http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The consumption of wild cereals among prehistoric hunters and gatherers appears to be far more ancient than previously thought, according to a University of Calgary archaeologist who has found the oldest example of extensive reliance on cereal and root staples in the diet of early Homo sapiens more than 100,000 years ago. http://www.physorg.com/news180282295.html Other Sciences Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:28:06 EST news180282295 Lost in the recent deluge of smart-phone news -- Apple's iPhone store hitting 100,000 applications, and the launches of the new Droid phone and the BlackBerry Storm, among other things -- have been the efforts of longtime handheld gadget maker Palm. http://www.physorg.com/news177157441.html Technology Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:30:01 EST news177157441 Cinta, a baby orangutan found lost and alone in a vast Borneo palm oil plantation, now clings to a tree at a sanctuary for the great apes, staring intently at dozens of tourists. http://www.physorg.com/news175433385.html Biology Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:50:01 EST news175433385 Logged rainforests can support as much plant, animal and insect life as virgin forest within 15 years if properly managed, research at the University of Leeds has found. http://www.physorg.com/news175258536.html Space & Earth Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:56:36 EST news175258536 (AP) -- In television's latest quest to discourage viewers from skipping ads, actors from NBC and ABC shows are appearing in character in commercials to interact with products in parallel story lines. http://www.physorg.com/news173532302.html Technology Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:00:11 EST news173532302 Palm Inc. is expected to report a deeper net loss on a decline in revenue for its first fiscal quarter, but most investors are likely to pay closer attention to sales of the its new Pre smartphone as a potential indicator of the company's turnaround potential. http://www.physorg.com/news172916314.html Technology Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:20:04 EST news172916314 (AP) -- Apple Inc. appears to have clearance from an industry group to block rival Palm Inc.'s Pre phone from connecting with iTunes software. http://www.physorg.com/news172909702.html Technology Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:50:01 EST news172909702 (AP) -- Smart phone maker Palm Inc. on Thursday posted a wider fiscal first-quarter loss - its ninth in a row. http://www.physorg.com/news172432974.html Technology Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:04:46 EST news172432974 Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar have mapped a draft version of the date palm genome, unlocking many of its genetic secrets. http://www.physorg.com/news172229845.html Biology Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:38:14 EST news172229845 (AP) -- Palm Inc., which revitalized its product line with the Pre smart phone launch in June, is hoping to keep momentum going with the release of a lighter, cheaper handset called the Pixi. http://www.physorg.com/news171696169.html Electronics Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:24:42 EST news171696169 Barn owls have emerged as the unlikely heroes in the fight against climate change, saving Malaysian farmers more than money, UQ PhD Student Chong Leong Puan has found. http://www.physorg.com/news170079728.html Biology Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:00:02 EST news170079728 In view of the shortage of petrochemical resources and climate change, development of CO2-neutral sustainable fuels is one of the most urgent challenges of our times. Energy plants like rape or oil palm are being discussed fervently, as they may also be used for food production. Hence, cultivation of microalgae may contribute decisively to tomorrow's energy supply. For energy production from microalgae, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology scientists (Germany) are developing closed photo-bioreactors and novel cell disruption methods. http://www.physorg.com/news168769898.html Biology Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:50:02 EST news168769898 (AP) -- Palm Inc.'s Pre phone can again connect to Apple's iTunes software - just a week after Apple Inc. shut it out. http://www.physorg.com/news167650189.html Electronics Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:31:21 EST news167650189 Sometimes you can recognize a revolutionary upheaval only in hindsight. You look back years later and think, "Oh yes, that was the moment when everything began to change. And we hardly even noticed at the time." http://www.physorg.com/news166946106.html Electronics Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:30:01 EST news166946106 (AP) -- Apple Inc. has shut down one of the most compelling features on Palm Inc.'s rival Pre smart phone, crippling the Pre's ability to act like an iPod. http://www.physorg.com/news166895922.html Electronics Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:22:49 EST news166895922 Oil giant Exxon Mobil plans to announce a 600-million-dollar investment to produce liquid transportation fuel from algae, The New York Times reported on Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news166781399.html Technology Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:20:01 EST news166781399 Product: The Palm Pre, sold by Sprint http://www.physorg.com/news165058944.html Electronics Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:43:11 EST news165058944 (AP) -- T-Mobile USA's follow-up to the first "Google phone" will go on sale in early August, the carrier said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news164883082.html Electronics Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:51:58 EST news164883082 The new Palm Pre from Sprint is the best attempt yet to create a phone that is as powerful, elegant and simple to use as the Apple iPhone. http://www.physorg.com/news164511613.html Electronics Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:10:04 EST news164511613 (AP) -- Jon Rubinstein, a former executive behind Apple Inc.'s iPod, on Wednesday was named chief executive of smartphone maker Palm Inc., replacing Ed Colligan who is stepping down after 16 years with the company. http://www.physorg.com/news163910316.html Technology Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:39:16 EST news163910316 When Apple Inc. launched an updated iPhone at its annual gathering of software developers last June, its biggest competitor was the iPhone that Apple had introduced the year before. http://www.physorg.com/news163431153.html Electronics Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:33:10 EST news163431153 (AP) -- Sprint's chief executive says the release of Palm's Pre smart phone represents a "coming out party" for Sprint. http://www.physorg.com/news163426624.html Technology Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:17:35 EST news163426624 The Palm Pre, the new smartphone from the US pioneer in handheld devices, goes on sale in the United States on Saturday amid generally glowing reviews and favorable comparisons to Apple's iPhone. http://www.physorg.com/news163425110.html Electronics Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:52:13 EST news163425110 The new Pre smartphone from Palm is likely to make a splash when it goes on sale this Saturday, but will that be enough to turn things around for the struggling Silicon Valley company? http://www.physorg.com/news163362007.html Electronics Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:20:40 EST news163362007 A new report published today provides compelling evidence that paying to conserve billions of tons of carbon stored in tropical forests could also protect orangutans, pygmy elephants, and other wildlife at risk of extinction. The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Conservation Letters, is one of the first to offer quantitative evidence linking the drive to reduce carbon emissions from forests with the push to preserve threatened mammal biodiversity. http://www.physorg.com/news163361427.html Space & Earth Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:11:11 EST news163361427 (AP) -- Move over, iPhone. You've had two years on top of the smart phone world. Now there's a touch-screen phone with better software: the Palm Pre. http://www.physorg.com/news163313565.html Electronics Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:53:35 EST news163313565 (AP) -- When Palm Inc.'s and Sprint Nextel Corp.'s latest bundle of smart phone joy, the Pre, arrives Saturday, it will be entering an increasingly crowded market backed by parents that have a lot riding on its success. http://www.physorg.com/news163176545.html Electronics Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:49:43 EST news163176545 News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch said on Thursday that the future of newspapers is digital, but it may be 10 to 15 years before readers go fully electronic. http://www.physorg.com/news162753618.html Technology Thu, 28 May 2009 18:21:18 EST news162753618 (AP) -- Palm Inc.'s much-awaited new smart phone, the Pre, can connect to Apple's iTunes software and download music and photos just as if it were an iPod or iPhone. http://www.physorg.com/news162736033.html Electronics Thu, 28 May 2009 13:27:39 EST news162736033 Few businesses rise or fall on a single product, but Palm Inc. has essentially banked its future as a company on a small, touch-screen wireless phone set to hit the market in just two weeks. http://www.physorg.com/news162672263.html Technology Wed, 27 May 2009 19:44:55 EST news162672263