Science & Hi-Tech

To end Africa's cycle of drought and hunger, key is better farms

07-16-08By Anita Powell, Associated Press WriterAWASH MELKASA, Ethiopia — Hussein Ibrahim walked solemnly past tidy rows of bright green cabbages, vines bursting with tomatoes and

African 'wall of trees' gets underway

Published July 8, 2008 11:10 AM /ecosystems/article/37598/print Three years after it was first proposed, preparations for an African 'wall of trees' to slow down the ...

End of an era: Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft to focus on charity work

Computer tycoon Bill Gates will log-on at work for the last time today as he steps down from Microsoft Corp, which he founded more than ...

Firefox 3 finally released, fans download a record 9,000/minute

NEW YORK (AP) -- In just five hours, the new version of the Firefox Web browser had as many downloads as its predecessor got during its ...

Astronomers find 'super Earths' circling a star

WASHINGTON (AP) — European astronomers have found a trio of "super-Earths" closely circling a star that astronomers once figured had nothing orbiting it, demonstrating that ...

Will Powerset search engine speak your language?

The public will get its first chance Monday to test a search engine from start-up Powerset that eschews conventional keyword...The public will get its first ...

A fortuitous meeting and Minnesota doctors offer an Ethiopian woman a chance at a new life

by Lorna Benson, Minnesota Public RadioMay 11, 2008A 20-year-old Ethiopian woman is recovering at a St. Paul hospital after having a massive tumor removed from ...

Vista second OS to fall to hackers in security contest

At the PWN2OWN contest this year, hackers were given the chance to circumvent security defenses in the latest versions of Mac OS X, Windows Vista ...

Space Shuttle Completes 16-Day Mission, and Lands

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The space shuttle Endeavour returned safely to earth on Wednesday evening, completing a record-breaking 16-day mission to the International Space Station. ...

Israel's EcoOcean charts deep 'green' seas

By Karin Kloosterman Children participate with researchers in environmental awareness courses off the coast of Israel Scientists once thought that most of our planet's oxygen ...

Norwegian Multimedia Company's PCs to developing countries

(Fornebu, 21 February 2008) Every year, Telenor replaces more than 2000 computers in Norway alone. A new agreement with the Norwegian humanitarian organisation FAIR ensures ...

Astronomers discover distant solar system similar to our own

CHICAGO (AFP) — A host of amateur astronomers have helped researchers discover a distant solar system remarkably similar to our own, according to a study ...

New NASA photo shows human like figure on Mars

A posting on the NASA website has sparked excitement about life on Mars. An intriguing image appears to show a human statue like figure walking ...

Nokia Siemens awarded $1bn network deal in Saudi

Nokia Siemens Networks has been awarded a contract worth almost $1bn to design, implement, and manage for five years a 2G/3G mobile network in Saudi ...

Open Borders in Dangerous Times

With all our attention focused on the millions of illegal, undocumented Mexican immigrants pouring over our southern border each year, we have paid scant attention ...

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