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InfoWorld Business | http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/08/13/33FEmyth4_1.html | IT Myth 4: CIOs and CTOs have a greater need for business savvy than tech expertise | null | Business | Job No. 1 for the first CIOs to emerge in corporate shops almost 20 years ago was to make sure the business goals of the corner office were being served by the technologies put in place by the IT department. They were to be the bridge between two very different cultures. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Job No. 1 for the first CIOs to emerge in corporate shops almost 20 years ago was to make sure the business goals of the corner office were being served by the technologies put in place by the IT department. They were to be the bridge between two very different cultures. | 0Business
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InfoWorld Business | http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/08/13/33OPreality_1.html | Riding the outsourcing tide | null | Business | Contract manufacturing -- that is, owning the brand but outsourcing the manufacturing -- started as a trickle in the 1980s and is now reaching flood proportions. But hold on to your life raft, because the tide is about to get even higher. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Contract manufacturing -- that is, owning the brand but outsourcing the manufacturing -- started as a trickle in the 1980s and is now reaching flood proportions. But hold on to your life raft, because the tide is about to get even higher. | 0Business
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InfoWorld Business | http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/08/13/33OPeditor_1.html | IT alligator tales | null | Business | I grew up in New York, where giant alligators -- sometimes more ornately described as albino alligators -- were rumored to roam the cityâs sewer systems. According to legend, vacationers picked up the tiny crocodilians in Florida, brought them home to New York, and eventually flushed the little buggers when they grew too big for the local concrete jungle. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | I grew up in New York, where giant alligators -- sometimes more ornately described as albino alligators -- were rumored to roam the cityâs sewer systems. According to legend, vacationers picked up the tiny crocodilians in Florida, brought them home to New York, and eventually flushed the little buggers when they grew too big for the local concrete jungle. | 0Business
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InfoWorld Business | http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/08/13/33FEmyth5_1.html | IT Myth 5: Most IT projects fail | null | Business | Do most IT projects fail? Some point to the number of giant consultancies such as IBM Global Services, Capgemini, and Sapient, who feed off bad experiences encountered by enterprises. âSapient is a company founded on the realization that IT projects are not successful,â says Sapient CTO Ben Gaucherin. | 5 | 2004-08-18 22:54:29 | Do most IT projects fail? Some point to the number of giant consultancies such as IBM Global Services, Capgemini, and Sapient, who feed off bad experiences encountered by enterprises. âSapient is a company founded on the realization that IT projects are not successful,â says Sapient CTO Ben Gaucherin. | 0Business
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InfoWorld Business | http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/08/13/HNcraigslist_1.html | EBay takes stake in Craigslist | null | Business | SAN FRANCISCO - Online auction giant eBay Inc. has acquired a 25 percent stake in San Francisco classified advertisements Web site Craigslist, the companies said Friday.<p>ADVERTISEMENT</p><p><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/idg.us.ifw.general/sbcspotrssfeed;sz=1x1;ord=200301151450?" width="1" height="1" border="0"/><a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;9228975;9651165;a?http://www.infoworld.com/spotlights/sbc/main.html?lpid0103035400730000idlp">SBC Case Study: Crate & Barrel</a><br/>What sold them on improving their network? A system that could cut management costs from the get-go. Find out more.</p> | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SAN FRANCISCO - Online auction giant eBay Inc. has acquired a 25 percent stake in San Francisco classified advertisements Web site Craigslist, the companies said Friday. ADVERTISEMENT SBC Case Study: Crate & Barrel What sold them on improving their network? A system that could cut management costs from the get-go. Find out more. | 0Business
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InfoWorld Business | http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/08/13/HNyourdonbook_1.html | New book says training can counter offshoring | null | Business | Protectionist barriers such as visa restrictions may only accelerate the trend of U.S. companies outsourcing software development work offshore, according to IT market analyst Edward Yourdon in a book on outsourcing, scheduled for release October. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Protectionist barriers such as visa restrictions may only accelerate the trend of U.S. companies outsourcing software development work offshore, according to IT market analyst Edward Yourdon in a book on outsourcing, scheduled for release October. | 0Business
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InfoWorld Business | http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/08/13/HNbeaexec_1.html | BEA grabs CA exec to head product group | null | Business | BEA Systems Inc. has hired the Computer Associates International Inc. executive responsible for CA's Unicenter line of enterprise management software to head BEA's product development group. | 5 | 2004-08-18 22:54:56 | BEA Systems Inc. has hired the Computer Associates International Inc. executive responsible for CA's Unicenter line of enterprise management software to head BEA's product development group. | 0Business
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InfoWorld Business | http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/08/11/HNbuzzsaw_1.html | Autodesk tackles project collaboration | null | Business | Autodesk this week unwrapped an updated version of its hosted project collaboration service targeted at the construction and manufacturing industries. Autodesk Buzzsaw lets multiple, dispersed project participants -- including building owners, developers, architects, construction teams, and facility managers -- share and manage data throughout the life of a project, according to Autodesk officials. | 5 | 2004-08-18 22:55:08 | Autodesk this week unwrapped an updated version of its hosted project collaboration service targeted at the construction and manufacturing industries. Autodesk Buzzsaw lets multiple, dispersed project participants -- including building owners, developers, architects, construction teams, and facility managers -- share and manage data throughout the life of a project, according to Autodesk officials. | 0Business
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InfoWorld Business | http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/08/10/HNnhsoverhaul_1.html | U.K.'s NHS taps Gartner to help plan $9B IT overhaul | null | Business | LONDON -- The U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) has tapped IT researcher Gartner Inc. to provide market intelligence services as the health organization forges ahead with a mammoth, £5 billion ($9.2 billion) project to upgrade its information technology infrastructure. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | LONDON -- The U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) has tapped IT researcher Gartner Inc. to provide market intelligence services as the health organization forges ahead with a mammoth, £5 billion ($9.2 billion) project to upgrade its information technology infrastructure. | 0Business
