A toxin found in the venom of the Central American bark scorpion (Centruroides margaritatus) could…
Month: October 2010
Another winter of extremes in store for U.S. as La Niña strengthens
The Pacific Northwest should brace for a colder and wetter than average winter, while most…
Skin cancer linked to loss of protein that hooks skin cells together
In a new study, researchers have implicated the lack of a protein important in hooking…
Space telescopes reveal previously unknown brilliant X-ray explosion in Milky Way galaxy
Astronomers in Japan, using an X-ray detector on the International Space Station, and in the…
Rumor says $10 Hulu Plus fee will be chopped in half (Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson – The initial reaction to the $10-a-month Hulu Plus serviceâwhich lets you tap…
Build a Custom Browser with Mozilla Chromeless (PC World)
PC World – No matter how many choices there are in the Web browser arena,…
Comic Life is good for finding images… but not much else (Appolicious)
Appolicious – Comic Life is described by its developers as “The program to use for…
Verizon Gains Fewer Subscribers, But Profits Still Up
AT&T’s iPhone subscriptions seem to have taken a toll on Verizon Wireless in the third…
Forensic scientists use postmortem imaging-guided biopsy to determine natural causes of death
Researchers found that the combination of computed tomography, postmortem CT angiography and biopsy can serve…
Towards better explosives detectors
Over the past decade, a team of scientists in Maryland have been working to stop…