![]() Russian cargo ship docks with the ISS 2 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A Russian Progress M-64 cargo ship docked Saturday with the International Space Station, the Interfax news agency reported. | |
![]() Wildlife numbers plummet globally: WWF 6 hours ago | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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The world's wildlife populations have reduced by around a quarter since the 1970s, according to a major report published Friday by the WWF conservation organization. | |
Canada scraps plans for new reactors for making medical isotopes 7 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Canada announced Friday it is scrapping development of two new nuclear reactors that would have supplied radioactive materials, essential for medical tests, to most of the world. | |
Infineon CEO to quit: report 12 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The chief executive of troubled German chipmaker Infineon, Wolfgang Ziebart, is to quit after losing the confidence of the board, a newspaper report said Friday. | |
![]() Giant pythons invade southeastern Florida: study 12 hours ago | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Giant pythons capable of swallowing a dog and even an alligator are rapidly making south Florida their home, potentially threatening other southeastern states, a study said. | |
New SKorean law tightens rules on cloning 12 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
South Korea's parliament on Friday passed a law to regulate research into cloning, following a scandal in which a now-disgraced expert claimed to have made the first human clone stem cells. | |
![]() Russian scientists announce 'spaceroach' grandchildren: report May 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Russian space scientists announced on Thursday a new breakthrough in a long pedigree of firsts: the birth of 30 grandchildren of a "space cockroach" who spent 12 days in orbit. | |
Want to lose weight? Study suggests a liquid lunch May 15, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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A "liquid lunch" could no longer mean a few pints down the pub, but instead a healthy way to lose weight, according to a study presented Thursday by scientists from food giant Unilever. | |
![]() Disgraced expert seeks funding for pet cloning firm: scientist May 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
South Korea's disgraced cloning expert Hwang Woo-Suk is seeking foreign investors for his new pet cloning business, a scientist close to him said Thursday. | |
![]() Russian cargo ship lifts off for International Space Station May 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Russian cargo ship Progress M-64 set off from Kazakhstan overnight on Wednesday for the International Space Station, the centre for control of space flights (Tsoup) told national news agencies. | |
![]() Robot conducts Detroit orchestra May 14, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
High tech met high art late Tuesday when a robot conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. | |
![]() Software piracy increases in Asia-Pacific: industry group May 14, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Software piracy increased last year in the Asia-Pacific region, boosted by China's growing use of personal computers, an industry group said on Wednesday. | |
![]() Russia, Europe ink deal on new manned spacecraft May 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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The Russian and European space agencies have signed a deal to build a six-seat manned spacecraft to travel to the Moon, a Russian space official said Wednesday. | |
EU gives green light to TomTom takeover of Tele Atlas May 14, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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EU regulators on Wednesday approved Dutch technology group TomTom's takeover of Tele Atlas after an in-depth probe found the deal would not significantly reduce competition in the SatNav sector. | |
![]() Japanese swimsuit makers race Speedo May 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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A Japanese fabric maker says it has the secret to make the world's fastest-ever swimsuit as the country races against time to catch Speedo's high-tech, record-breaking LZR Racer suit. | |
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