Spanish Truckers Block Border - NYTimes.com
In the latest show of distress over fuel prices, Spanish truckers began a blockade of their country’s border with France, lining up their rigs in a crawling strike.
Report confirms drilling, not earthquake, caused Java mud volcano
PhysOrg news: Report confirms drilling, not earthquake, caused Java mud volcano
'Man-made' Water Has Different Chemistry
PhysOrg news: 'Man-made' Water Has Different Chemistry
Researchers block transmission of malaria in animal tests
PhysOrg news: Researchers block transmission of malaria in animal tests
Boeing Throws its Weight Behind Algae | Autopia from Wired.com
Boeing has become an algae true believer. The company has joined scientists, academics and industry types in founding the Algal Biomass Organization to facilitate commercialization and
market development of microalgae
The Varying Impact of Gas Prices - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com
Gas prices are high throughout the country, but how hard they hit individual families depends on income levels, which vary widely.
Bacteria make major evolutionary shift in the lab - life - 09 June 2008 - New Scientist
After more that 44,000 generations, lab bacteria have evolved a radical new ability, demonstrating how evolution proceeds by chance mutations
tt engines - clean air turbine technology
A Whiff of Naples Arrives in Hamburg - NYTimes.com
Having run out of landfill space, Naples, Italy, has found a temporary solution to its trash problem in Germany.
Observatory - New Type of Paper Won’t Let You Just Rip It Apart - NYTimes.com
Researchers have developed a much stronger type of paper that is made from much smaller fibrils of cellulose.
MIT student ingenuity plus high-tech batteries yields advanced all-electric PorschePhysOrg news: MIT student ingenuity plus high-tech batteries yields advanced all-electric Porsche
A Great Lakes mystery: The case of the disappearing species
PhysOrg news: A Great Lakes mystery: The case of the disappearing species
The Miracle Fruit, a Tease for the Taste Buds - NYTimes.com
A small red berry called miracle fruit temporarily rewires the way the palate perceives sour flavors, rendering lemons as sweet as candy.
U.S. Files Complaint Over European Tariffs - NYTimes.com
The United States has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over European tariffs on high-tech goods like computer monitors and printers.
May 28, 585 B.C.: Predicted Solar Eclipse Stops Battle
Get the latest in science news, including space, physics, planet earth, discoveries, NASA, satellites, and space travel from Wired.com
'Horror frog' breaks own bones to produce claws - life - 28 May 2008 - New Scientist
Hairy frogs from the Cameroon have revealed a remarkable mechanism that causes thorn-like claws to burst through the skin when it is threatened
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Could Methane Trigger a Climate Doomsday Within a Human Lifespan? | Wired Science from Wired.com
A new paper published appearing Thursday in the prestigious scientific journal Nature presents the worst-case scenario for runaway climate change that could leave the Earth entirely ice-free within a generation.
Natural Gas in Pause Mode - Huge New Terminals and Empty Tankers Await an Energy Answer That May Not Come - NYTimes.com
Companies have been building capacity to import natural gas, but much of it is idle as imports have fallen.
19,000 Workers Accept Buyout at G.M. - NYTimes.com
The buyouts add up to a quarter of a unionized work force at General Motors that already has been dramatically pared down.
Keeping Chlorine Out of the Pool - NYTimes.com
There are several ways to eliminate chlorine or significantly reduce the use of it, although the pool industry remains skeptical of their effectiveness.
5 Countries Agree to Talk Over the Arctic - NYTimes.com
The United States, Canada, Russia, Norway and Denmark aimed to defuse tensions over the likelihood that global warming will open northern waters to shipping, energy extraction and other activities.
Where man boldly goes, bacteria follow -- Are we contaminating space?
PhysOrg news: Where man boldly goes, bacteria follow -- Are we contaminating space?
Researchers make breakthrough in renewable energy materials
PhysOrg news: Researchers make breakthrough in renewable energy materials
Amazonian indigenous culture demonstrates a universal mapping of number onto space
PhysOrg news: Amazonian indigenous culture demonstrates a universal mapping of number onto space
DNA Offers Clues to Greenland’s First Inhabitants - NYTimes.com
The earliest inhabitants of the New World’s northern extremes were the descendants of eastern Asian populations, researchers say.
Making Renewable, Carbon-Neutral Oil - From Algae | Autopia from Wired.com
A San Diego start-up says it is using algae to make oil that can be refined into gasoline and other fuels that are both renewable and carbon-neutral, and it plans
Incredible pictures of one of Earth's last uncontacted tribes firing bows and arrows | Mail Online
They are members of one of Earth's last uncontacted tribes, who live in the Envira region in the thick rainforest along the Brazilian-Peruvian frontier, and are thought never to have had any contact with the outside world.
Stonehenge Used as Cemetery From the Beginning - NYTimes.com
With the help of radiocarbon dating, scientists may now have solved at least part of the mystery of Stonehenge.
Researchers develop nanowire 'paper towel' for oil spills
PhysOrg news: Researchers develop nanowire 'paper towel' for oil spills
Manhattanhenge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clive Thompson on How Man-Made Noise May Be Altering Earth's Ecology
Get the latest in science news, including space, physics, planet earth, discoveries, NASA, satellites, and space travel from Wired.com
Living in Britain is now more dangerous than the Balkans, report reveals | Mail Online
Britain is now more dangerous than the Balkans, it was revealed yesterday.
'Heathrow is my home': Meet one of the 100 homeless people who live at the airport | Mail Online
With pink lipstick and freshly brushed hair, an attractive woman queues to buy a cup of coffee at a restaurant overlooking the departure hall of Britain's biggest and busiest airport.
Drilling Down - Fast Food’s Portion of Parents’ Dollars - NYTimes.com
The average mother of a child under 15 spends more on fast food every year than on books, music, movies and video games combined, according to a new report.
Alvin M. Marks, Inventor With 122 Patents, Dies at 97 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com
Mr. Marks held patents on polarized film for sunglasses, a 3-D moviemaking process and a generator the size of a grapefruit that could produce enough electricity for a house.
Video: Smart Card Hacker's Tools Include Acid, Red Nail Polish | Threat Level from Wired.com
Satellite TV hacker Christopher Tarnovsky is a controversial figure. The 37-year-old Southern California man was at the center of a legal storm that pitted the Rupert Murdoch-owned NDS Group against
Phoenix Robotic Arm Camera Sees Possible Ice
PhysOrg news: Phoenix Robotic Arm Camera Sees Possible Ice
Banks' credit crisis solutions have echoes of 1929 Depression - Telegraph
Get the latest business and finance news from the Telegraph. Your source for finance, investing, mortgage and savings news
Warming Leads to Water Shortage and ‘Africanization’ of Spain - NYTimes.com
Spurred on by poorly planned development, swaths of southeast Spain are turning into desert.
Master of Weather Envisions Waterfalls in New York - NYTimes.com
Olafur Eliasson, a Danish-Icelandic artist, plans to create four waterfalls ranging from 90 to 120 feet in height on the New York waterfront.
Global Update - Noninfectious Illnesses Are Expected to Become Top Killers - NYTimes.com
A report from the World Health Organization shows that noncommunicable diseases will become bigger killers than infectious ones over the next 20 years.
House prices | Through the floor | Economist.com
America's house prices are falling even faster than during the Great Depression
An Impossible Dream, the Euro Finds Its Way - NYTimes.com
After the success of the single currency, the European Central Bank faces a new challenge. How will it make monetary policy with some members mired in a slowdown and others stalked by inflation?
