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World

Three Researchers Win Nobel Prize For Bioluminescent Cells

Three Researchers Win Nobel Prize For Bioluminescent Cells

The Nobel Prize for chemistry is shared this year by three US-based scientists, one of them...
» read full story October 10th, 2008 - 08:47

Samba for Obama echoes fundraising rhythm

San Francisco - The wine was flowing, the band was blaring, and on the dance floor a Brazilian lady...
» read full story October 09th, 2008 - 08:19
The Bigfoot Hunters Lost Their Credit?

The Bigfoot Hunters Lost Their Credit?

They who called themselves "Bigfoot hunters" claimed they had found the dead body of the...
» read full story August 16th, 2008 - 17:35

Authorities Investigate the Latest Attacks on California Researchers

The police and federal authorities are investigating two bombings that targeted two scientists at...
» read full story August 04th, 2008 - 14:16
Girls Are Just As Good As Boys At Math, Study Says

Girls Are Just As Good As Boys At Math, Study Says

Is there a real difference between the intellectual abilities of girls and boys at Math? For many...
» read full story July 26th, 2008 - 08:10
Michael Savage Continues Autism Discussion, Maintaining His Point of View

Michael Savage Continues Autism Discussion, Maintaining His Point of View

When you have the opportunity to inform people on certain subjects, the worst thing to do is to...
» read full story July 22nd, 2008 - 11:57
F.B.I. Arrests Hundreds in Child Prostitution Raids

F.B.I. Arrests Hundreds in Child Prostitution Raids

The F.B.I. led a five day operation meant to discover child prostitution networks and managed to...
» read full story June 26th, 2008 - 11:15

California: UC’s Sports Training Center on Hold

It appears that the UC-Berkeley's student athlete high performance center will be built, after...
» read full story June 19th, 2008 - 13:44
MySpace Suicide Case in Federal Court

MySpace Suicide Case in Federal Court

A Missouri woman indicted in a MySpace hoax which led to a 13-year-old girl's suicide is scheduled...
» read full story June 16th, 2008 - 17:50
American Wine Pioneer Died At Age 94

American Wine Pioneer Died At Age 94

The man responsable for popularizing the concept of quality American wine died Friday at the age of...
» read full story May 17th, 2008 - 13:12
Coyote Dragged 2-Year-Old Girl From Yard

Coyote Dragged 2-Year-Old Girl From Yard

A coyote grabbed a 2-year-old girl by the head and dragged her from the yard of her home in...
» read full story May 08th, 2008 - 23:25
Hispanics are US’ Largest, Fastest-Growing Minority

Hispanics are US’ Largest, Fastest-Growing Minority

According to a survey carried out by Census Bureau, the nation's largest and fastest-growing...
» read full story May 01st, 2008 - 12:16
No Sign of the Killer Shark in San Diego Area

No Sign of the Killer Shark in San Diego Area

The search for the presumed white shark that killed a swimmer who was training in the ocean for the...
» read full story April 27th, 2008 - 11:09
Swimmer Killed by Shark in Ocean off California

Swimmer Killed by Shark in Ocean off California

A swimmer who was training in the ocean off San Diego County was killed by a shark on Friday.The...
» read full story April 25th, 2008 - 22:17
Minor Quakes Jog Reno, Nevada Causing No Injuries

Minor Quakes Jog Reno, Nevada Causing No Injuries

A series of minor earthquakes hit Reno city, Nevada in northern California on Thursday afternoon...
» read full story April 25th, 2008 - 13:41

Students Protest against Education Cuts

Around 2,000 upset students demonstrated around the State Capitol Monday morning in Sacramento,...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 12:57
Two Expensive Cholesterol Drugs May Be Ineffective

Two Expensive Cholesterol Drugs May Be Ineffective

U.S. spent $1.5 billion in 2006 on Vytorin, a cholesterol drug that actually does not work better...
» read full story March 31st, 2008 - 15:03
UC Hired New President Mark Yudof for $828,000 a Year

UC Hired New President Mark Yudof for $828,000 a Year

University of Texas chancellor, Mark G. Yudof, was appointed as University of California’s new...
» read full story March 28th, 2008 - 12:49
Deputy’s Car Hits Group of Cyclists, 2 Dead, 1 Seriously Injured

Deputy’s Car Hits Group of Cyclists, 2 Dead, 1 Seriously Injured

A deputy sheriff on patrol in Cupertino, California, Sunday crossed the double-yellow line on...
» read full story March 10th, 2008 - 11:10
Virginia Tech Student Dead, 1 Hospitalized in Campus Crash

