Science

Female chimps treat sticks as dolls

“We have seen juveniles occasionally carrying sticks for many years, and because they sometimes treated...

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Like computer science, only cooler

David J. Malan (right), lecturer on computer science, speaks with students Max Sabor '13...

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IT Kiosks Ride Touch-Screen Wave

The NextWindow 1900 Series Touch Screen installed on the HP TouchSmart All-In-One PC turns it into a giant...

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Why Apple Must Distance Itself from AT&T: 10 Reasons Why

When it comes to mobile phone carriers, AT&T is the worst, according to Consumer Reports. The company examined the overall value of service, customer support, voice and data service quality to make its recommendation. In every category, AT&T...

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Ten EU nations sign up to develop North Sea electricity grid

Ten EU nations including the UK have signed up to develop an offshore wind energy supergrid linking up renewable resources in the North Sea.

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California Approves Start of $4 Billion High-Speed Rail Line

The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board voted on December 2 to begin construction in the Central Valley of a new high-speed rail corridor linking Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area. The decision to begin the 65-mile stretch followed a...

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So You Think You Can Solve a Cosmology Puzzle?

Cosmologists have come up with a new way to solve their problems. They are inviting scientists, including those from totally unrelated fields, to participate in a grand competition. The idea is to spur outside interest in one of cosmology's trickiest...

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Double Vision: New Instrument Casts Its Eyes to the Sky

The Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer has taken its first images of the star Beta Peg in the constellation Pictor -- an encouraging start for an instrument designed to probe the cosmic neighborhoods where Earth-like planets could exist.

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