Canada's Kyoto withdrawal under fire from China
Canada's historic decision to withdraw from the Kyoto protocol provoked heavy criticism from China on Tuesday, with Beijing saying the move went against international efforts to combat climate change.
Canada's historic decision to withdraw from the Kyoto protocol provoked heavy criticism from China on Tuesday, with Beijing saying the move went against international efforts to combat climate change.
Environment
Dec 13, 2011
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Help is just a few clicks away on Facebook for people expressing suicidal thoughts.
Internet
Dec 13, 2011
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A $5.5 billion upgrade to the Global Positioning System moved a step closer to launch this week when a prototype arrived at a Lockheed Martin complex in Colorado to begin months of tests.
Telecom
Dec 13, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine the wealth of information that would be at our fingertips if we could understand the genetic basis and evolutionary history that underlies the vast diversity in form and function seen within mammals.
Evolution
Dec 13, 2011
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For many, the hard drive is the hub of a digital life. Its a workhorse in your Mac or PC. Its a place where you edit video, store digital memories, watch home videos and movies, and save your most important files. ...
Hardware
Dec 13, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The use of nanoparticles in medicine is ever increasing and it is important to understand the effects these particles might have on human tissues and health in general.
Bio & Medicine
Dec 13, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Dawn spacecraft successfully maneuvered into its closest orbit around the giant asteroid Vesta today, beginning a new phase of science observations. The spacecraft is now circling Vesta at an altitude ...
Space Exploration
Dec 13, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Instead of holding customers captive on a tarmac during unforeseen delays, airlines should give passengers the choice to leave or stay and compensate them appropriately.
Economics & Business
Dec 13, 2011
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The sectarian wars raging around the globe attest to the rigidity of many religious outlooks today. But in the second century BCE, residents on the Greek island of Delos saw nothing wrong with using others' gods in their ...
Archaeology
Dec 13, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists collaborating on experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Geneva will announce their latest results in the search for ...
General Physics
Dec 13, 2011
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