Greenpeace activists on Friday scaled the sides of an Arctic oil platform owned by Russian group Gazprom to draw attention to the dangers of drilling in one of the world's last pristine reserves.
Environment
Aug 24, 2012
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The idea that disease and infection might be used as weapons is truly dreadful, but there is plenty of evidence showing that biological weapons have been around since ancient times.
Engineering
Aug 24, 2012
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Farmer-led irrigation schemes provide better food security, protect millions of farmers from climate risks and reduce poverty in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, a new study showed Friday.
Environment
Aug 24, 2012
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(AP)—Research firms say that what looked like a good year for computers and chips has fizzled.
Business
Aug 24, 2012
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Citigroup has lined up against Nasdaq's plan to compensate brokerages that lost money in the Facebook IPO.
Business
Aug 24, 2012
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Only two per cent of Canadians believe climate change is not occurring, a new important survey released today by IPAC-CO2 Research Inc. concluded.
Environment
Aug 24, 2012
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(Phys.org)—The same type of microwave oven technology that most people use to heat up leftover food has found an important application in the solar energy industry, providing a new way to make thin-film photovoltaic products ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 24, 2012
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(AP)—A U.S. appeals court on Friday refused to order the Obama administration to stop funding embryonic stem cell research, despite complaints the work relies on destroyed human embryos.
Biotechnology
Aug 24, 2012
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NASA's Aqua satellite captured an image of Tropical Storm Tembin after it made a quick track across southern Taiwan and re-emerged over the open waters of the Philippine Sea.
Earth Sciences
Aug 24, 2012
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(Phys.org)—Imagine for a moment you're sitting at your computer at home, staring at the little bar noting the progress of a movie you've decided to download, from a legitimate site of course. You remember seeing all those ...
