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N.Y. city councillor's tirade a YouTube hitAn obscenity-laced video of a New York City councillor kicking a satirical Norwegian interviewer out of his office has drawn a bigger audience than he's ever had at City Hall. more... Nearly 300 degrees below zero on Saturn's moonTalk about cold, miserable weather! When dawn comes on Titan it's nearly 300 degrees below zero with a steady drizzle. more... NASA studies problem with shuttle wingsNASA is studying a possible problem with the thermal shielding on Discovery's wings that could force a delay in this month's launch. more... New scanner may replace metal detectors in U.S.The federal government will begin testing a body-scanning machine that could eventually be used instead of the metal detectors passengers walk through at airports. more... Right whales remain rare and elusiveScientists searching for what is likely the world's most endangered whale came up empty-handed this summer during a one-month tour of an area in the Bering Sea where Pacific right whales like to feed. more... Rocket carrying U.S. satellite launchedA rocket carrying a satellite used for communication by the United States Air Force lifted off Wednesday night. more... Most spouse killers had no previous record: studyA Statistics Canada study says about three-quarters of people accused of spousal homicide or attempted homicide had no police record of previous abuse. more... New heated blade could revolutionize hockeyA Canadian inventor hopes to revolutionize hockey with a new high-tech blade that could help skaters go faster with less effort. more... World isn't just getting hotter, stickier tooThe world isn't just getting hotter from man-made global warming, it's getting stickier. It really is the humidity. more... Researchers map the InternetIt took two months and nearly 3 billion electronic probes for researchers to create a map of the Internet. Now comes the task of making sense of their data -- and figuring out what they missed. more... Is that the phone vibrating? Or your imagination?If your hipbone is connected to your BlackBerry or your thighbone is connected to your cell phone, those vibrations you're feeling in the car, in your pajamas, in the shower, may be coming from your headbone. more... Ultrahigh-speed Internet2 just got 10 times fasterThe ultrahigh-speed Internet2 network just got 10 times faster, partly in anticipation of rising demand for capacity after the world's largest particle collider opens near Geneva next year. more... German wins Nobel chemistry prizeGerhard Ertl of Germany won the 2007 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for studies of chemical reactions on solid surfaces, which are key to understanding questions like how pollution eats away at the ozone layer. more... Everybody out of the pool!Does lightning strike indoor pools? Has anyone ever been hurt or killed? More... BitTorrent moves from piracy to legitimacyCompany unveils new service -- and its first customer: Brightcove, which distributes video for companies such as CBS, Fox and MTV More... Thomson's challenge: Make data smarterIntense technological race expected to unfold between Thomson and rivals such as Bloomberg More... NovAtel backs Hexagon offerCalgary-based maker of global positioning technology calls $390-million deal a great fit More... Will CRTC ignore decline of local TV news?Networks argue local newscasts are increasingly expensive and are losing money in some markets More... SAP shares fall after it makes $6.79-billion offer for Business ObjectsThere are fears the bid will hurt earnings, but CEO says company is on track to double its market by 2010 More... Google tops $600 a shareThe search engine firm's shares hit a new peak for the sixth time in 12 months; market cap of $187-billion is now bigger than Wal-Mart, IBM More... Greenhouse gases already beyond 'worst-case': scientistLeading Australian expert on climate change sounds alarm, saying emissions in atmosphere beat predictions by decade More... |
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