Seattle team wins $900,000 in Space Elevator Games

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 07, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (17) | 6

(AP) -- A Seattle team has collected a $900,000 prize in a NASA-backed competition to develop the concept of an elevator to space - an idea spurred by science fiction novels.

Dinosaur prints found on NZealand's South Island

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

Nov 07, 2009 | 4 / 5 (7) | 0

Scientists have discovered the first evidence that dinosaurs roamed the South Island of New Zealand with 70-million-year-old footprints found in six locations.

Russian rocket to launch from French Guiana in 2010

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 07, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (5) | 4

A Russian rocket will next year for the first time blast off from a European launch pad in South America, officials said Saturday, as the first rockets headed for the site on board a ship.

Brazil blackouts result of cyber hacking: report

Technology / Internet

Nov 07, 2009 | 3 / 5 (4) | 1

Massive power outages in Brazil in 2005 and 2007 that impacted millions were caused by cyber hackers attacking control systems, the US television network CBS said Sunday.

Prized mushroom collection returns to China

Biology / Plants & Animals

Nov 07, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- A Chinese scholar persecuted during the Cultural Revolution for smuggling a rare collection of mushrooms out of China before World War II was honored Saturday when the collection was returned more than 70 years later.

Microsoft websites top spots in September: comScore

Technology / Internet

Nov 07, 2009 | 2 / 5 (4) | 0

Industry tracker comScore on Friday released a study showing that Internet users in September spent more time at Microsoft websites that at any other online properties.

Decision day for health care in the House

Medicine & Health / Health

Nov 07, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- President Barack Obama is trying to close the deal in the House on his health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote that's certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.

Island village hit by suspected swine flu

Medicine & Health / Diseases

Nov 07, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 2

(AP) -- Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island - prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.

Bluebeat to battle EMI over Beatles songs

Technology / Internet

Nov 07, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

US online music service Bluebeat said it plans to fight British recording label EMI over rights to stream and sell versions of Beatles songs.

Higher carotid arterial stenting rates associated with poorer clinical outcomes

Medicine & Health / Other

Nov 07, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

Among eligible Medicare beneficiaries, increased use of carotid arterial stenting (CAS) procedures to treat carotid stenosis--the narrowing of the carotid artery--is associated with higher rates of mortality and adverse clinical ...

Sea lions killed, but Columbia salmon toll rises

Biology / Ecology

Nov 07, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

(AP) -- Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River.