CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., - (Irene Klotz, Reuters) - The shuttle Atlantis astronauts moved spacesuits onto the International Space Station and packed up old equipment to bring home on Sunday, while scientists prepared for the first experiments in Europe’s new Columbus laboratory.
The shuttle, which arrived at the station eight days ago to deliver Europe’s first permanent […]
Astronomers said Wednesday that they had found a miniature version of our own solar system 5,000 light-years across the galaxy — the first planetary system that really looks like our own, with outer giant planets and room for smaller inner planets.
“It looks like a scale model of our solar system,” said Scott Gaudi, an assistant […]
According to various media reports from Japan, Toshiba is planning to drop HD DVD format, ending an intense battle over next-generation optical formats against Sony’s Blu-Ray technology.
For example, the Associated Press reported that Kyodo News agency said Toshiba is reviewing its operations, with the timing of the withdrawal to be decided later. However, there is […]
Northern Rock Plc, the U.K. bank bailed out by the Bank of England, will be nationalized, Sky News said, citing unidentified “sources.’’
U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling will hold a press conference at 4 p.m. London time today to discuss the future of the lender, the Treasury said in an e-mailed statement.
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U.S. drug regulators are re-evaluating the safety of Botox, best known as a wrinkle treatment, based on reports of serious ill effects, including several deaths among children taking Botox or a related drug.
In a public alert issued Friday, the Food and Drug Administration said Botox, along with a similar drug called Myobloc, has been linked […]
Down in the mouth? Why not pick up something nice for yourself?
It’s a practice so common it has come to be called retail therapy. And in a recent study, researchers uncovered evidence of what shopaholics have known for years — that people may be willing to spend more on themselves when they’re feeling sad.
The […]
The startling findings of a major federal study on the effects of lowering blood sugar are unlikely to change the way most people with Type 2 diabetes manage their illness, doctors said Thursday.
The study, announced Wednesday, showed that an intensive program to lower blood sugar actually increased risk of death. The findings were so surprising […]