China Issues Plan On Global Warming The plan served at least partly as a rebuff to separate efforts by President Bush and European nations to draw China and other developing countries into a commitment to reduce emissions.... Read Full Article Showtime’s New Slogan Speaks The Way It Could Only On Cable Showtime is known for content that is too racy for network television, so it is perhaps fitting that its latest slogan should be inappropriate for the networks, too.... Read Full Article Bits: A Light Bulb Went Off: Print The Lights General Electric has reduced the cost of making O.L.E.Ds, the electronics that might one day enable flexible and energy-efficient TVs that can be rolled up and carried around.... Read Full Article World Briefing: Vatican City: Sudan Leader Vows Cease-Fire Meeting with Pope Benedict XVI and Italian leaders, President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan promised a cease-fire with rebels before a peace conference next month in Darfur.... Read Full Article Bee In Macquarie’s Bonnet Loses Sting A Macquarie-owned BBC spin-off company in Britain has averted industrial action days before the close of its first strike ballot, as private equity investors come under renewed pressure from unions an... Read Full Article |
Science NewsLong Ago, a Rodent as Big as a Bull Lurked in South America2008-01-18 05:30 - Uruguayan scientists have uncovered fossil evidence of the biggest species of rodent ever found, more than eight feet long and weighing between 1,700 and 3,000 pounds. Pope Cancels Speech After Protest at University 2008-01-17 05:30 - Pope Benedict XVI has canceled a speech at the prestigious La Sapienza University in Rome amid opposition by professors and students who say he is hostile to science. Global Advances Challenge U.S. Dominance in Science 2008-01-17 05:30 - The United States remains the world leader in scientific and technological innovation, but its dominance is threatened by economic development elsewhere, particularly in Asia. The White House and the Whales 2008-01-17 05:30 - President Bush has exempted the Navy from environmental laws designed to protect whales from potentially harmful sonar. Monkey’s Thoughts Propel Robot, a Step That May Help Humans 2008-01-16 06:01 - For the first time, brain signals have been used to make a robot walk. NASA Spacecraft Gets a Peek at Mercury 2008-01-16 06:01 - The Messenger spacecraft dashed past Mercury on Monday, getting a glance at the solar system’s innermost planet, which it will eventually orbit for detailed studies. Off Yemen, a Storied Stand Is Vulnerable 2008-01-16 06:01 - One of the last stands of dragon’s blood trees may soon succumb to the harsh environment. Shell of New Species of Land Snail Coils Its Own Way 2008-01-16 06:01 - One snail’s shell is more like a rocket engine than a natural formation. Star Power 2008-01-16 05:32 - The Sun is a big ball of hydrogen, the lightest element. Why doesn?t it have a core of heavier elements that sank to the center? Sightless Parent Fish Don?t Produce Just Sightless Hybrids 2008-01-16 05:32 - When two species of blind fish breed, shouldn?t their offspring be blind as well? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 |
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