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Britain eyes badger disease vaccinations
British badgers could be vaccinated against tuberculosis that can spread to cattle — instead of being culled as planned — a parliamentary committee suggests. The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
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Corals use chemicals as 911 calls to fish
Corals attacked by toxic seaweed send out chemical calls for help to fish “bodyguards” that respond to trim back the poisonous seaweed, U.S. researchers say. Scientists at the Georgia Institute of...
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Microsoft holds Windows Phone 8 hopes
The Nokia Lumia 920 smartphone entered the U.S. market Friday, giving Microsoft another chance to garner some elusive smartphone market share, analysts say. The Nokia device is the first phone to be...
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Ancient flying reptile needed a runway
The giant pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus may have sported a 34-foot wingspan, but it needed to taxi down a slope to take off, U.S. researchers say. With that huge wingspan and a weight of 155 pounds the...
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China to launch manned spacecraft
China is set to launch a manned spacecraft in June 2013, a space program official said Saturday. The spacecraft, Shenzhou-10, will likely have a crew of two male astronauts and one female astronaut,...
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U.N. observes World Science Day
The United Nations, observing international World Science Day for Peace and Development Saturday, called for a greater global focus on scientific development. The day’s theme this year is ‘Science for...
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SciTechTalk: NASA says ‘hold on a minute!’
When a NASA official said last week data from an instrument on the Mars Curiosity rover suggested something “for the history books,” many people thought an announcement was imminent of the possible...
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Medical sensor is temporary skin tattoo
A medical sensor attached to the skin like a temporary tattoo could help doctors detect metabolic problems, University of California, San Diego researchers say. The sensor that comes in a thin,...
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Heavy texting linked to lesser ethics, greater prejudice, study finds
Young people who send more than 100 texts a day are more likely than others to be shallow and uninterested in living an ethical life, Canadian researchers said. Psychologists in Winnipeg, Manitoba,...
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Fossil from northwestern China is new species of meat-eating dinosaur
A fossil uncovered in northwestern China has been identified as a new species of small bipedal theropod dinosaur, probably carnivorous, researchers said. George Washington University biologist James...
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Japan to be completely without nuclear power
Japan will be fully without nuclear power on Sunday as Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Oi No. 4 reactor is shut down for regular safety inspections, officials said. This will be the first time Japan is...
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