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InfoWorld Business | http://www.infoworld.com/cgi-bin/redirect?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/08/09/HNsym_1.html | Symantec lowers earnings report after software glitch | null | Business | Symantec Corp. has lowered its reported revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 by $20 million after discovering that it had incorrectly configured an internally developed accounting tool, the company announced Monday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Symantec Corp. has lowered its reported revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 by $20 million after discovering that it had incorrectly configured an internally developed accounting tool, the company announced Monday. | 0Business
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Wired Business | http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,64588,00.html?tw=rss.BIZ | Play Boys: Google IPO a Go Anyway | null | Business | Even though Google's two founders gave an interview to Playboy magazine in the midst of its IPO filing, the SEC allowed the company's offering to go ahead. The boys filed the interview with the SEC and corrected mistakes in it. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Even though Google's two founders gave an interview to Playboy magazine in the midst of its IPO filing, the SEC allowed the company's offering to go ahead. The boys filed the interview with the SEC and corrected mistakes in it. | 0Business
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Wired Business | http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,64560,00.html?tw=rss.BIZ | More Big Boobs in Playboy | null | Business | An interview with Google's co-founders due out in the current issue of Playboy may delay the company's IPO. Securities regulations restrict what executives can say while preparing to sell stock for the first time. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | An interview with Google's co-founders due out in the current issue of Playboy may delay the company's IPO. Securities regulations restrict what executives can say while preparing to sell stock for the first time. | 0Business
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Wired Business | http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,64542,00.html?tw=rss.BIZ | Blockbuster Takes On Netflix | null | Business | The store chain will launch a Web DVD rental service like Netflix -- only cheaper. Also: American troops get access to Napster & hellip;. Microsoft offers XP lite in Asia to recapture business lost to Linux, piracy & hellip;. and more. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | The store chain will launch a Web DVD rental service like Netflix -- only cheaper. Also: American troops get access to Napster & hellip;. Microsoft offers XP lite in Asia to recapture business lost to Linux, piracy & hellip;. and more. | 0Business
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Wired Business | http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,64508,00.html?tw=rss.BIZ | Google IPO Sets Odd Precedent | null | Business | Google's offbeat approach to its upcoming stock offering is creating plenty of headaches for Wall Street underwriters. But if all ends well, the complex, auction-style offering will represent Google's most profitable option. By Joanna Glasner. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Google's offbeat approach to its upcoming stock offering is creating plenty of headaches for Wall Street underwriters. But if all ends well, the complex, auction-style offering will represent Google's most profitable option. By Joanna Glasner. | 0Business
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Wired Business | http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,64528,00.html?tw=rss.BIZ | FCC Pulls Blinds on Wireless Data | null | Business | New rules will force wireless telecommunications companies to disclose serious network outages, but the public won't have access to the information for fear that terrorists may read it. By Ryan Singel. | 5 | 2004-08-18 22:55:42 | New rules will force wireless telecommunications companies to disclose serious network outages, but the public won't have access to the information for fear that terrorists may read it. By Ryan Singel. | 0Business
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Wired Business | http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,64533,00.html?tw=rss.BIZ | Dutch Firm Beats Apple to Punch | null | Business | A music retailer from the Netherlands beats Apple by launching a download service in Europe's latest market battleground. Also: Movie industry wrests agreement from defunct company.... Microsoft challenges Photoshop & hellip;. and more. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | A music retailer from the Netherlands beats Apple by launching a download service in Europe's latest market battleground. Also: Movie industry wrests agreement from defunct company.... Microsoft challenges Photoshop & hellip;. and more. | 0Business
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Wired Business | http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,64521,00.html?tw=rss.BIZ | HP to Buy Synstar | null | Business | Hewlett-Packard will pay $297 million for the British company. Also: TiVo goes all out to attract customers & hellip;. Sprint offers service guarantees for business wireless subscribers & hellip;. and more. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Hewlett-Packard will pay $297 million for the British company. Also: TiVo goes all out to attract customers & hellip;. Sprint offers service guarantees for business wireless subscribers & hellip;. and more. | 0Business
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Wired Business | http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,64501,00.html?tw=rss.BIZ | A Personal Operator From Verizon | null | Business | Verizon plans to offer a service that would act as a virtual switchboard operator, letting customers stay in touch at all times. The program would send phone calls, voicemails and e-mails wherever customers designate. By Elisa Batista. | 5 | 2004-08-18 22:55:50 | Verizon plans to offer a service that would act as a virtual switchboard operator, letting customers stay in touch at all times. The program would send phone calls, voicemails and e-mails wherever customers designate. By Elisa Batista. | 0Business
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Wired Business | http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,64515,00.html?tw=rss.BIZ | Paid Search Growth May Slow | null | Business | A new Internet advertising forecast shows a slowdown in paid search listings in the next five years. Will the projection affect Google's prospects when it goes public? | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | A new Internet advertising forecast shows a slowdown in paid search listings in the next five years. Will the projection affect Google's prospects when it goes public? | 0Business