Virginia Tech Student Dead, 1 Hospitalized in Campus Crash

A Virginia Tech student was killed and another severely injured Saturday night when a motorist...
» read full story February 25th, 2008 - 12:50
Berkeley V. The Marines: Out With The ‘Unwelcome Intruders’

Berkeley V. The Marines: Out With The ‘Unwelcome Intruders’

What is the latest one-on-one combat on the U.S. agenda this week? Berkeley v. the Marines of...
» read full story February 10th, 2008 - 09:17

Photos of Californian Teen Swimmers Found on Gay Porn Sites

Numerous photos of teen water polo players from several South Californian high schools were posted...
» read full story January 21st, 2008 - 20:41
Sarkozy and Bush Wish Harmonious Political Relations

Sarkozy and Bush Wish Harmonious Political Relations

President Nicolas Sarkozy left France on Monday for a short visit in United States, which will...
» read full story November 06th, 2007 - 21:44
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Movies

W Draws Liberal Stalwarts with Complex Bush Portrait

Los Angeles - As if there wasn't enough drama in the run-up to the US elections, political junkies...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 10:06
‘The Great Debaters’ Premiers On Christmas Day

‘The Great Debaters’ Premiers On Christmas Day

Denzel Washington’s latest movie, opening December 25, promises to make an excellent debut on...
» read full story December 24th, 2007 - 14:56
Denzel Donates $1 million for the Wiley College Debate Team

Denzel Donates $1 million for the Wiley College Debate Team

In his latest movie “The Great Debaters”, Denzel Washington portrays a Lincoln University...
» read full story December 19th, 2007 - 16:38
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U.S.

Gay Community Marches against California’s Proposition 8

Gay Community Marches against California’s Proposition 8

Flourishing signs and banners, some 1,000 people marched on Saturday from the Government Center...
» read full story November 16th, 2008 - 23:07
Violent Fire Destroys Homes in California

Violent Fire Destroys Homes in California

A wind-driven brush fire destroyed dozens of homes in the hills above Santa Barbara,...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 15:00

Australians Roast Obama Victory

Sydney - There's an Obama blend at Campos Coffee in the hip Sydney suburb of Newtown, and on...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 09:13

Obama victory helps turn page on US racial history

San Francisco - An 11-year-old white girl came home from school in rural California a few days...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 07:53

Generational war in Florida over Obama and McCain

Miami - As if it were a generational war, Florida's Cuban- Americans are divided by age over...
» read full story October 26th, 2008 - 06:46
EWG Says Bottled Water Filled With Cancer-Linked Contaminants

EWG Says Bottled Water Filled With Cancer-Linked Contaminants

When we buy bottled water, we genuinely believe that it is safe to drink, but things are not like...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 11:39
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People

Michael Crichton, Author of Jurassic Park, Dies of Cancer at 66

Michael Crichton, Author of Jurassic Park, Dies of Cancer at 66

Michael Crichton, aged 66, died in Los Angeles on Tuesday. According to the release issued by his...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 19:52
Former First Lady Hospitalized After Suffering Fall Fractures

Former First Lady Hospitalized After Suffering Fall Fractures

Following a fall at her home last week, former first lady Nancy Reagan was admitted to a local...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 14:16
Travis Barker and DJ AM Severely Injured, While Other Four Dead In Plane Crash

Travis Barker and DJ AM Severely Injured, While Other Four Dead In Plane Crash

Former Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity DJ Adam Michael Goldstein, also known as DJ...
» read full story September 21st, 2008 - 16:00
Beverly Hills 90210 Returns with Shannen Doherty and New Adventures

Beverly Hills 90210 Returns with Shannen Doherty and New Adventures

Famous TV show “Beverly Hills, 90210” is coming back to its older fans. And the surprise is that...
» read full story July 21st, 2008 - 17:11
Dr. Adams Abruptly Interrupts "Larry King Live"

Dr. Adams Abruptly Interrupts "Larry King Live"

The Beverly Hills plastic surgeon that operated on rapper Kanye West’s mother one day before...
» read full story November 21st, 2007 - 11:26
Grieving Kanye West Cancels Gig for Victoria's Secret

Grieving Kanye West Cancels Gig for Victoria's Secret

Rapper Kanye West, who is in mourning after the sudden death of his mother Donda West, has...
» read full story November 15th, 2007 - 16:23
Donda West's Doctor Had A Troubled Medical Past

