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13, August 2007 ( 01:06:44 )
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Astronaut: Alcohol report lacks facts  
Astronaut Scott Kelly is never one to mince words, and there is no doubt he is not very happy about the rumors that N...
CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:49
Teachers in Space: 'This is our flight'  
They met as part of a NASA program to recognize their under-appreciated profession. They bonded in grief when Christa...
CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:49
Probe blasts off for Mars  
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CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:49
Cargo ship docks with space station  
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CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:49
NASA delays shuttle launch by 24 hours  
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CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:49
Russian spaceship maker fights bankruptcy  
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CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:49
Probe set to explore Martian arctic  
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CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:49
NASA takes swift action after drinking report  
At least twice, NASA astronauts were allowed to fly drunk despite warnings from doctors and colleagues that they pose...
CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:49
Blast at desert spaceport kills 2, injures 4  
An explosion at an airport home to Scaled Composites -- the builder of the first private manned rocket to reach space...
CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:49
PopSci: Earth observation satellites in peril  
The American Association for the Advancement of Science calls it a crisis. Atmospheric scientist Timothy L. Killeen, ...
CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:49
Massive hydrogen exoplanet found  
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CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:48
Shuttle crew tackles inspection  
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CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:48
Sexually suspect panda gives birth to twins  
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CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:48
Dinosaur mass grave discovered  
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CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:48
Forecasters: Fewer hurricanes for '07  
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CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:48
Idaho goes high-tech for justice in wilderness  
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CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:48
Borneo's pygmy elephants in danger  
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CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:48
PopSci: Bike burns veggie oil and rubber  
Michael Sturtz is that rare speed freak who hates the idea of spitting carbon into the air. So he built a biodiesel m...
CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:48
Endeavour carries teacher into space  
Space shuttle Endeavour rocketed to space Wednesday evening, carrying teacher-astronaut Barbara Morgan and her six cr...
CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:48
High tide meets high-tech at beach  
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CNN 2007-08-10 18:01:48
The moor the merrier as grouse estates benefit from risin...  
A SURGE in demand for grouse moors could reverse the decline of shooting estates in Scotland, helping both the enviro...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
Met Office says world is warming up faster than at any ti...  
THE world is warming up faster than at any time in the past 100 years, according to a global climate forecast that re...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
Tourists hurt as crumbling Arctic glacier triggers massiv...  
BRITISH tourists were injured when their sightseeing boat was rocked by a huge wave triggered by chunks of ice breaki...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
Shetland one step ahead in bid to tackle burning issue of...  
MOST householders probably feel the odd twinge of guilt when they put their black bin bags of non-recycled rubbish ou...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
£160,000 boost for cancer study  
RESEARCHERS who have been studying the role aspirin can play in fighting bowel cancer have today been given a funding...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
If you crave a pizza, blame the 'Homer hormone'  
SCIENTISTS have found the "Homer hormone" which controls our desire for food and leaves the Simpsons character saliva...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
Antioxidants 'may do you more harm than good'  
ANTIOXIDANT overload may underlie diseases such as congenital heart failure and Alzheimer's, a study has shown.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
More inventions filed than ever  
INVENTORS are filing more patents than ever before, with Japan and the US receiving almost half of the 1.66 million r...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
Cancer rates soar as people fail to heed warnings  
RECORD numbers of people are developing "avoidable cancers" because of their lifestyle, despite warnings.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
African skulls find throws story of human evolution into ...  
IT IS the iconic image of human evolution: the gradual transformation over millions of years of an ape-like creature ...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
Stroke risk cut if you cope well with stress  
PEOPLE who cope well with stress can cut their risk of having a stroke by almost a quarter, research has shown.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
Universe's biggest planet is found by scientists  
SCIENTISTS have discovered the universe's largest known planet, a giant ball made mostly of hydrogen that is 20 times...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
Scottish puffin population starving in climate change  
Switch in food supply makes for desperate future, writes MARTYN McLAUGHLIN
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
Online exam results fiasco caused by SQA error  
A MISTAKE in a letter sent to pupils by Scotland's exam body contributed to thousands of teenagers receiving their re...
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
Rescue comes too late as Yangtze River dolphin declared e...  
A FRESHWATER dolphin species has been declared extinct after desperate efforts to rescue it came too late.
Scotsman 2007-08-10 18:01:39
An Entire Bookshelf, now in your hands  
Bright virtual pages, with advantages like weight, capacity and a built-in reading light, are gradually drawing reade...
International Herald Tribune 2007-08-10 18:01:34
The riddle of 3G  
Was the "3G for All" campaign to promote the production of an inexpensive third-generation cellphone missing the poin...
