Jun 18 2008
Tiger Woods has decided to have surgery on his left knee, which will end his 2008 season.
Jun 18 2008
The defining image of space exploration is set for a facelift as the spacesuit prepares for its first update since the late 1970s.
Jun 15 2008
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed plastics containing “smart elements” that can instantly detect the presence of mercury at or below the drinking water standard set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,...
Jun 15 2008
“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. “I mean, this is essentially agriculture, right? But the people I talk to –...
Jun 14 2008
Frank Keys Jr. faces up to 40 years in prison after he was found cruising down the highway with more than 200 grams of heroin in the diaper he was wearing, federal officials said.
Jun 14 2008
First, we all had mild Asperger\’s. Now, Internet addiction disorder? Give a geek a break. In the March issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, Jerald Block proposed that Web abuse be added to his field\’s bible, the Diagnostic and...
Jun 14 2008
What if there was something simple you could do every day that would burn calories, be good for your heart, and help you stay young. You\’d do it, right?
Jun 13 2008
Canada, one of the shining lights in the copyright and intellectual property world, has a shadow approaching that may dim that for all. The name of that shadow? Bill c-61, which was formally introduced by Industry minister Jim Prentice an hour or two...
Jun 13 2008
Portugal has already made its mark as a world leader in switching to clean energy. Why? Partly because unlike other developed countries, Portugal doesn\’t have an economy dominated by coal, gas and uranium extraction industries.
Jun 13 2008
Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon have the strongest expectations the next president will worsen U.S. policies, consistent with the skepticism expressed on many issues in the survey by Muslim countries. Japan, Turkey, Russia, South Korea and Mexico had large...