Jun 11 2008
George Chandler said he feels fine, even though a nailgun fired a 2.5 inch nail into the top of his head on Friday. Chandler and a friend were doing a project in a backyard when the nailgun hose became tangled, causing the tool to fire one nail
Jun 10 2008
One of the last shipments to a U.S. research base in Antarctica before the onset of winter darkness was a year\’s supply of condoms, a New Zealand newspaper reported Monday.
Jun 6 2008
In an animated discussion with Washington Post editors and reporters yesterday, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer offered his far-ranging views of upcoming changes in technology and the media.
Jun 6 2008
ORGANISATIONS that send peacekeepers and aid workers to dangerous places are usually concerned about their envoys\’ physical safety. But an uglier concern has recently surfaced: how to ensure the moral integrity of people who are supposed to be...
Jun 6 2008
The earthquake problems afflicting places like California and Japan are nothing in comparison to those experienced daily in Antarctica. A seismologist at Washington University in St. Louis and colleagues at Pennsylvania State University and Newcastle...
Jun 6 2008
Living inside the Milky Way as we do, it\’s hard to come up with a realistic picture of what the galaxy looks like, but that hasn\’t stopped astronomers from trying.
Jun 5 2008
Some people (often our mothers) describe it as “the lowest form of humor.” Some would counter that sarcasm is the highest form of wit,
Jun 5 2008
Wind turbines at ground level produce at a rate of 20-25%, but when placed at altitudes from 600-1000 feet, energy output can double.
Jun 5 2008
One day in the summer of 1971, my parents held hands, closed their eyes and jumped out of their conventional marriage into something strange and new.
Jun 2 2008
Intel Corp. has been heavily promoting a new breed of pocket-size portable devices as a future market for its chips. Its competitors now hope to reap the benefits.