International Herald Tribune 2007-08-10 18:01:34
Wi-Fi radio, portable and ad-free  
Internet radio stations offer an endless smorgasbord of audio entertainment.
International Herald Tribune 2007-08-10 18:01:34
Cisco shares soar on higher sales forecast  
Its growth is accelerating as customers buy faster network equipment to handle applications such as online video.
International Herald Tribune 2007-08-10 18:01:34
Vodafone keeps U.S. unit  
The cellphone giant Vodafone Group said that it had decided not to sell part of its 45 percent stake in Verizon Wirel...
International Herald Tribune 2007-08-10 18:01:34
U.S. upholds Qualcomm ruling  
The chip maker must pay its competitor Broadcom license fees for the use of power management technology.
International Herald Tribune 2007-08-10 18:01:34
Judge sets aside $1.5 billion award against Microsoft  
The ruling in an MP3 patent case by a U.S. district court judge in San Diego is a major setback to Alcatel-Lucent, wh...
International Herald Tribune 2007-08-10 18:01:34
Buy.com starts online shopping service for social network...  
The company on Tuesday started its Garage Sale service on Facebook. Unlike eBay, which charges sellers a listing and ...
International Herald Tribune 2007-08-10 18:01:34
Online social networking meets personal finance  
New sites are using tools similar to Facebook and Wikipedia to let people share consumer advice, compare investment s...
International Herald Tribune 2007-08-10 18:01:34
Nothing to watch on TV? Streaming video appeals to niche ...  
The potential of new streaming video services - fast, full screen and in sharp resolution - is unleashing a torrent o...
International Herald Tribune 2007-08-10 18:01:34
Gadgets of the Week: Products on the cutting edge  
Motorola's new Talkabout two-way radios advance communication by broadcasting emergency alerts through the handset as...
International Herald Tribune 2007-08-10 18:01:34
Made-to-measure matches  
Sky's challengers in the battle for TV football fans are offering an increasingly flexible service, says Matt Warman.
Telegraph (UK) 2007-08-10 18:01:20
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Telegraph (UK) 2007-08-10 18:01:20
Google to launch its own mobile phone?  
What will it mean for the mobile market if Google launches its own mobile phone?
Telegraph (UK) 2007-08-10 18:01:20
Universal Music Will Sell Songs Without Copy Protection  
The move is seen by many to be part of the industry’s wider push to increase competition to iTunes and shift levera...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:08
A House That’s Just Unreal  
Second Life is a Web site that gives thousands a chance to build online houses that are Architectural Digest-style fa...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:08
Universal Music Invests in a Web Site  
The Universal Music Group said on Wednesday that it had acquired a stake in the operator of the urban social networki...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:08
Former Take-Two Official Is Sentenced in Backdating Case  
The former general counsel of Grand Theft Auto maker Take-Two was sentenced to three years of probation for his role ...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:08
Sprint Nextel Profit Is Down, but Subscriber Growth Is Up  
Sprint Nextel managed to beat Wall Street expectations despite a sharp drop in second quarter profits.
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:08
Video and Phone Subscriptions Bolster Cablevision’s Profit  
After reporting a strong second quarter, Cablevision trimmed its 2007 outlook for cable TV subscribers and revenue.
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:08
Ex-Brocade Chief Convicted in Backdating Case  
The case of a former Brocade Communications executive was the first stock options backdating case to go to trial.
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:08
Cisco Profit Up 25%; Routers and Switches in Demand  
The company said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit climbed to $1.9 billion, or 31 cents per share, from $1.5 billion, ...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:08
Lenovo Shares Soar on Word of Talks to Buy Packard Bell  
If successful, the deal would help Lenovo quickly capture market share in a region where it is ranked sixth and is ba...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:08
Apple Unveils Redesigned iMac  
The company unveiled a line of slimmer desktop computers on Tuesday, positioning it for the back-to-school and holida...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:08
$1.5 Billion Verdict Against Microsoft Is Set Aside  
A federal district court judge delivered a major setback to Alcatel-Lucent by setting aside a jury’s judgment again...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:08
U.S. Supports Patent Ruling in a Setback for Qualcomm  
The Bush administration on Monday let stand an earlier ruling that requires Qualcomm to pay licensing fees to its com...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:08
Music Publishers to Join YouTube Suit  
The National Music Publishers’ Association said it would join a copyright infringement lawsuit against Google’s v...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:08
Sun Microsystems Announces Faster Chip  
UltraSPARC T2, the new chip, is twice as fast as the previous generation and will be available this year.
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:08
World Business Briefing: Japan: Mobile Phone Company’s ...  
