Technology/Science
China Says Willing To Discuss Cyber Security With United States
China offered on Tuesday to talk with the United States about cyber security amid an escalating war of words between the two sides on computer hacking, but suspision is as deep in Beijing as it is in ...
New Mexico Legislature Clears State For Blast-Off; Bill Limits Liability For Space Industry
The New Mexico Legislature gave final approval Monday to a proposal that Gov. Susana Martinez says is critical for the state to develop a commercial space travel industry. Legislation to limit the ...Wynn Column: Geoengineering Climate Fixes Need Cautious Consideration
Recent extreme heat waves reinforce concerns that the slow pace of action against climate change is inadequate, raising interest in new fixes called geoengineering, but this warrants caution. ...Recent Reversal From Cooling To Warming Unprecedented; Comparable Heat Spikes Not Seen In 11,000 Years
A new study looking at 11,000 years of climate temperatures shows the world in the middle of a dramatic U-turn, lurching from near-record cooling to a heat spike. Research released Thursday in the ...
Computer Model May Help Athletes Avoid Brain Damage, Concussions
Concussions can occur in sports and in combat, but health experts do not know precisely which jolts, collisions and awkward head movements during these activities pose the greatest risks to the ...NOAA Says Few El Niño Problems; Extends Forecast Into Summer
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a key U.S. weather forecaster, on Thursday extended into the summer its view that the El Niño climate phenomenon should present few weather ...
CDC Issues Warning Of Deadly New SARS-like Virus
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday warned state and local health officials about potential infections from a deadly virus previously unseen in humans that has now ...
U.S. Nuclear Plant Inspections Not Up To Par: Scientists Group
More than one-third of U.S. nuclear power plants suffered safety-related incidents over the past three years, and nuclear regulators and plant operators need to improve inspections to prevent such ...