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Read More »iFive: Facebook’s Face Recognition, Apple’s New Campus, AT&T’s $1B Refunds, Mobile Ads Rise, iPhone 5 Hints In iOS5
A photo much imagined, but until just now never actually seen in the flesh--this is, oddly, the first time the ISS and Shuttle were snapped paired together, thanks to a departing crew member aboard a Soyuz capsule. Cherish it, space and science fans
Read More »2 new E. coli deaths as EU holds emergency meeting
Two more people have died in Germany from E. coli
Read More »The Hidden Brain (preview)
Sitting in a darkened lab at the National Institutes of Health in 1999, my
Read More »China Floods Kill 52, Force 100,000 to Evacuate
(Updates death toll, adds details) BEIJING, June 8 (Reuters) - Heavy rain drenched a [More]
Read More »A Nobel Celebration (preview)
Every year in Lindau, Germany, winners of Nobel Prizes join young researchers for panel discussions, presentations and informal conversation. [More]
Read More »Nobel Laureates Speak in Scientific American
The 61st Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau, Germany, is taking place from June 26 to July 1. At the event, about 20 past laureates in physiology or medicine will mingle with more than 550 young scientists. In honor of the meeting Scientific American has collected articles that Nobel Prize winners have published in the magazine recently as well as more than 60 years ago.
Read More »The Renaissance Man: How to Become a Scientist Over and Over Again [Video]
Erez Lieberman Aiden is a talkative, witty fellow who will bend your ear on any number of intellectual topics. Just don’t ask him what he does.
Read More »China’s CO2 Emissions Rose Over 10 percent in 2010: BP
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) - China's carbon dioxide emissions rose 10.4 percent in 2010 compared to the previous year as it surpassed the United States as the world's biggest energy consumer, data released by BP on Wednesday showed. [More]
Read More »Greenpeace Accuses Barbie of Destroying Indonesia
By Michael Taylor JAKARTA (Reuters) - Greenpeace said on Wednesday it had evidence that Barbie doll packaging comes from Indonesian rainforests, accusing toy manufacturers such as Mattel and Walt Disney Co of contributing to the country's rapid deforestation.
Read More »Computer Crash Test: Will Your Internet Access Come to a Screeching Halt on June 8?
Every computer, modem, server and smart phone that connects to the Internet has a unique Internet protocol (IP) address, so users can find it.
Read More »8 Tips on Social Blogging
Heres how to use social blogging, a combination of microblogs (short posts) and status updates, to increase your visibility, improve your search engine results, drive more traffic to your company's website, and potentially increase sales. When people are looking for a product or service, oftentimes they will first look for information about the subject on the Internet. In general, blogging is about having conversations in a public space that position you as a subject matter expert
Read More »Is tweeting cheating? Many say yes
Jon Austin's wife, Amy, had a blunt assessment for her husband as the Minneapolis couple watched Rep. Anthony Weiner's stunning confessions on television this week.
Read More »Are Viruses Killing The Honeybees?
In today's why-the-bees-are-dying news: Giving hives checkups throughout the year yields a lot of things that kill bees, but do any of them cause colony collapse disorder? It's the billion-dollar question: why did colony collapse disorder, a phenomenon characterized by honeybees disappearing for no apparent reason, appear from nowhere in 2006
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