07/11/2005

Wilma wreaked havoc with weaker winds

Hurricane Wilma may have generally wreaked havoc across Florida last month, but meteorologists say it did it with mostly Category 1 wind speeds.

Worms to help in medical research

Scientists at Edinburgh University in Scotland say the parasite called helminth could help find new treatments for conditions like asthma and hay fever.

British government to require biofuels

The British government will reportedly soon require oil companies to blend a fixed proportion of biofuels into the gasoline and diesel fuel they produce.

Networking: Hollywood comes to home movies

Just a few years ago, Brian Olson recalls, he would head back to the office and spend weekends at the studio of the company where he works to assemble a polished home video that "friends and relatives actually wanted to see." ...

Japanese spacecraft to make history

A Japanese spacecraft will reportedly make history by the end of the month when it touches down on an asteroid 180 million miles from Earth to gather dust.

Mobile music expected to be a hit

The United States has been slow to embrace music on mobile devices compared with 15 other countries, a leading market information provider found, but mobile-music businesses say this trend will soon change.

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