Science
50 years on, Sputnik achievement remains undimmed
Wavery and high-pitched, the beep-beep signal picked up on Earth signalled the dawn of a new era. Read more…
FDA Officials: Cold Meds Not for Kids
(AP) -- Very young children simply should not take some commonly used cold and cough medicines, federal health officials say in recommending that the "consult your physician" advice to parents on the labels be dropped. Read more…
Bush Seeks New Image on Global Warming
(AP) -- President Bush's call on Friday for a new fund to reduce global warming fell flat with Europeans and environmentalists who say U.N.-mandated cuts in greenhouse gases are what's needed. Read more…
Wave of surfers drawn to fictitious English beach
Thousands of online visitors have been drawn to an English beach by pictures of turquoise seas, golden sands and palm trees, but risk disappointment as it is only a virtual surfers' paradise. Read more…
Disney Ends Cell Phone Service for Kids
(AP) -- The Walt Disney Co. will pull the plug on its branded cell phone service by the end of the year, the company said Thursday. Read more…
Exotic Parrots Return to Cook Islands
(AP) -- Two centuries after a dazzlingly feathered parrot called the Rimitara lorikeet disappeared from the Cook Islands, a breeding colony of the birds has been re-established with the help of the islands' royalty. Read more…
Wasp genetics study suggests altruism evolved from maternal behavior
Researchers at the University of Illinois have used an innovative approach to reveal the molecular basis of altruistic behavior in wasps. The research team focused on the expression of behavior-related genes in Polistes metricus paper wasps, a species for which little genetic data was available when the study was begun. Their findings appear today online in Science Express. Read more…
India to develop own technology for space travel
India will develop its own technology to launch an astronaut into space rather than rely on outside support, the head of the country's space agency said Thursday. Read more…
Britain to switch off energy-guzzling light bulbs
Britain unveiled plans on Thursday to phase out energy-wasting traditional light bulbs by 2012 to cut the equivalent of a coal-fired power station's carbon dioxide emissions. Read more…
Opportunity Reaches First Target Inside Crater
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reached its science team's first destination for the rover inside Victoria Crater, information received from Mars late Tuesday confirms. Read more…
