Month: December 2008

First U.S. Technology Officer Will Have Hands Full

President-elect Barack Obama’s pledge to name the nation’s first chief technology officer has triggered a…

If you’re one of the lucky ones who received a shiny new PC under the…

British retailer Tesco entered the U.S. market only last year but already it has managed…

They cloned a sheep once, and that sheep had everything similar to its clone source,…

Prof Martin Taylor, vice president of the Royal Society, heads the list of scientists recognised…

One extra hour of sleep per night appears to decrease the risk of coronary artery…

Can an algebraic equation hold the secret to eradicating malaria or schistosomiasis? A mathematics professor…

Women more than doubled their fruit and vegetable intakes and dramatically increased their consumption of…

What determines the pattern of root growth has until now been a mystery, but a…

Moderate drinkers often have lower risks of Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive loss, according to…