NASA should focus its efforts on a solar-powered rover mission to Mars rather than human spaceflight in the coming decade, but only if costs can be slashed, a science panel said Monday.
Space Exploration
Mar 7, 2011
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Thousands of years ago, our ancestors gave up foraging for food and took up farming, one of the most important and debated decisions in history.
Social Sciences
Mar 7, 2011
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Elephants quickly learn to lend each other a helping hand - ah, make that a helping trunk.
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2011
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Google bought British price comparison site BeatThatQuote.com for £37.7 million ($61 million) on Monday.
Internet
Mar 7, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- To find our way, we use maps. Cells use "chemical maps" to find the way: they orient themselves by following concentration gradients of attractants or repellants. David H. Gracias and a team at Johns Hopkins ...
Biochemistry
Mar 7, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Circulating tumor cells, which play a crucial role in cancer metastasis, have been known to science for more than 100 years, and researchers have long endeavored to track and capture them. Now, a UCLA research ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 7, 2011
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Google upgraded its popular Google Maps on Monday to suggest faster routes to drivers based on real-time traffic conditions.
Internet
Mar 7, 2011
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(AP) -- The Verizon iPhone loads Web pages just as fast as AT&T's version of the phone, even though Verizon's network has lower data speeds, a phone testing firm reported Monday.
Telecom
Mar 7, 2011
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Google's Android has surged past Blackberry maker Research in Motion to become the leading smartphone platform in the United States, market tracking firm comScore said Monday.
Business
Mar 7, 2011
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After having studied the media landscape in 137 countries, NTNU professor Indra de Soysa is convinced that enabling open lines of communication, such as mobile phone capability, is the best contribution to ensuring more democracy ...
Social Sciences
Mar 7, 2011
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