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Gel created to absorb solvent spills
2007-05-01 05:36:00 FUKUOKA, Japan, April 30: Japanese scientists have developed a gel that swells to 500 times its size for use in industrial solvent spills. More About: Vent , Pills , Create
At least 18 killed in attacks in Iraq
2007-05-01 05:35:00 BAGHDAD, April 30: At least 18 people were killed in attacks in Iraq when bombs exploded in Basra, Baghdad and Mosul, reports said Monday. More About: Kill , Attacks , Killed , Tacks
Israeli commission slaps Olmert for war
2007-05-01 05:35:00 JERUSALEM, April 30: Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert showed a severe lack of judgment when he sent Israel to war against Lebanon last year, it was reported Monday. More About: Miss , Commission , Sion , Mission , Comm
Response to gains or losses depends on age
2007-05-01 05:35:00 STANFORD, Calif., April 30: A U.S. study finds older adults have an asymmetric neural response to monetary gains and losses compared to the responses by adults aged 19-27 years. More About: Loss , Losses , Ends , Epen , Response
Musharraf, Karzai meet in Turkey
2007-05-01 05:34:00 ANKARA, Turkey , April 30: The presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan set aside their past differences at their meeting in Turkey Monday, pledging to work jointly against terrorism. More About: Musharraf , Meet , Karz , Mush
Lamprey enzyme similar to mammalian enzyme
2007-05-01 05:34:00 BALTIMORE, April 30: A U.S. study has determined an ancient enzyme that drives diversification of immune receptors in lampreys, resembles a similar enzyme in mammals. More About: Lamp , Mila , Prey
Computer pioneer Wolf succumbs to cancer
2007-05-01 05:33:00 WASHINGTON, April 30: Engineer Eric Wolf , who helped develop Arpanet, the Internet's predecessor, died earlier this month in Maryland of complications from cancer at 85. More About: Cancer , Computer , Pioneer
Microsoft prevails in AT&T patent suit
2007-05-01 05:33:00 WASHINGTON, April 30: The U.S. Supreme Court sided with Micro soft , saying it cannot be held liable for foreign installation of a component that may infringe on an AT&T patent. More About: Soft , Patent , Tent
Ex-'Idol' hopeful arrested in bar incident
2007-05-01 05:32:00 TAMPA, Fla., April 30: American Idol alum Jessica Sierra was arrested and charged for her part in a weekend barroom incident and with cocaine possession, Tampa, Fla., police said. More About: Arrested , Hopeful , Rest , Incident
Two Ole Fresco-brand cheeses recalled
2007-05-01 05:32:00 WASHINGTON, April 30: Officials are warning U.S. consumers to check their refrigerators for possibly contaminated Ole Fresco-brand Mexican crumbling cheeses. More About: Brand , Call , Calle , Recalled
Andy Warhol's popularity rising
2007-05-01 05:31:00 LONDON, April 30: Collectors are favoring artist Andy Warhol , whose sports stars series is for sale in London, placing him second behind Pablo Picasso in gross sales. More About: Sing , Popularity , Andy Warhol
Study looks at alcohol and breast cancer
2007-05-01 05:31:00 JACKSON, Miss., April 30: U.S. scientists, for the first time, have used a laboratory mouse model to study the development of human alcohol-induced breast cancer. More About: Cancer , Study , Alcohol , Breast Cancer , Breast
SKorea wants military talks over rail link
2007-05-01 05:30:00 SEOUL, April 30: South Korea proposed military talks with the North to facilitate test runs of a cross-border rail link that was cut at the start of the Korea War in 1951. More About: Military , Link , Over , Want , Ants
Study: Stem cells report olfactory nerves
2007-05-01 05:30:00 BALTIMORE, April 30: U.S. researchers identified a backup supply of stem cells that can repair the most severely damaged nerves responsible for human olfactory sense. More About: Study , Report , Stem Cells , Stem Cell , Repo
First full week of Spector trial under way
2007-05-01 05:29:00 LOS ANGELES, April 30: Prosecutors said they will tell a Los Angeles jury that an actress' death fits the pattern of Phil Spector pulling guns, while drunk, on women who spurned him. More About: Trial , Week , First , Full , Tria
Study: Cat food may not have enough lysine