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Wired Business | http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,64472,00.html?tw=rss.BIZ | Fark Sells Out. France Surrenders | null | Business | Blogs are the hottest thing on the Net, but are they messing with traditional publishing principles? One of the most popular, Fark.com, is allegedly selling links. Is it the wave of the future? By Daniel Terdiman. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Blogs are the hottest thing on the Net, but are they messing with traditional publishing principles? One of the most popular, Fark.com, is allegedly selling links. Is it the wave of the future? By Daniel Terdiman. | 0Business
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Wired Business | http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,64439,00.html?tw=rss.BIZ | News Sites, Where the Men Are | null | Business | The online news business has a curious imbalance: Far more men read news on the Web than women. For online publishers seeking to steal advertising money from TV, this is a boon. But editors are worried something is off-kilter with online news. By Laila Weir. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | The online news business has a curious imbalance: Far more men read news on the Web than women. For online publishers seeking to steal advertising money from TV, this is a boon. But editors are worried something is off-kilter with online news. By Laila Weir. | 0Business
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Yahoo Tech | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040814/tc_nm/column_programs_dc | 'Madden,' 'ESPN' Football Score in Different Ways (Reuters) | null | Sci/Tech | Reuters - Was absenteeism a little high
on Tuesday among the guys at the office? EA Sports would like
to think it was because "Madden NFL 2005" came out that day,
and some fans of the football simulation are rabid enough to
take a sick day to play it. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - Was absenteeism a little high
on Tuesday among the guys at the office? EA Sports would like
to think it was because "Madden NFL 2005" came out that day,
and some fans of the football simulation are rabid enough to
take a sick day to play it. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Tech | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040812/tc_nm/tech_wireless_dc | Group to Propose New High-Speed Wireless Format (Reuters) | null | Sci/Tech | Reuters - A group of technology companies
including Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN.N), STMicroelectronics
(STM.PA) and Broadcom Corp. (BRCM.O), on Thursday said they
will propose a new wireless networking standard up to 10 times
the speed of the current generation. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - A group of technology companies
including Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN.N), STMicroelectronics
(STM.PA) and Broadcom Corp. (BRCM.O), on Thursday said they
will propose a new wireless networking standard up to 10 times
the speed of the current generation. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Tech | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040812/tc_nm/media_aol_dc | AOL to Sell Cheap PCs to Minorities and Seniors (Reuters) | null | Sci/Tech | Reuters - America Online on Thursday said it
plans to sell a low-priced PC targeting low-income and minority
households who agree to sign up for a year of dialup Internet
service. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - America Online on Thursday said it
plans to sell a low-priced PC targeting low-income and minority
households who agree to sign up for a year of dialup Internet
service. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Tech | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040811/tc_nm/tech_bluray_dc | Companies Approve New High-Capacity Disc Format (Reuters) | null | Sci/Tech | Reuters - A group of consumer electronics
makers said on Wednesday they approved the format for a new
generation of discs that can store five times the data of DVDs
at the same cost -- enough to put a full season of "The
Sopranos" on one disc. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - A group of consumer electronics
makers said on Wednesday they approved the format for a new
generation of discs that can store five times the data of DVDs
at the same cost -- enough to put a full season of "The
Sopranos" on one disc. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Tech | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040812/tc_nm/tech_software_outlook_dc | Missing June Deals Slow to Return for Software Cos. (Reuters) | null | Sci/Tech | Reuters - The mystery of what went wrong for the
software industry in late June when sales stalled at more than
20 brand-name companies is not even close to being solved
although the third quarter is nearly halfway over. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - The mystery of what went wrong for the
software industry in late June when sales stalled at more than
20 brand-name companies is not even close to being solved
although the third quarter is nearly halfway over. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Tech | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040815/ap_on_hi_te/google_ipo | Google IPO Moves Ahead Despite Interview (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Google Inc. forged ahead with its IPO auction even as the online search engine leader acknowledged a newly published magazine interview with its founders contained misleading information. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Google Inc. forged ahead with its IPO auction even as the online search engine leader acknowledged a newly published magazine interview with its founders contained misleading information. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Tech | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040815/ap_on_hi_te/dvd_kid_apple | Hacker Cracks Apple's Streaming Technology (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - The Norwegian hacker famed for developing DVD encryption-cracking software has apparently struck again — this time breaking the locks on Apple Computer Inc.'s wireless music streaming technology. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - The Norwegian hacker famed for developing DVD encryption-cracking software has apparently struck again — this time breaking the locks on Apple Computer Inc.'s wireless music streaming technology. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Tech | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040814/en_nm/music_europe_dc | European Download Services Go Mobile (Reuters) | null | Sci/Tech | Reuters - The ability to download complete
tracks directly over cell-phone networks to mobile phones is
becoming a reality in Europe. | 5 | 2004-08-19 03:42:55 | Reuters - The ability to download complete
tracks directly over cell-phone networks to mobile phones is
becoming a reality in Europe. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Tech | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/cmp/20040814/tc_cmp/28700236 | Open Source Apps Developer SugarCRM Releases Sugar.Sales 1.1 (TechWeb) | null | Sci/Tech | TechWeb - News - August 13, 2004 | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | TechWeb - News - August 13, 2004 | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Tech | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040814/bs_nm/tech_oracle_doj_dc | Oracle Sales Data Seen Being Released (Reuters) | null | Sci/Tech | Reuters - Oracle Corp. sales documents
detailing highly confidential information, such as which
companies receive discounts on Oracle's business software
products and the size of the discounts, are likely to be made
public, a federal judge said on Friday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - Oracle Corp. sales documents