Donda West's Doctor Had A Troubled Medical Past

Plastic surgeon Jan Adams, who operated on musician Kanye West’s mother one day before she...
» read full story November 14th, 2007 - 14:57
News Legend, Hal Fishman Left An Irreplaceable Anchor Position

News Legend, Hal Fishman Left An Irreplaceable Anchor Position

The 75 year news legend, Hal Fishman passed away on Tuesday, 3 a.m., in less than a week after...
» read full story August 08th, 2007 - 14:10
Journalist David Halbertsam Died in Car Crash at 73

Journalist David Halbertsam Died in Car Crash at 73

American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, who gained widespread fame through his early...
» read full story April 24th, 2007 - 12:42
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Technology

Online Time Helps Teens Develop Social and Technical Skills

Online Time Helps Teens Develop Social and Technical Skills

While adults don’t seem to appreciate the time teens spend online, a recent study by the MacArthur...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 15:49
CNN’s Hologram Technology under the Spotlight

CNN’s Hologram Technology under the Spotlight

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» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 15:36
Lead Companies Take A Stand Against Censorship & Privacy Violation

Lead Companies Take A Stand Against Censorship & Privacy Violation

Lead tech and communications companies, human rights organizations, investors and academics united...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 13:06
The Elderly Should Be Encouraged to Surf the Web

The Elderly Should Be Encouraged to Surf the Web

A study which is due to appear in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry shows that surfing...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 22:00

The Value of 243,112,609 - 1 in Cash

Mathematics is regarded as a pure science, working with pure concepts, concepts that outside...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 08:22
Copyright LawsuitI Against Veoh  Dismissed

Copyright LawsuitI Against Veoh Dismissed

A lawsuit, similar to the ones filed by copyright holders against YouTube, MySpace, and others,...
» read full story August 28th, 2008 - 22:29
Medpedia, The Online  Collaborative Project On Health

Medpedia, The Online Collaborative Project On Health

Almost everyone who uses the Internet surely knows about Wikipedia, the largest online...
» read full story July 23rd, 2008 - 15:29
HP Discovers Fourth Passive Circuit Element: the Memristor

HP Discovers Fourth Passive Circuit Element: the Memristor

HP has made a breakthrough discovery which added a fourth passive component type after resistors,...
» read full story April 30th, 2008 - 23:08
Microsoft, Intel Team Up For Parallel Computing Research Support

Microsoft, Intel Team Up For Parallel Computing Research Support

Microsoft and Intel teamed up to create two Universal Parallel Computing Research Centers (UPCRC)...
» read full story March 20th, 2008 - 13:36
Microsoft to Open Research Center near MIT

Microsoft to Open Research Center near MIT

Microsoft Corporation announced the opening of a sixth research lab in Cambridge, Mass. The new...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 19:36
Bionic Contact Lens – Everything Is Possible

Bionic Contact Lens – Everything Is Possible

Engineers at the University of Washington transformed a fairy-tale concept into real thing when...
» read full story January 19th, 2008 - 16:28
After Gates, Chief of Microsoft’s Office Business to Retire

After Gates, Chief of Microsoft’s Office Business to Retire

The latest shake-up inside Microsoft involve Jeff Raikes, the head of the company’s $16 billion...
» read full story January 11th, 2008 - 11:42
A New Discovery May Change The Future Of Tech

A New Discovery May Change The Future Of Tech

The IBM researchers published in the Thursday edition of the journal Optics Express a significant...
» read full story December 07th, 2007 - 14:12
They Wanted to Illegally Change Grades and Face 20 Years in Prison

They Wanted to Illegally Change Grades and Face 20 Years in Prison

Two men from California have wanted to illegally change their grades, but now they face up to 20...
» read full story November 04th, 2007 - 17:09
Google and IBM Team Up  For Cloud Computing For Universities

Google and IBM Team Up For Cloud Computing For Universities

Following a December 2006 meeting at Google’s Mountain View headquarters, Eric Schmidt and IBM’s...
» read full story October 09th, 2007 - 13:11
Sony to Present Cell Computing Board at SIGGRAPH 2007

Sony to Present Cell Computing Board at SIGGRAPH 2007

The raw power of the Cell CPU, developed by IBM, Sony and Toshiba for PS3, will apparently debut...
» read full story August 03rd, 2007 - 17:24
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Health

Girl, 14, Miraculously Survives Nearly 4 Months without Heart

Girl, 14, Miraculously Survives Nearly 4 Months without Heart

As incredible as it may sound, an American teenage girl has survived for nearly four months...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 14:00
Ginkgo Biloba Does Not Prevent Alzheimer’s, Study Shows

