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The space shuttle era draws to a close with the final launch of shuttle Atlantis, planned for July 8 [More]
Read More »The Buzz On Beer And Soda Fizz
Soda and beer. Other than exhaling, bubbly drinks are our closest experience with releasing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide . So as you confront steamy summer, which cold beverage is best--from an environmental perspective?
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Read More »Mickelson to change approach to break British duck
INVERNESS, Scotland (AP) -Phil Mickelson is banking on a change in strategy on and around the greens to break his tournament drought in Britain over the next two weeks.
Read More »Would You Fire Staff for Not Wearing Makeup?
A sales assistant at London's tony Harrods department store claims she was "driven out" over her refusal to wear makeup. A sales assistant at London’s famous Harrods department store has claimed her refusal to wear makeup has cost her her job. Melanie Stark, 24, said she was "driven out;" that her face-off with the store over the issue left her "exhausted, stressed, and upset," she told the U.K.'s Daily Mail .
Read More »Facebook’s Skype Hype, PayPal Tweets Hacked, Google+ Forced Profiles Public, Patriot Act Violates EU Data Frontier
Google+ takes its profiles public (or else), another tweet feed hacked, EU digital frontier is irrelevant? This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day
Read More »Japan Considers Stress Tests for Nuclear Reactors
* Govt considers conducting new safety tests on atomicplants [More]
Read More »Heart disease silently kills women: How?
America's leading cause of death is harder to detect in women, often missed in standard cardiac tests
Read More »Technogenic Disasters: A Deadly New Normal for the Media
Some go to school to become journalists. Others hit the road with a notebook, camera and insatiable curiosity, while others have a shocking moment of awareness of the complexity of the human condition and want to document it.
Read More »Scottish Open prepares world’s best for 3rd major
INVERNESS, Scotland (AP) -A host of the world's leading players will flock to the Scottish Open this week to test their links game on the recently opened Castle Stuart course in preparation for the British Open.
Read More »The Story of the Space Shuttle [Time Line]
On July 8 the Atlantis orbiter is scheduled to launch on the final mission of the space shuttle program.
Read More »Truckin’ Up to Low Earth Orbit, Part 3: The Shuttle Gives Science a Boost
This is the third of a three-part series that looks back at the 30-year history of the U.S. space shuttle program
Read More »Blame It on My Blood, Disgraced Japan Politician Says
TOKYO, July 6 (Reuters Life!) - Forced to quit after barelya week as Japan's reconstruction minister for remarks deemed [More]
Read More »Exxon Oil Spill on Yellowstone River Disrupts Farms
By Emilie Ritter HELENA, Montana (Reuters) - Governor Brian Schweitzer vowed on Tuesday to cling to Exxon Mobil like "the smell on a skunk" for as long as it takes to get the company to clean up a weekend oil spill that fouled an otherwise pristine stretch of the Yellowstone River in Montana. [More]
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