detailing highly confidential information, such as which
companies receive discounts on Oracle's business software
products and the size of the discounts, are likely to be made
public, a federal judge said on Friday. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Tech | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/pcworld/20040813/tc_pcworld/117378 | Sun's Looking Glass Provides 3D View (PC World) | null | Sci/Tech | PC World - Developers get early code for new operating system 'skin' still being crafted. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | PC World - Developers get early code for new operating system 'skin' still being crafted. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Tech | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/tech/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/mc/20040812/tc_mc/appletoopensecondjapaneseretailstorethismonth | Apple to open second Japanese retail store this month (MacCentral) | null | Sci/Tech | MacCentral - Apple Computer Inc. will open its second Japanese retail store later this month in the western Japanese city of Osaka, it said Thursday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | MacCentral - Apple Computer Inc. will open its second Japanese retail store later this month in the western Japanese city of Osaka, it said Thursday. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040815/ap_on_sc/charley_forecasting | Charley's Force Took Experts by Surprise (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Hurricane Charley's 145-mph force took forecasters by surprise and showed just how shaky a science it still is to predict a storm's intensity — even with all the latest satellite and radar technology. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Hurricane Charley's 145-mph force took forecasters by surprise and showed just how shaky a science it still is to predict a storm's intensity — even with all the latest satellite and radar technology. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040814/ap_on_sc/bush_scientists | Science, Politics Collide in Election Year (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - With more than 4,000 scientists, including 48 Nobel Prize winners, having signed a statement opposing the Bush administration's use of scientific advice, this election year is seeing a new development in the uneasy relationship between science and politics. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - With more than 4,000 scientists, including 48 Nobel Prize winners, having signed a statement opposing the Bush administration's use of scientific advice, this election year is seeing a new development in the uneasy relationship between science and politics. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040813/ap_on_sc/fallen_astronauts | Building Dedicated to Columbia Astronauts (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - A former dormitory converted to classrooms at the Pensacola Naval Air Station was dedicated Friday to two Columbia astronauts who were among the seven who died in the shuttle disaster Feb. 1, 2003. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - A former dormitory converted to classrooms at the Pensacola Naval Air Station was dedicated Friday to two Columbia astronauts who were among the seven who died in the shuttle disaster Feb. 1, 2003. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040814/ap_on_re_eu/russia_space_station | Russian Cargo Craft Docks at Space Station (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - A Russian cargo ship docked with the international space station Saturday, bringing food, water, fuel and other items to the two-man Russian-American crew, a space official said. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - A Russian cargo ship docked with the international space station Saturday, bringing food, water, fuel and other items to the two-man Russian-American crew, a space official said. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040815/ap_on_sc/apn_disappearing_canals | Bangkok's Canals Losing to Urban Sprawl (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Along the banks of the canal, women in rowboats grill fish and sell fresh bananas. Families eat on floating pavilions, rocked gently by waves from passing boats. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Along the banks of the canal, women in rowboats grill fish and sell fresh bananas. Families eat on floating pavilions, rocked gently by waves from passing boats. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040811/sc_nm/science_dinosaurs_dc | T. Rex Had Teen Growth Spurt, Scientists Say (Reuters) | null | Sci/Tech | Reuters - Tyrannosaurus Rex grew incredibly fast
during a teenaged growth spurt that saw the dinosaur expand its
bulk by six times, but the fearsome beasts "lived fast and died
young," researchers said on Wednesday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - Tyrannosaurus Rex grew incredibly fast
during a teenaged growth spurt that saw the dinosaur expand its
bulk by six times, but the fearsome beasts "lived fast and died
young," researchers said on Wednesday. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040811/sc_nm/science_procrastinators_dc | Gene Blocker Turns Monkeys Into Workaholics - Study (Reuters) | null | Sci/Tech | Reuters - Procrastinating monkeys were turned
into workaholics using a gene treatment to block a key brain
compound, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - Procrastinating monkeys were turned
into workaholics using a gene treatment to block a key brain
compound, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040811/sc_nm/environment_dolphins_dc | Dolphins Too Have Born Socialites (Reuters) | null | Sci/Tech | Reuters - Some people are born to be the life and
soul of the party -- and so it seems are some dolphins. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - Some people are born to be the life and
soul of the party -- and so it seems are some dolphins. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040811/sc_nm/odd_names_dc | What's in a Name? Well, Matt Is Sexier Than Paul (Reuters) | null | Sci/Tech | Reuters - As Shakespeare said, a rose by any other
name would smell as sweet. Right? | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - As Shakespeare said, a rose by any other
name would smell as sweet. Right? | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040811/sc_nm/science_britain_cloning_dc | UK Scientists Allowed to Clone Human Embryos (Reuters) | null | Sci/Tech | Reuters - British scientists said on Wednesday
they had received permission to clone human embryos for medical
research, in what they believe to be the first such license to
be granted in Europe. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | Reuters - British scientists said on Wednesday
they had received permission to clone human embryos for medical
research, in what they believe to be the first such license to
be granted in Europe. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/space/20040812/sc_space/russianalienspaceshipclaimsraiseeyebrowsskepticism | Russian Alien Spaceship Claims Raise Eyebrows, Skepticism (SPACE.com) | null | Sci/Tech | SPACE.com - An expedition of Russian researchers claims to have found evidence that an
alien spaceship had something to do with a huge explosion over Siberia in 1908.
Experts in asteroids and comets have long said the massive blast was caused
by a space rock. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SPACE.com - An expedition of Russian researchers claims to have found evidence that an
alien spaceship had something to do with a huge explosion over Siberia in 1908.