Ginkgo Biloba Does Not Prevent Alzheimer’s, Study Shows

Millions of people take the herbal supplement, hoping that it will cut their risk of developing...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 15:40
Assisted Reproductive Technology May Raise Risk For Birth Defects

Assisted Reproductive Technology May Raise Risk For Birth Defects

Babies conceived with assisted reproductive technology (ART) may be two to four times more likely...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 14:01
California Economy Loses $28 Billion Annually because of Air Pollution

California Economy Loses $28 Billion Annually because of Air Pollution

California's economy loses about $28 billion annually in health-related counts because of the...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 16:00

Avapro Blood Pressure Drug Ineffective To Heart-Failure Patients

In a clinical trial, the blood pressure medicine Avapro didn’t perform better than other medicines...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 22:54
Rain and Autism Linked: Counties with More Rainfall Have Higher Autism Rates

Rain and Autism Linked: Counties with More Rainfall Have Higher Autism Rates

The results of a new study confirm the findings of a controversial 2006 paper entitled “Does...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 13:40
Heavy Rainfall Might Explain High Rates Of Autism In Some Areas

Heavy Rainfall Might Explain High Rates Of Autism In Some Areas

Children living in regions with higher levels of annual rainfall may be more predisposed to...
» read full story November 04th, 2008 - 13:31
Grapes Could Benefit the Heart

Grapes Could Benefit the Heart

Grapes and other foods made from grapes, including red wine, have long been thought beneficial to...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 15:00
Early HIV Treatment Shows 70% Improvement in Survival

Early HIV Treatment Shows 70% Improvement in Survival

HIV patients who began treatment earlier than is currently recommended lived longer compared to...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 15:59
STD E-Cards – Watch Out Who You’re Having Sex With!

STD E-Cards – Watch Out Who You’re Having Sex With!

E-cards are usually used to spread the joy, so to speak, but a project called inSPOT...
» read full story October 21st, 2008 - 15:01
Alcohol Intake May Speed Up the Process of Brain Shrinkage

Alcohol Intake May Speed Up the Process of Brain Shrinkage

A new study published in the Archives of Neurology finds drinking alcohol is associated with lower...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 14:30

Heart Patients Don’t Get the Recommended Tests before Angioplasty

Less than half of all Americans who undergo non-emergency artery-opening procedures for heart...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 14:11
Vitamin B Supplements Show No Benefit in Alzheimer’s Study

Vitamin B Supplements Show No Benefit in Alzheimer’s Study

A new study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, found no difference in the...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 14:00
Excess Drinking Linked To Brain Shrinkage

Excess Drinking Linked To Brain Shrinkage

It appears that heavy drinkers have smaller brains than non-drinkers, a new study published in the...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 15:30
Smoking Results in Lower Quality of Life As Well

Smoking Results in Lower Quality of Life As Well

Smoking not only shortens life but it also lowers quality of life, according to a Finnish study...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 14:31
E. Coli Contaminated Lettuce Came From California

E. Coli Contaminated Lettuce Came From California

Authorities claim that lettuce suspected in recent E. coli outbreak that sickened 36 people in...
» read full story October 12th, 2008 - 22:00
Stomach Virus Infects More Students at USC

Stomach Virus Infects More Students at USC

The number of University of Southern California students sickened by a contagious...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 15:10
Safer Prenatal Test To Detect Down Syndrome

Safer Prenatal Test To Detect Down Syndrome

Researchers found a safer method to diagnose Down’s syndrome and several other genetic disorders, a...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 14:47
About 130 Students Sickened By Serious Stomach Virus At USC

About 130 Students Sickened By Serious Stomach Virus At USC

The number of students experiencing vomiting, stomach cramps and diarrhea at University of...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 15:35

Stomach Virus Hits USC: At Least 75 Students Fall Ill

At least 78 students at the University of Southern California have been treated for a contagious...
» read full story October 05th, 2008 - 18:05
The Most Amazing Study Ever Announced by NIH

The Most Amazing Study Ever Announced by NIH

U.S. health officials announced on Friday that the largest study of U.S. children ever performed...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 22:37
Obesity And The Brain - “Switch” In Brain Triggers the “Vicious Cycle” of Overeating

Obesity And The Brain - “Switch” In Brain Triggers the “Vicious Cycle” of Overeating

Overeating triggers a metabolic response in the hypothalamus region of the brain which prompts...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 14:30
Distinguished Biochemist Robert Tjian Elected as President of Howard Hughes Institute

