Technology/Science
Univ. of Tenn. Proposes Fracking On Its Own Land To Fund Research
The University of Tennessee wants to allow hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas on a state-owned tract of rolling woodland and use the revenue to fund research into the environmental impact of ...
Scientists Stumped On Question Of Whether Global Warming Means More Twisters
With the planet heating up, many scientists seem fairly certain some weather elements like hurricanes and droughts will worsen. But tornadoes have them stumped. These unpredictable, sometimes deadly ...Global Warming May Have Fueled Somali Drought: Scientists
Global warming may have contributed to low rain levels in Somalia in 2011 where tens of thousands died in a famine, research by British climate scientists suggests. Scientists with Britain's weather ...
President-To-President: Obama, China’s Xi Discuss Cyber Security In Phone Call
President Barack Obama took mounting U.S. concerns about computer hacking straight to China's president on Thursday in a sign of how seriously the United States takes the threat of cyber attacks ...
Calif. Prototype Quake Notice System Half-Minute Warning
An earthquake warning system that has been under development in California worked during this week's light but widely felt temblor, scientists said Wednesday. The prototype system gave 35 seconds of ...
Insurance Weighs In On Working From Home
Working from home has become a hot topic following Yahoo Inc. CEO Marissa Mayer's announced plans in late February to bring telecommuters back into the office, and the issue is being taken up by some ...Pentagon Forming Cyber Teams To Prevent Attacks
The Defense Department is establishing a series of cyber teams charged with carrying out offensive operations to combat the threat of an electronic assault on the United States that could cause major ...