The effects of ocean acidification on Arctic seas will be studied by a team of 30 researchers, including Dr Toby Tyrrell from the University of Southampton, who set sail from the UK today (1 June), venturing ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jun 01, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

When Debbie Klava's daughters come home from school in Elk Grove, Calif., she knows the minute they walk in the front door. Even though she's working in an office 90 minutes away, she gets an email or cellphone text when ...

Technology - Telecom

Jun 01, 2012 1 / 5 (1) 0

(AP) — Facebook is letting its nearly 1 billion users vote on changes to its privacy policy.

Technology - Internet

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Medicare's new method for buying medical supplies and equipment -- everything from wheelchairs and hospital beds to insulin shots and oxygen tanks -- is doomed to face severe difficulties, according to a new ...

Other Sciences - Economics & Business

Jun 01, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 1

Too often, communication barriers exist between those who can hear and those who cannot. Sign language has helped bridge such gaps, but many people are still not fluent in its motions and hand shapes.

Technology - Engineering

Jun 01, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

Kansas City, beware the story of Vilnius.

Technology - Telecom

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The French government is to ban a pesticide made by Swiss giant Syngenta used in rapeseed cultivation that has been found to shorten bees' lifespan, Agriculture Minister Stephane Le Foll said Friday.

Biology - Ecology

Jun 01, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 0

Cyber-minded fans heading to Euro 2012 in Poland are set to find life easier at the championship after organisers launched smartphone applications to help them navigate their way around.

Technology - Internet

Jun 01, 2012 not rated yet 0

Ever run out of battery life on your cellphone just when you need it most? GoCharge wants to be your go-to place to get your smartphone charged - for a fee.

Technology - Business

Jun 01, 2012 not rated yet 0

Early human activity has left a greater footprint on today's ecosystem than previously thought, say researchers working at the University of Pittsburgh and in the multidisciplinary Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network, ...

Biology - Ecology

Jun 01, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 3 |

The erratic year-to-year swings in precipitation totals in the Reno-Tahoe area conjures up the word "drought" every couple of years, and this year is no exception. The Nevada State Climate Office at the University ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Jun 01, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

Going ... going ... going crazy for the Apple 1.

Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets

Jun 01, 2012 2 / 5 (8) 1

A recent study of the impact of climate change on butterflies suggests that some species might adapt much better than others, with implications for the pollination and herbivory associated with these and other ...

Biology - Ecology

Jun 01, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

A new type of durable, environmentally-benign blue pigment discovered at Oregon State University has also been found to have unusual characteristics in reflecting heat – it's a "cool blue" compound that ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Jun 01, 2012 4.9 / 5 (8) 2 |

When it comes to smartphones, I'm an iPhone guy. But I've long appreciated HTC's Android phones.

Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets

Jun 01, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0