Experts in asteroids and comets have long said the massive blast was caused
by a space rock. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/space/20040812/sc_space/cometsasteroidsandplanetsaroundanearbystar | Comets, Asteroids and Planets around a Nearby Star (SPACE.com) | null | Sci/Tech | SPACE.com - A nearby star thought to harbor comets and asteroids now appears to be home to planets, too. The presumed worlds are smaller than Jupiter and could be as tiny as Pluto, new observations suggest. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SPACE.com - A nearby star thought to harbor comets and asteroids now appears to be home to planets, too. The presumed worlds are smaller than Jupiter and could be as tiny as Pluto, new observations suggest. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/space/20040811/sc_space/perseidmeteorshowerpeaksovernight | Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Overnight (SPACE.com) | null | Sci/Tech | SPACE.com - A fine display of shooting stars is underway and peaks overnight Wednesday into early Thursday morning. Astronomers expect the 2004 Perseid meteor shower to be one of the best versions of the annual event in several years. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SPACE.com - A fine display of shooting stars is underway and peaks overnight Wednesday into early Thursday morning. Astronomers expect the 2004 Perseid meteor shower to be one of the best versions of the annual event in several years. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/space/20040811/sc_space/redesigningrocketsnasaspacepropulsionfindsanewhome | Redesigning Rockets: NASA Space Propulsion Finds a New Home (SPACE.com) | null | Sci/Tech | SPACE.com - While the exploration of the Moon and other planets in our solar system is exciting, the first task for astronauts and robots alike is to actually get to those destinations. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SPACE.com - While the exploration of the Moon and other planets in our solar system is exciting, the first task for astronauts and robots alike is to actually get to those destinations. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040814/ap_on_sc/addicted_rats | Studies Find Rats Can Get Hooked on Drugs (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Rats can become drug addicts. That's important to know, scientists say, and has taken a long time to prove. Now two studies by French and British researchers show the animals exhibit the same compulsive drive for cocaine as people do once they're truly hooked. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Rats can become drug addicts. That's important to know, scientists say, and has taken a long time to prove. Now two studies by French and British researchers show the animals exhibit the same compulsive drive for cocaine as people do once they're truly hooked. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/space/20040810/sc_space/nasachiefletsgosavethehubble | NASA Chief: 'Let's Go Save the Hubble' (SPACE.com) | null | Sci/Tech | SPACE.com - Amid uncertainty over the fate of the Hubble Space Telescope and with a key instrument not working, NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe gave the go-ahead Monday for planning a robotic servicing mission. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SPACE.com - Amid uncertainty over the fate of the Hubble Space Telescope and with a key instrument not working, NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe gave the go-ahead Monday for planning a robotic servicing mission. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/space/20040810/sc_space/armadilloaerospacesxprizeprototypecrashes | Armadillo Aerospaces X Prize Prototype Crashes (SPACE.com) | null | Sci/Tech | SPACE.com - Armadillo Aerospace of Mesquite, Texas has reported a
crash last weekend of their prototype X Prize rocket. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SPACE.com - Armadillo Aerospace of Mesquite, Texas has reported a
crash last weekend of their prototype X Prize rocket. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040813/ap_on_sc/prairie_dogs | Prairie Dog Won't Be on Endangered List (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - The black-tailed prairie dog has been dropped from a list of candidates for the federal endangered species list because scientists have concluded the rodents are no longer threatened. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - The black-tailed prairie dog has been dropped from a list of candidates for the federal endangered species list because scientists have concluded the rodents are no longer threatened. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/space/20040809/sc_space/hubbletroubleoneoffourinstrumentsstopsworking | Hubble Trouble: One of Four Instruments Stops Working (SPACE.com) | null | Sci/Tech | SPACE.com - One of the four astronomical instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope shut down earlier this week and engineers are trying to pin down the problem. The other three instruments continue to operate normally. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SPACE.com - One of the four astronomical instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope shut down earlier this week and engineers are trying to pin down the problem. The other three instruments continue to operate normally. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040813/ap_on_sc/weed_eater | Invasive Purple Weed May Meet Its Match (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - They burned it, mowed it, sprayed it and flooded it. But nothing killed the purple loosestrife weed, which has become a regional plague, until officials at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge set a European beetle loose on it. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - They burned it, mowed it, sprayed it and flooded it. But nothing killed the purple loosestrife weed, which has become a regional plague, until officials at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge set a European beetle loose on it. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/space/20040809/sc_space/newnasasupercomputertoaidtheoristsandshuttleengineers | New NASA Supercomputer to Aid Theorists and Shuttle Engineers (SPACE.com) | null | Sci/Tech | SPACE.com - NASA researchers have teamed up with a pair of Silicon Valley firms to build
a supercomputer that ranks alongside the world's largest Linux-based systems. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SPACE.com - NASA researchers have teamed up with a pair of Silicon Valley firms to build
a supercomputer that ranks alongside the world's largest Linux-based systems. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040812/ap_on_sc/australia_ant_colony | Ants Form Supercolony Spanning 60 Miles (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Normally clannish and agressive Argentine ants have become so laid back since arriving in Australia decades ago that they no longer fight neighboring nests and have formed a supercolony here that spans 60 miles, scientists say. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Normally clannish and agressive Argentine ants have become so laid back since arriving in Australia decades ago that they no longer fight neighboring nests and have formed a supercolony here that spans 60 miles, scientists say. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/space/20040806/sc_space/viewersguideperseidmeteorshowerpeaksaug1112 | Viewer's Guide: Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks Aug. 11-12 (SPACE.com) | null | Sci/Tech | SPACE.com - Every August, when many
people are vacationing in the country where skies are dark, the best-known meteor
shower makes its appearance. The annual Perseid meteor shower, as it is called,
promised to put on an above average display this year. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SPACE.com - Every August, when many