Distinguished Biochemist Robert Tjian Elected as President of Howard Hughes Institute

Robert Tjian, a distinguished UC Berkley biochemist and gene researcher, has been named president...
» read full story October 01st, 2008 - 14:00
Study: Heart Patients Are More Exposed To Depression

Study: Heart Patients Are More Exposed To Depression

The American Heart Association released on Monday a series of guidelines concerning heart patients...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 03:39
Clot-Busting Stroke Drug To Help Patients

Clot-Busting Stroke Drug To Help Patients

If you are a stroke sufferer you can take advantage of a clot-busting drug even if you take it...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 14:17
Many Failed Clinical Trials Remain Unpublished

Many Failed Clinical Trials Remain Unpublished

More than half of the clinical data supporting the medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug...
» read full story September 24th, 2008 - 15:08
Too Much Salt Contributes to Resistant Hypertension

Too Much Salt Contributes to Resistant Hypertension

Researchers at the University of Alabama have recently informed that too much salt contributes to...
» read full story September 21st, 2008 - 15:57
Salt Intake Leads To Lower Blood Pressure

Salt Intake Leads To Lower Blood Pressure

According to a report released by the University of Alabama, a high amount of salt can play a role...
» read full story September 21st, 2008 - 12:23

Gastric Bypass Surgery: Not so Good for Everyone

Diabetics who undergo gastric bypass surgery could be at disadvantage compared to other patients,...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 17:00
The Efficacy Of Gastric Bypass Surgery In Diabetics Questioned

The Efficacy Of Gastric Bypass Surgery In Diabetics Questioned

Contrary to other studies, a new study found that people with diabetes did not lose as much weight...
» read full story September 16th, 2008 - 14:00
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Science

Astronomers Take First Photos Of Planets Outside Solar System

Astronomers Take First Photos Of Planets Outside Solar System

The first photos of planets outside our Solar System have been taken by two teams of astronomers...
» read full story November 16th, 2008 - 17:23
NASA's Hubble Telescope Brings New Exciting Results

NASA's Hubble Telescope Brings New Exciting Results

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope managed to capture images of a planet that orbits a star. Pictures of...
» read full story November 16th, 2008 - 15:45

Phoenix Mars Lander Declared Officially Dead; Mission Found Ice on Mars

Washington - After months of dust storms and severe cold, NASA's Phoenix Mars lander was declared...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 09:38
Heavy Rainfall Might Explain High Rates Of Autism

Heavy Rainfall Might Explain High Rates Of Autism

Children living in regions with higher levels of annual rainfall may be more predisposed to...
» read full story November 05th, 2008 - 11:38
Khirbat en-Nahas Copper Mines Offer Evidence of Historical King Solomon

Khirbat en-Nahas Copper Mines Offer Evidence of Historical King Solomon

An entire branch of Archaeology, that of religious archaeology, is dedicated to the confirmation...
» read full story October 28th, 2008 - 15:31
Archaeologists May Have Stumbled Upon King Solomon’s Legendary Mines

Archaeologists May Have Stumbled Upon King Solomon’s Legendary Mines

For decades, archaeologists and biblical interpreters have been on a constant quest to find the...
» read full story October 28th, 2008 - 13:19
Scientists Obtain X-ray pictures Out Of Peeling Scotch Tape

Scientists Obtain X-ray pictures Out Of Peeling Scotch Tape

Sticky tapes are always useful to have, but did you know they do more than just … stick?...
» read full story October 24th, 2008 - 14:03
Internet genome scans are both popular and controversial in US

Internet genome scans are both popular and controversial in US

Washington - Some people who want their genome scanned are only worried about what their hair will...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 07:44
Old Experiment Concerning Life Origins Rekindled

Old Experiment Concerning Life Origins Rekindled

Recently, two hundred vials of chemicals that were used in a 1950s experiment concerning the...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 18:57
Web Searches Improve Brain Activity

Web Searches Improve Brain Activity

A team of researchers at the University of California Los Angeles have recently revealed...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 16:51
EWG: Bottled Water Filled With Cancer-Linked Contaminants

EWG: Bottled Water Filled With Cancer-Linked Contaminants

When we buy bottled water, we genuinely believe that it is safe to drink, but things are not like...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 14:29
Internet: A Stimulus That Keeps The Aging Brain Active

Internet: A Stimulus That Keeps The Aging Brain Active

The Internet is undeniably part of our lives, but did you know that its usefulness extends beyond...