- Frontpage »
- Other
Other news stories
UFO-obsessed Briton loses bid to block US extradition
6 hours ago |
4 / 5 (2) |
0
A Briton accused of hacking into US military and NASA computers faces extradition to the United States after the British government Thursday rejected last-ditch requests to block the move.
Coma recovery case attracts doubters
11 hours ago |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
(AP) -- Rom Houben's mother remembers her son's amazement when he finally started communicating again after spending 23 years locked in a paralyzed body that was misdiagnosed as vegetative.
Roku adds more 'channels' of video and other digital content
10 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
Owners of Roku's digital video player will soon have a bunch more channels to choose from.
-
Gadgets: Card reader helps you shop safer online
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
11 hours ago |
1 / 5 (1) |
0
-
Girl's progress after pioneering brain surgery gives hope to other parents
Medicine & Health / Other
12 hours ago |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
-
Physician-scientist proves stem cells heal lungs of newborn animals
Medicine & Health / Research
12 hours ago |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
-
Japan scientists attack govt research cut plans
Other Sciences / Other
8 hours ago |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
-
Half of Euro online travel purchases legally unsafe: EU
Technology / Internet
8 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
-
Using superconducting probes to get a picture of what it's like inside CNTs,
Nov 20, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (9) |
0
-
Researchers Find Innate Correlations Among Different Power Law Phenomena,
Nov 17, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (20) |
18
-
Building a more versatile laser,
Nov 16, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (19) |
0
-
H1N1 Virus Can Be Killed by Acidic Ozone Water,
Nov 09, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (44) |
16
-
New Digital 'Electronics' Concept May Continue Moore's Law,
Nov 05, 2009 |
4.6 / 5 (74) |
12
Heavy drinkers exercise to burn off alcohol: British study
13 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
More than a quarter of drinkers in England who exercise regularly do so in an attempt to make up for bingeing on alcohol, according to a survey published Thursday.
New Switchgrass Germplasm Collected in Florida
13 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators have collected 46 new populations of switchgrass in Florida, adding valuable new accessions to the germplasm collection of this ...
Holiday Web shopping looks brighter than last year
13 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- Online retailers hope the convenience of the Web, plus discounts and deals, spur still-nervous shoppers to spend more online this holiday season - even as traditional retailers brace for mediocre sales.
Astronauts surprised by holiday turkey dinners
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
13 hours ago |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
(AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts thought they were going to give thanks with pantry leftovers Thursday as their mission drew to a close, but found turkey dinners awaiting them.
WHO says Tamiflu still works against swine flu
Medicine & Health / Medications
13 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- The World Health Organization says isolated cases of drug-resistant swine flu in Britain and the United States have not changed the agency's assessment of the disease.
Gullies and Flow Features on Crater Wall
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
14 hours ago |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- This image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a sample of the variety and complexity of processes that may occur ...
Message gone viral? Blame it on altruistic, yet image-conscious Internet 'e-mavens'
15 hours ago |
3.5 / 5 (2) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Why do some online ad campaigns go viral while other online marketing messages gather "cyber-dust" on the information superhighway? The key may lie in the motivation of Internet users to email ...
Scientists reveal 'protector' gene behind 50-fold increase in number of bowel tumours
14 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cancer Research UK scientists have shown that deleting a single gene can increase the average number of tumours in the bowel by 50-fold, according to research published in PNAS today.
An end to sleep problems? Researchers discover enzyme behind effects of sleep deprivation
15 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
There is hope for those who miss one night too many or whose children keep them up at night. The unwelcome effects of a bad night's sleep - forgetfulness, impaired mental performance - can be dealt with by reducing the concentration ...
The goal of robot hockey: to become better engineers (w/ Video)
15 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- It may be a long time before we see robots shooting pucks and making saves in professional hockey, but second-year mechanical engineering students at the University of Alberta put some pretty ...
RNA on the move
15 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
In the fruit fly Drosophila, oskar mRNA, which is involved in defining the animal’s body axes, is produced in the nuclei of nurse cells neighbouring the oocyte, and must be transported to the oocyte and along ...
Ginkgo biloba doesn’t prevent cardiovascular events but may have potential peripheral artery disease benefits
15 hours ago |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ginkgo biloba didn’t prevent cardiovascular death or major events such as heart attack and stroke in people age 75 and older, but the herb may affect peripheral vascular disease, according to research reported ...
