A laptop is now finding its place alongside a notebook and pen in schoolbags in Uruguay, the first and only country to offer ...
Coal super-powers China, India and the United States are set to dominate world climate talks next month, but even in the heartland of ...
Airlines weigh costs, revenue in deciding which planes to use on any route Airlines have been cutting passenger-carrying capacity by reducing the number of flights and using smaller planes instead of bigger ones on some routes. The carriers hope that by reducing ...
The blight settled over the fields of Ireland like a silent apocalypse, consigning millions to famine and inflicting social and political changes that are visible today. With insidious effect, Phytophthora infestans would take a healthy field of potatoes and within a few ...
Mass. construction workers find ancient skeleton with gun under woman's shed; 'Wow,' she says Construction workers installing support for a new deck at a home outside Boston dug up the concrete floor of a shed and found a skeleton buried there with ...
Apple iPhone owners wondering if there is a case of swine flu nearby can now find out instantly with a new program that tracks outbreaks of infectious diseases. "Outbreaks Near Me" is an application for the popular smartphone developed by researchers at ...
App lets individuals track, report local outbreak information Want to locate the latest outbreak of swine flu, also known as H1N1? Check your iPhone. A new application for the smart phone, created by researchers at Children's Hospital Boston in collaboration with the ...