people are vacationing in the country where skies are dark, the best-known meteor
shower makes its appearance. The annual Perseid meteor shower, as it is called,
promised to put on an above average display this year. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040812/ap_on_sc/brazil_beached_whale | Rescuers Free Beached Whale in Brazil (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Rescuers succeeded in freeing a minke whale that washed up on a beach in southeastern Brazil, the fire department said Thursday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Rescuers succeeded in freeing a minke whale that washed up on a beach in southeastern Brazil, the fire department said Thursday. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/space/20040806/sc_space/theraceisonsecondprivateteamsetslaunchdateforhumanspaceflight | The Race is On: Second Private Team Sets Launch Date for Human Spaceflight (SPACE.com) | null | Sci/Tech | SPACE.com - TORONTO, Canada -- A second
team of rocketeers competing for the $10 million Ansari X Prize, a contest for
privately funded suborbital space flight, has officially announced the first
launch date for its manned rocket. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SPACE.com - TORONTO, Canada -- A second
team of rocketeers competing for the $10 million Ansari X Prize, a contest for
privately funded suborbital space flight, has officially announced the first
launch date for its manned rocket. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040812/ap_on_sc/falcon_frenzy | Red-Footed Falcon Sighted in Mass. (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - A red-footed falcon spotted for the first time in North America is enticing birdwatchers to Martha's Vineyard. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - A red-footed falcon spotted for the first time in North America is enticing birdwatchers to Martha's Vineyard. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/space/20040805/sc_space/weakversionofmostpowerfulexplosionsfound | Weak Version of Most Powerful Explosions Found (SPACE.com) | null | Sci/Tech | SPACE.com - Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful events in the universe, temporary outshining several galaxies and likely signaling the birth of a black hole. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SPACE.com - Gamma-ray bursts are the most powerful events in the universe, temporary outshining several galaxies and likely signaling the birth of a black hole. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040812/ap_on_sc/tropical_double_whammy | Simultaneous Tropical Storms a Rarity (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - The prospect that a tropical storm and a hurricane — or possibly two hurricanes — could strike Florida on the same day is something meteorologists say they have never seen. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - The prospect that a tropical storm and a hurricane — or possibly two hurricanes — could strike Florida on the same day is something meteorologists say they have never seen. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/space/20040805/sc_space/glitchesdogbothmarsrovers | Glitches Dog Both Mars Rovers (SPACE.com) | null | Sci/Tech | SPACE.com - In a prelude of more problems that are likely to arise, both of NASA's Mars
rovers experienced glitches this week as they plow through unknown engineering
territory, operating well beyond what the mission blueprints called for. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SPACE.com - In a prelude of more problems that are likely to arise, both of NASA's Mars
rovers experienced glitches this week as they plow through unknown engineering
territory, operating well beyond what the mission blueprints called for. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040812/ap_on_sc/brf_genesis | NASA's Genesis Spacecraft Adjusts Course (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - NASA's Genesis spacecraft successfully adjusted its course this week as it heads back toward Earth with a sample of solar wind particles, the space agency said Wednesday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - NASA's Genesis spacecraft successfully adjusted its course this week as it heads back toward Earth with a sample of solar wind particles, the space agency said Wednesday. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/space/20040803/sc_space/earthisrarenewstudysuggests | Earth is Rare, New Study Suggests (SPACE.com) | null | Sci/Tech | SPACE.com - Flip a coin. Heads, Earth is a common sort of planet. Tails, and ours is as unusual as a coin landing on edge. That's about the state of knowledge for scientists who ponder the question of our planet's rarity. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SPACE.com - Flip a coin. Heads, Earth is a common sort of planet. Tails, and ours is as unusual as a coin landing on edge. That's about the state of knowledge for scientists who ponder the question of our planet's rarity. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040812/ap_on_sc/ocean_dead_zone | Scientists Probe Pacific for Dead Zone (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - His hand on a toggle switch and his eyes on a computer screen, Oregon State University graduate student Anthony Kirincich uses an array of scientific instruments to probe the vibrant waters of the Pacific. He is searching for the absence of life. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - His hand on a toggle switch and his eyes on a computer screen, Oregon State University graduate student Anthony Kirincich uses an array of scientific instruments to probe the vibrant waters of the Pacific. He is searching for the absence of life. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/space/20040803/sc_space/lifeonmarslikelyscientistclaims | Life on Mars Likely, Scientist Claims (SPACE.com) | null | Sci/Tech | SPACE.com - DENVER, COLORADO -- Those twin robots hard at work on Mars have transmitted teasing views that reinforce the prospect that microbial life may exist on the red planet. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SPACE.com - DENVER, COLORADO -- Those twin robots hard at work on Mars have transmitted teasing views that reinforce the prospect that microbial life may exist on the red planet. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040812/ap_on_sc/india_moon_mission | India Rethinks Plan to Send Man to Moon (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - India is rethinking its plan to send a man to the moon by 2015, as the mission would cost a lot of money and yield very little in return, the national space agency said Thursday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - India is rethinking its plan to send a man to the moon by 2015, as the mission would cost a lot of money and yield very little in return, the national space agency said Thursday. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/space/20040802/sc_space/naturalsunblocksundimsinstrangeways | Natural Sunblock: Sun Dims in Strange Ways (SPACE.com) | null | Sci/Tech | SPACE.com - When Venus crossed the Sun June 8, showing up as a clear black dot to the delight of millions of skywatchers around the world, astronomers noted something less obvious: The amount of sunlight reaching Earth dipped by 0.1 percent for a few hours. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SPACE.com - When Venus crossed the Sun June 8, showing up as a clear black dot to the delight of millions of skywatchers around the world, astronomers noted something less obvious: The amount of sunlight reaching Earth dipped by 0.1 percent for a few hours. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040812/ap_on_sc/science_grant | Ky. Company Wins Grant to Study Peptides (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - A company founded by a chemistry researcher at the University of Louisville won a grant to develop a method of producing better peptides, which are short chains of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - A company founded by a chemistry researcher at the University of Louisville won a grant to develop a method of producing better peptides, which are short chains of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/space/20040802/sc_space/websiteletsusersscouttheredplanetfromhome | Website Lets Users Scout the Red Planet from Home (SPACE.com) | null | Sci/Tech | SPACE.com - For those who want to explore Mars but cant wait for a spacecraft to take them there, NASA scientists have reformulated a website that lets the general public search data and images from previous missions. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SPACE.com - For those who want to explore Mars but cant wait for a spacecraft to take them there, NASA scientists have reformulated a website that lets the general public search data and images from previous missions. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040812/ap_on_sc/fish_poison | Appeal Rejected in Trout Restoration Plan (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - The U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday rejected environmentalists' appeal of a plan to poison a stream south of Lake Tahoe to aid what wildlife officials call "the rarest trout in America." | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - The U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday rejected environmentalists' appeal of a plan to poison a stream south of Lake Tahoe to aid what wildlife officials call "the rarest trout in America." | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/space/20040730/sc_space/explorethemanycolorsofstars | Explore the Many Colors of Stars (SPACE.com) | null | Sci/Tech | SPACE.com - One of the pleasures of
stargazing is noticing and enjoying the various colors that stars display in
dark skies. These hues offer direct visual evidence of how stellar temperatures
vary. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SPACE.com - One of the pleasures of
stargazing is noticing and enjoying the various colors that stars display in
dark skies. These hues offer direct visual evidence of how stellar temperatures
vary. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040812/ap_on_sc/britain_cloning | Britain Grants Human Cloning License (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Britain granted its first license for human cloning Wednesday, joining South Korea on the leading edge of stem cell research, which is restricted by the Bush administration and which many scientists believe may lead to new treatments for a range of diseases. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Britain granted its first license for human cloning Wednesday, joining South Korea on the leading edge of stem cell research, which is restricted by the Bush administration and which many scientists believe may lead to new treatments for a range of diseases. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/space/20040727/sc_space/thenextgreatspaceracespaceshiponeandwildfiretogoforthegold | The Next Great Space Race: SpaceShipOne and Wild Fire to Go For the Gold (SPACE.com) | null | Sci/Tech | SPACE.com - A piloted rocket ship race to claim a $10 million Ansari X Prize purse for privately financed flight to the edge of space is heating up. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SPACE.com - A piloted rocket ship race to claim a $10 million Ansari X Prize purse for privately financed flight to the edge of space is heating up. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040812/ap_on_sc/growing_t_rex | Growth, Mortality of T. Rex Gets Clearer (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Here's a dinosaur finding that parents can appreciate: The teenage Tyrannosaurus rex typically went through an explosive growth spurt, gaining nearly 5 pounds a day. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Here's a dinosaur finding that parents can appreciate: The teenage Tyrannosaurus rex typically went through an explosive growth spurt, gaining nearly 5 pounds a day. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/space/20040727/sc_space/spacesciencepioneervanallenquestionshumanspaceflight | Space Science Pioneer Van Allen Questions Human Spaceflight (SPACE.com) | null | Sci/Tech | SPACE.com - A leading space scientist has called to question the validity of human spaceflight, suggesting that sending astronauts outward from Earth is outdated, too costly, and the science returned is trivial. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SPACE.com - A leading space scientist has called to question the validity of human spaceflight, suggesting that sending astronauts outward from Earth is outdated, too costly, and the science returned is trivial. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040811/ap_on_sc/china_space | China Begins Manned Space Flight Countdown (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Chinese astronauts are in the final stages of preparing for a manned space mission that will orbit the globe 14 times before returning to Earth, a state-run newspaper reported Thursday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Chinese astronauts are in the final stages of preparing for a manned space mission that will orbit the globe 14 times before returning to Earth, a state-run newspaper reported Thursday. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/space/20040726/sc_space/sunspotgrowsto20timessizeofearth | Sunspot Grows to 20 Times Size of Earth (SPACE.com) | null | Sci/Tech | SPACE.com - A sunspot group aimed squarely
at Earth has grown to 20 times the size of our planet and has the potential
to unleash a major solar storm. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | SPACE.com - A sunspot group aimed squarely
at Earth has grown to 20 times the size of our planet and has the potential
to unleash a major solar storm. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040811/ap_on_sc/japan_space | Japanese Lunar Probe Facing Delays (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - A lunar orbiter that Japan had planned to launch this year could face further delays, possibly until next year or later, because of a funding shortfall and problems developing the probe's information-gathering capabilities, Japan's space agency said Wednesday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - A lunar orbiter that Japan had planned to launch this year could face further delays, possibly until next year or later, because of a funding shortfall and problems developing the probe's information-gathering capabilities, Japan's space agency said Wednesday. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040811/ap_on_sc/pollution_from_asia | Pollutants From Asia Appear on East Coast (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Scientists looking into air quality and climate change have found pollutants from as far as Asia over New England and the Atlantic. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Scientists looking into air quality and climate change have found pollutants from as far as Asia over New England and the Atlantic. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040811/ap_on_sc/vietnam_ancient_citadel | Vietnam's Citadel Vulnerable to Weather (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Experts from Europe and Asia surveyed 1,400-year-old relics of an ancient citadel in Hanoi Tuesday and said they were concerned the priceless antiquities were at risk from exposure to the elements. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Experts from Europe and Asia surveyed 1,400-year-old relics of an ancient citadel in Hanoi Tuesday and said they were concerned the priceless antiquities were at risk from exposure to the elements. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040811/ap_on_sc/tuna_dolphins | U.S. Barred From Weakening Dolphin Rules (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - In a victory for environmentalists, a federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Bush administration cannot change the standards commercial fisheries must meet before the tuna they catch can carry the "dolphin-safe" label. