NASA’s Cassini spacecraft is scheduled to fly within 16 miles of Saturn’s moon Enceladus on…
Month: October 2008
New Prenatal Test For Down Syndrome Less Risky Than Amniocentesis, Scientists Say
Pregnant women worried about their babies’ genetic health face a tough decision: get prenatal gene…
Chrome’s Tiny Market Share Dwindles as Experimenters Head Home
Google’s new Web browser, Chrome, is key to the company’s push to connect its myriad…
Students win a contest to design an experiment for a UK satellite
A team of students from Shrewsbury school has won a contest to design an experiment…
Gmail ‘Mail Goggles’ stymie drunk e-mailing
Here’s the scenario: It’s Friday night, and what began as an innocent happy-hour margarita morphed…
Gmail ‘Mail Goggles’ stymie drunk e-mailing
Here’s the scenario: It’s Friday night, and what began as an innocent happy-hour margarita morphed…
Scientists Win Physics Nobel for Particle Theory Advances
An American physicist from Chicago is celebrating a Nobel Prize win for an advanced physics…
AMD Divides Operations to Conquer Intel
Advanced Micro Devices is splitting into two companies with the help of a massive cash…
Girls Have Harder Time Than Boys Adjusting In Language-learning Environment, Study Finds
Girls who don’t share a common language may have more difficulty adjusting socially than boys,…
Gene That May Contribute To Improved Rice Yield Identified
Biologists have identified a gene in rice that controls the size and weight of rice…