Month: November 2008

Is A Stradivarius Violin Better Than Other Violins?

Some sell for more than $3.5 million. Only 700 of them exist, and they’re stored…

Scientists have discovered the key chemical that signals Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium that causes anthrax,…

Massive energy releases occur every day in the upper reaches of Earth’s atmosphere. Lightning may…

CNET – Verizon Wireless has fired the workers tied to the breach of records for…

CNET – Texas college freshman “Kiki”–she asked CBS News not to use her real name–hopes…

AFP – Google has “no concrete plan” to build a new European server farm in…

MarketWatch: Prices of polysilicon, already pressured by a coming supply glut, are tumbling fast as…

Wall Street Journal: Henry Waxman moved to consolidate his coup d’etat at the powerful House…

Time Magazine: With the possible exception of Barack Obama’s puppy-anticipating daughters, no one is more…

Palo Alto: Time is running out to prevent catastrophic consequences from global warming, a leading…