The Softbank Corporation, the Japanese mobile phone company, posted an eighteenfold increase in first-quarter profit ...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:08
Ethanol Is Feeding Hot Market for Farmland  
Skyrocketing farmland prices are stirring optimism, but for young and small-scale farmers, the news is grim.
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:07
The Energy Challenge: Cooking Up More Uses for the Leftov...  
Scientists, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are becoming increasingly interested in making more than fuel out o...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:07
In Case of Apocalypse Later, a Plan to Ensure America’s...  
New York’s municipal native-plant nursery is part of a global project to collect and store seeds from 10 percent of...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:07
Warming Threatens Farms in India, U.N. Official Says  
Climate change could ultimately affect food production and add to the woes of already desperate peasants in India, th...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:07
Beach Closings and Advisories  
The number of United States beaches declared unsafe for swimming reached a record last year, the Natural Resources De...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:07
Space Shuttle Set to Lift Off  
The space shuttle Endeavour and its seven-astronaut crew are scheduled to lift off on Wednesday night and head to the...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:07
In Dusty Archives, a Theory of Affluence  
Gregory Clark believes that the Industrial Revolution occurred because of a change in the nature of the human populat...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:07
Essay: What’s in a Name? Parsing the ‘God Particle,...  
The biggest name-dropper in science, Albert Einstein, mentioned God often enough that one could imagine he and the ...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:07
From Fresh Ideas and Better Steel, Safer Bridges  
Aging spans may be troubled, but more recent ones are longer and stronger thanks to new ideas and technologies.
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:07
Observatory: Ancient Flying Reptiles Probably Swooped, No...  
A new report suggests that pterosaurs probably were incapable of skimming behavior.
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:07
Q & A: Little Blue Lights  
Is it true that airport taxiways are lined with blue lights because blue light can be seen from the longest distance?
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:07
Judge Limits Navy Sonar, Citing a Threat to Wildlife  
A federal judge ordered the Navy to stop using medium-range sonar in training exercises, citing a prediction that mar...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:07
Observatory: A New Answer for Another Mystery in Saturn...  
The latest puzzle to be cleared up about Saturn’s rings involves the origin of one of the outermost ones, a thin, f...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:07
Observatory: Found at Yellowstone: Hot Spring Bacteria Th...  
Yellowstone is home to elk and bison, wolf and beaver, eagle and hawk — and a newly discovered light-harvesting bac...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:07
News Reports Are Criticized by Astronaut  
The commander of the space shuttle mission scheduled to be launched on Tuesday sent a letter saying that reports of a...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:07
Astronaut Profiles  
Profiles of the seven members of STS-118, which will bring structural elements up to the International Space Station ...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:07
A Sudden Storm Brings New York City to Its Knees  
A brief but fierce storm paralyzed the city’s transit system Wednesday, and some problems could last into today.
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:06
N.Y.C. Transit Failings Similar to Those in 2004  
As in a 2004 storm, officials blamed overwhelmed pumps and the city’s sewers for crippling the subway system.
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:06
That Wind That Left Part of Brooklyn Upside Down? It Was ...  
The storm included a Category 2 tornado in Brooklyn, the first tornado recorded in the borough since record-keeping b...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:06
Anger and Triumph, as Told From Front Line  
A survey of the nearly 1,000 readers comments that were posted throughout the day on City Room, a news blog at nytime...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:06
Survivor of Newark Shootings Picks Out a Suspect  
The lone survivor of a schoolyard shooting that left three college students dead on Saturday night has identified a s...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:06
Woman Was Strangled, Medical Examiner Says  
A 20-year-old woman whose body was found in a Greenwich Village apartment on Sunday was strangled and smothered with ...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:06
Terror Case Takes Winding Path in 2 Nations’ Courts  
The case in a plot to blow up fuel tanks at Kennedy International Airport is working its way through Federal District...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:06
Asians Make Broad Gains in New York Population  
Asians were the only major racial or ethnic group to record population gains in every county in the New York metropol...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:06
Businesses Near Blast Struggle to Return to Normal, or Ev...  
Three weeks after the steam blast outside Grand Central Terminal, many businesses remain closed and are losing money.
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:06
[TS] Our Towns: Two Crimes So Dark, Blurring the Images o...  
All murder is awful, but, in truth, not all murders are created equal.
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:06
A Morning of Misery Amid Sweltering Company  
Even lifelong New Yorkers were struck by the scale of the subway service failures after the storm.
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:06
Glue Maker for Big Dig Is Charged in ’06 Death  
The supplier of the epoxy that federal officials have blamed for the collapse of a Big Dig tunnel was indicted in the...
New York Times 2007-08-10 18:01:06
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