Technology/Science
Study Finds Cooler Pacific Temporarily Slowing Global Warming
A natural cooling of the Pacific Ocean has contributed to slow global warming in the past decade but the pause is unlikely to last much longer, U.S. scientists said on Thursday. The slowdown in the ...
Internet Domain .insurance to Be Available by End of 2015
The top-level Internet domain ".insurance" should be available to the industry late this year, according to a financial services-backed organization that operates generic domains including ".bank." ...
BlackBerry Offering Access to Android Apps
BlackBerry rolled out a major software update on Thursday, allowing users of its entire suite of BlackBerry 10 devices such as the Z10, Q10 and Z30 to access Android applications, and a host of other ...
Midwest Flooding More Frequent: University Study
The U.S. Midwest and surrounding states have endured increasingly more frequent flood episodes over the past half-century, according to a study from the University of Iowa. The UI researchers based ...
Millions of Tons of Plastic Trash Clogging Oceans: Scientists
The world's oceans are clogged with plastic debris, but how much of it finds its way into the seas annually? Enough to place the equivalent of five grocery bags full of plastic trash on every foot ...
Endoscopies at L.A. Hospital Expose Patients to ‘Superbug’
A large Los Angeles teaching hospital has told scores of patients they were possibly exposed to a drug-resistant bacterial "superbug" during endoscopy procedures that infected seven patients and may ...
Mega-Drought Looms for Western U.S.
The consequences of climate change paint a bleak picture for the Southwest and much of the Great Plains, according to a new report by Cornell University and NASA researchers. A "mega-drought" likely ...
Insurers Risk Falling Behind in Financial Sector Technology Race
At a time the financial sector is racing to embrace digital technology to boost sales and drive profits, the traditionally staid insurance industry is in danger of falling behind. Some insurers are ...