On a good day, flying can be a comfortable and efficient way to travel. But all too often, weather or overcbooking can cause delays that ripple through the system, inducing missed flights, anxiety, discomfort and lots of ...
Engineering
Oct 15, 2014
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In a recent article published in the Review of Scientific Instruments, a research team led by scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory describe a technique for 3D-image processing of a high-speed photograph of ...
General Physics
Oct 15, 2014
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More than 100 years since they were first discovered, some of the world's most bizarre fossils have been identified as distant relatives of humans, thanks to the work of University of Adelaide researchers.
Paleontology & Fossils
Oct 15, 2014
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A team of researchers working in Nambia has found that elephants are able to detect rain storms from distances as far away as 150 miles. In their paper published in the journal PLOS ONE, the researchers describe how they ...
The federal government needs to pay more attention to what is often referred to as "the other carbon dioxide problem" - the acidification of the oceans - to help stave off widespread damage to seafood, tourism and storm protection, ...
Environment
Oct 15, 2014
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A mummy rolled down hospital hallways here on Sunday. Amen-Nestawy-Nakht, a 3,000-year-old Egyptian priest, was getting a CAT scan at Barnes-Jewish. It was probably his second. The lastonewas a couple of decades ago, when ...
Archaeology
Oct 15, 2014
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Tugging ropes and bellowing chants, five men hoist from the water a huge spidery frame gripping a web of fishing net—a centuries-old custom on the southern Indian coast.
Ecology
Oct 15, 2014
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With the global tablet computer market showing signs of cooling, Apple's expected unveiling of its new iPads Thursday looks to shore up its position at the high end.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 15, 2014
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For years, Google has been the undisputed leader in online advertising, but Facebook is gaining quickly in the fast-evolving market.
Internet
Oct 15, 2014
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Jakarta has launched a multi-billion-dollar scheme to build a huge sea wall to combat flooding as the Indonesian capital sinks, but there is scepticism about its chances of success in a country with a history of corruption ...
Environment
Oct 15, 2014
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