http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. 50 years after Betty Friedan's explosive book launched feminism's "second wave," 41 after Title IX, the equal-opportunity amendment banning sex discrimination in education, was signed into law – and some exceptionally successful women are making a lot of news. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is riding high in public opinion, winning straw polls for the 2016 presidency. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, after shrugging off maternity leave, has sparked the "Great Telecommuting Debate" with a company-wide ban on working from home. And Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer, is on the cover of TIME and every other national stage, it seems, talking about "Lean In," her just-published memoir and "sort of feminist" manifesto on succeeding as a female in corporate America. http://phys.org/news282980608.html Other Sciences Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:00:01 EST news282980608 Suspected hackers have posted online what they say are personal data and credit files of US first lady Michelle Obama, FBI chief Robert Mueller and celebrities including Beyonce and Jay-Z. http://phys.org/news282305008.html Technology Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:03:35 EST news282305008 When John Kerry took to Twitter on his first day as US secretary of state, he joined an army of diplomats using social media to reach out and connect directly with people around the world. http://phys.org/news281855418.html Technology Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:30:03 EST news281855418 As an English major, Natalie Midiri has an appreciation for the art of the written and spoken word. The Rutgers–Camden senior knows rhetoric can influence and inspire people, especially when coming from world leaders and public figures. http://phys.org/news278229211.html Other Sciences Thu, 24 Jan 2013 06:10:01 EST news278229211 Russia on Thursday decreed a national park in its remote Far Eastern Chukotka region, paving the way for a joint US-Russian nature reserve spanning the Bering Strait, an idea first proposed by the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. http://phys.org/news277651827.html Space & Earth Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:30:32 EST news277651827 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday presented one of America's top technology giants and a small tea importer with awards for their work in Vietnam and Rwanda. http://phys.org/news273337030.html Other Sciences Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:57:18 EST news273337030 The latest installment of the blockbuster video game "Call of Duty" raked in more than $500 million in the first 24 hours, making it "the biggest entertainment launch of the year," its publisher said Friday. http://phys.org/news272281276.html Technology Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:41:39 EST news272281276 When Canada's ambassador to China posted photos of his car on the embassy's Twitter-like weibo page, the instant, mass response boosted his country's image in a way that surely stunned many diplomats. http://phys.org/news270016011.html Technology Sun, 21 Oct 2012 06:10:01 EST news270016011 A coalition of countries and agencies seeking to curb Earth-warming pollutants like soot released by wood-fired ovens and methane from oil extraction, on Tuesday welcomed seven new members to its fold. http://phys.org/news262362604.html Space & Earth Tue, 24 Jul 2012 15:30:09 EST news262362604 Twitter chief Dick Costolo met on Friday with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as Internet age technologies play growing roles in world affairs. http://phys.org/news254758033.html Technology Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:07:22 EST news254758033 She has been the US secretary of state, a senator and nearly became president, but Hillary Clinton joked Thursday that she might want to try another role -- space tourist. http://phys.org/news254663662.html Space & Earth Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:54:38 EST news254663662 Faulting the world for not doing enough to fight climate change, the United States on Thursday announced the formation of a coalition to cut short-lived pollutants that speed up warming and harm health. http://phys.org/news248621862.html Space & Earth Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:38:26 EST news248621862 Cable television is the leading source of US political news for Americans, according to a study released Tuesday, but fewer people are closely following the presidential campaign than four years ago. http://phys.org/news247895544.html Technology Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:20:03 EST news247895544 The United States is offering technical assistance to Spain to clean up land contaminated by radiation from undetonated nuclear bombs that accidentally fell on the area in 1966, the US State Department announced Saturday. http://phys.org/news247643170.html Space & Earth Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:46:18 EST news247643170 The United States pledged Tuesday to join an EU-led effort to develop a space "code of conduct" that would set rules for orbiting spacecraft and for mitigating the growing problem of orbiting debris. http://phys.org/news246046102.html Space & Earth Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:08:32 EST news246046102 The US State Department on Friday launched a new high-tech form of outreach to the international community when it took questions on foreign policy from Twitter followers in different languages. http://phys.org/news245097850.html Technology Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:44:19 EST news245097850 Progress has been made in protecting against the threat of biological weapons, the State Department said Friday at the end of global talks which agreed to boost moves to thwart their spread. http://phys.org/news243881634.html Biology Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:54:09 EST news243881634 Europe's top court on Wednesday threw out a US-led challenge to new charges for carbon emissions across EU airspace, opening up fears of a possible trade war which could also draw in China. http://phys.org/news243682149.html Space & Earth Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:40:01 EST news243682149 The EU will go ahead with its hotly contested plan to charge airlines for carbon emissions despite US threats of reprisal, should it win the backing of the European Court of Justice, EU sources said Tuesday. http://phys.org/news243609673.html Space & Earth Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:21:21 EST news243609673 (AP) -- The European Union should help teach bloggers living under oppressive regimes how to communicate freely and avoid detection, and develop technology to help them, the bloc's digital affairs commissioner said Friday. http://phys.org/news242630087.html Technology Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:15:41 EST news242630087 The United States called for freedom of expression on the Internet after the India said it planned to find ways to ban offensive content before it is posted. http://phys.org/news242541085.html Technology Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:40:01 EST news242541085 The United States on Tuesday opened a virtual online embassy to reach out to Iranians despite the absence of official ties, vowing to break through the Islamic regime's "electronic curtain." http://phys.org/news242413964.html Technology Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:12:58 EST news242413964 The United States said Wednesday it may fail to decide on whether to issue a permit for a proposed multi-billion dollar oil pipeline stretching from Canada to Texas by the end of 2011 as planned. http://phys.org/news239518259.html Space & Earth Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:51:08 EST news239518259 British Foreign Secretary William Hague issued a warning on Tuesday to countries that try to restrict Internet freedom as he opened a global conference designed to set up cyberspace "rules of the road". http://phys.org/news239370487.html Technology Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:50:09 EST news239370487 Officials from 60 countries including Hillary Clinton, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales and Chinese technology firms gather in London Tuesday to discuss the benefits and security risks of cyberspace. http://phys.org/news239301019.html Technology Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:30:29 EST news239301019 The US State Department said Friday it expects by mid-August to release a final environmental impact statement on a proposed $13 billion oil pipeline that would stretch from Canada to Texas. http://phys.org/news230613431.html Space & Earth Sat, 23 Jul 2011 04:30:02 EST news230613431 (AP) -- Vietnam on Friday started the first phase of a joint plan with former enemy the United States to clean up environmental damage leftover from the chemical defoliant Agent Orange, a lasting legacy from the Vietnam War. http://phys.org/news227531971.html Space & Earth Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:19:40 EST news227531971 (AP) -- Internet activists and digital entrepreneurs warned Wednesday that if global leaders attempt to limit access to the Web, their restrictions will be bypassed and they will become irrelevant. http://phys.org/news225559408.html Technology Wed, 25 May 2011 16:23:38 EST news225559408 The White House unveiled a set of policy proposals Monday for international cooperation in ensuring an open and secure Internet. http://phys.org/news224786940.html Technology Mon, 16 May 2011 17:49:17 EST news224786940 The White House plans to unveil its policy proposals next week for international cooperation in cyberspace. http://phys.org/news224574787.html Technology Sat, 14 May 2011 06:53:20 EST news224574787