Post Office card error leaves Italians in the red: report
17 hours ago |
4 / 5 (2) |
0
A computer glitch left Italian Post Office customers in the red by processing card transactions at 100 times their value, Italian press reported Thursday.
-
Thanksgiving last full day in space for shuttle
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
17 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
-
Burning coal worse for climate than clearing rain forests
Space & Earth / Environment
12 hours ago |
2.6 / 5 (5) |
0
-
First anti-seizure drug for newborns to be developed
Medicine & Health / Medications
14 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
-
New chemical reaction offers opportunities for drug development
Chemistry / Biochemistry
14 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
-
Mankind using Earth's resources at alarming rate
Space & Earth / Environment
Nov 24, 2009 |
3 / 5 (14) |
33
-
Scientist: Leak of climate e-mails appalling
Space & Earth / Environment
Nov 23, 2009 |
3.7 / 5 (16) |
24
-
Tips to keep iPhone battery going strong
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
17 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
-
Obama to plead US case at global warming summit
Space & Earth / Environment
17 hours ago |
2 / 5 (4) |
1
-
Climate experts debate strategies for reducing atmospheric carbon and future warming
Space & Earth / Environment
Nov 25, 2009 |
2.9 / 5 (9) |
16
-
Invading camels to be shot in Australian town
Biology / Ecology
17 hours ago |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
-
UK police make 2 Trojan computer virus arrests
Technology / Internet
Nov 18, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
14
-
New guidelines for broadcasters on user-generated content
Technology / Other
17 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
-
Giant atom-smasher set to restart this weekend: CERN
Physics / General Physics
Nov 20, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (7) |
8
-
Cutting greenhouse pollutants could directly save millions of lives worldwide
Space & Earth / Environment
Nov 25, 2009 |
2.1 / 5 (11) |
6
-
U.S. losing its lead in space, experts warn Congress
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 24, 2009 |
2.4 / 5 (5) |
6
-
Oceans absorbing carbon dioxide more slowly, scientist finds
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 24, 2009 |
3 / 5 (4) |
6
-
A quantum leap forward?
Physics / Quantum Physics
Nov 23, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (3) |
4
-
Nuclear weapons: Predicting the unthinkable
Physics / General Physics
Nov 22, 2009 |
2.6 / 5 (5) |
4
-
Key scientist says politics behind stolen e-mails
Technology / Other
Nov 24, 2009 |
2.4 / 5 (5) |
4
-
CO2 emissions continue significant climb
Space & Earth / Environment
Nov 24, 2009 |
2.8 / 5 (9) |
3
Today's stories
-
Nanowires key to future transistors, electronics,
10 hours ago |
4.8 / 5 (5) |
1
-
Superconductor magnet spacecraft heat shield being developed,
17 hours ago |
5 / 5 (15) |
13
-
Past regional cold and warm periods linked to natural climate drivers,
10 hours ago |
3.4 / 5 (8) |
12
-
Musical robots perform duets (w/ Video),
15 hours ago |
3.8 / 5 (4) |
0
-
Plasma produces KO cocktail for MRSA,
18 hours ago |
4.9 / 5 (11) |
2
-
S.Leone elephants 'wiped out' by poachers: official,
12 hours ago |
5 / 5 (4) |
5
-
First-ever blueprint of a minimal cell is more complex than expected,
10 hours ago |
5 / 5 (12) |
1
-
Building real security with virtual worlds,
10 hours ago |
4 / 5 (4) |
0
-
Ecological speciation by sexual selection on good genes: Is speciation adaptive?,
10 hours ago |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
-
Research sheds light on workings of anti-cancer drug,
10 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
-
Russia: no space for space tourists,
18 hours ago |
2.7 / 5 (3) |
2
-
Knockouts in human cells point to pathogenic targets,
14 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
-
Whiteflies sabotage alarm system of plant in distress,
15 hours ago |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
-
Sony optimistic on 3-D TVs, in-house display,
17 hours ago |
not rated yet |
0
-
Robo-chefs and fashion-bots on show in Tokyo,
18 hours ago |
5 / 5 (1) |
0