2007-05-01 05:29:00 PALMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand, April 30: New Zealand scientists say commercial cat food might give domestic cats much less lysine -- an amino acid essential for good health -- than thought. More About: Food , Study , Enough , Have , Sine
Turtles: Loyal in feeding and breeding
2007-05-01 05:28:00 EXETER, England, April 30: British scientists have discovered sea turtles, after laying their eggs, travel hundreds of miles to return to traditional foraging sites. More About: Turtles , Feed , Reed , Breeding , Feeding
Feds rejected foreign help for Katrina
2007-05-01 05:28:00 WASHINGTON, April 30: In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina , federal agencies rejected millions of dollars in aid offered by foreign governments, a watchdog group says. More About: Trina , Foreign , Rejected , Fore
Palestinians: BBC reporter is alive
2007-05-01 05:27:00 GAZA, April 30: Members of the European Parliament have been assured by Pale stinian leaders that missing BBC correspondent Alan Johnston remains alive. More About: Repo , Palestinians , Reporter , Porter
New Orleans' medical community lacking
2007-05-01 05:27:00 NEW ORLEANS, April 30: The dangerously low number of practicing doctors in New Orleans has the Louisiana city struggling as it attempts to recuperate from Hurricane Katrina. More About: Medical , Community , King , Unity
Animal model of infantile spasms created
2007-05-01 05:27:00 TORONTO, April 30: Canadian scientists created an animal model of infantile spasms, advancing the search for new treatments for children suffering epileptic seizures. More About: Animal , Model , Asms , Anti , Infant
Prince Harry to be deployed to Iraq
2007-05-01 05:26:00 LONDON, April 30: Prince Harry will go to Iraq with his regiment, the head of the British Army said.
PepsiCo going all renewable energy
2007-05-01 05:26:00 PURCHASE, N.Y., April 30: PepsiCo announced the largest purchase of renewable energy certificates ever Monday, matching electricity used by all U.S. company facilities. More About: Energy , Renewable Energy , Renewable , Going , Rene
Series of warning strikes begun in Germany
2007-05-01 05:25:00 BERLIN, April 30: Thousands of workers walked off the job briefly Monday in a series of strikes aimed at pressuring German companies to raise wages. More About: Germany , Series , Warning , Erma , Strike
MicroRNA found in unicellular organism
2007-05-01 05:25:00 BEIJING, April 30: A Chinese-led international team of scientists has, for the first time, identified microRNAs in a unicellular organism. More About: Cellular , Lula , Micro , Nice , Organ
Spector trial delayed until Wednesday
2007-05-01 05:24:00 LOS ANGELES, April 30: The trial of Phil Spector in the shooting death of an actress in his Los Angeles area home was delayed because a defense attorney needed medical attention. More About: Trial , Tria , Wednesday , Rial
Feminine names not conducive to science
2007-05-01 05:24:00 LONDON, April 30: A Florida professor's research has found that when parents bestow very feminine names upon their daughters, they may be ending the girls' scientific careers. More About: Science , Ames , Feminine , Names
Chinese compound fights kidney cysts
2007-05-01 05:23:00 NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 30: A U.S. scientist, using a compound from a centuries-old Chinese traditional medicine, has prevented formation of kidney-destroying cysts in a mouse model. More About: Fights , Pound , Kidney
Baker criticized for birdless Robin Tarts
2007-05-01 05:23:00 WINCHESTER, England, April 30: A baker in the British county of Dorset has been ordered to change the names of her Robin Tart s since the delicacies don't contain their feathery namesakes. More About: Bird , Less
National trivia is for the dogs in Britain
More articles from this author:2007-05-01 05:22:00 LONDON, April 30: A recent British poll has found that many citizens are clueless to their nation's history, with nearly 40 percent naming a bulldog as a national symbol. More About: Dogs , National , Britain , Trivia , The D 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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