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - In a victory for environmentalists, a federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Bush administration cannot change the standards commercial fisheries must meet before the tuna they catch can carry the "dolphin-safe" label. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040811/ap_on_sc/hubble_robots | Canadian Robot a Candidate to Save Hubble (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - NASA said Tuesday it is moving ahead with plans to send a robot to the rescue of the aging Hubble Space Telescope. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - NASA said Tuesday it is moving ahead with plans to send a robot to the rescue of the aging Hubble Space Telescope. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040810/ap_on_sc/croatia_deep_cavern | Cave Explorers Discover Pit in Croatia (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Cave explorers discovered a pit inside a mountain range in central Croatia believed to have the world's deepest subterranean vertical drop, at nearly 1,700 feet, a scientific institute reported Monday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Cave explorers discovered a pit inside a mountain range in central Croatia believed to have the world's deepest subterranean vertical drop, at nearly 1,700 feet, a scientific institute reported Monday. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040809/ap_on_sc/dolphin_review | Aquarium Reviews Death of Dolphin (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - The chief scientist at the National Aquarium in Baltimore has launched a review of the dolphin breeding program after the death of a 4-month-old dolphin. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - The chief scientist at the National Aquarium in Baltimore has launched a review of the dolphin breeding program after the death of a 4-month-old dolphin. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040809/ap_on_sc/measuring_rain | Scientists Seek Better Way to Measure Rain (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Meteorologists at North Carolina State University are working on a way to more accurately measure rainfall in small areas. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Meteorologists at North Carolina State University are working on a way to more accurately measure rainfall in small areas. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040809/ap_on_sc/private_rocket | Wash. State Team's Private Rocket Explodes (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - A team taking a low-budget stab at the $10 million Ansari X Prize for private manned spaceflight suffered a setback Sunday, when their rocket malfunctioned and exploded after shooting less than 1,000 feet in the air. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - A team taking a low-budget stab at the $10 million Ansari X Prize for private manned spaceflight suffered a setback Sunday, when their rocket malfunctioned and exploded after shooting less than 1,000 feet in the air. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040808/ap_on_sc/uranium_cleanup | Nevada Ponders Superfund Status for Mine (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Pressured by a ranking senator from Nevada and the Environmental Protection Agency, Gov. Kenny Guinn says he might reconsider his opposition to a federal Superfund cleanup declaration for a huge abandoned mine contaminated with toxic waste and uranium. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Pressured by a ranking senator from Nevada and the Environmental Protection Agency, Gov. Kenny Guinn says he might reconsider his opposition to a federal Superfund cleanup declaration for a huge abandoned mine contaminated with toxic waste and uranium. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040808/ap_on_sc/indicting_john_doe | Indictments Using DNA on Rise Nationally (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Authorities once had no choice but to drop rape cases if they weren't able to catch a suspect before the statute of limitations expired. But prosecutors across the country increasingly are buying themselves time, keeping cold cases alive by indicting unidentified rapists using their DNA profiles. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Authorities once had no choice but to drop rape cases if they weren't able to catch a suspect before the statute of limitations expired. But prosecutors across the country increasingly are buying themselves time, keeping cold cases alive by indicting unidentified rapists using their DNA profiles. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040808/ap_on_sc/disappearing_turtles | Southeast Coast Sees Fewer Turtle Nests (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - About half the usual number of loggerhead turtles have nested between North Carolina and Florida this season, and scientists have no explanation for the drop. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - About half the usual number of loggerhead turtles have nested between North Carolina and Florida this season, and scientists have no explanation for the drop. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040807/ap_on_sc/forecasting_fires | Prediction Unit Helps Forecast Wildfires (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - It's barely dawn when Mike Fitzpatrick starts his shift with a blur of colorful maps, figures and endless charts, but already he knows what the day will bring. Lightning will strike in places he expects. Winds will pick up, moist places will dry and flames will roar. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - It's barely dawn when Mike Fitzpatrick starts his shift with a blur of colorful maps, figures and endless charts, but already he knows what the day will bring. Lightning will strike in places he expects. Winds will pick up, moist places will dry and flames will roar. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040807/ap_on_sc/cat_clone_company | Company Said to Be Ready to Clone Pets (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - A company that unveiled the world's first cloned cat nearly three years ago now says it is ready to start filling orders for cloned pets, a newspaper reported Thursday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - A company that unveiled the world's first cloned cat nearly three years ago now says it is ready to start filling orders for cloned pets, a newspaper reported Thursday. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040807/ap_on_sc/ocean_vision | Deep-Sea Vessel Puts Ocean Floor in Reach (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - A new deep-sea research vessel will be able to carry people to 99 percent of the ocean floor, diving deeper than the famed Alvin that pioneered the study of seafloor vents, plate tectonics and deep ocean creatures over the past 40 years. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - A new deep-sea research vessel will be able to carry people to 99 percent of the ocean floor, diving deeper than the famed Alvin that pioneered the study of seafloor vents, plate tectonics and deep ocean creatures over the past 40 years. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040807/ap_on_sc/cow_pollution | Calif. Aims to Limit Farm-Related Smog (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Southern California's smog-fighting agency went after emissions of the bovine variety Friday, adopting the nation's first rules to reduce air pollution from dairy cow manure. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Southern California's smog-fighting agency went after emissions of the bovine variety Friday, adopting the nation's first rules to reduce air pollution from dairy cow manure. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040807/ap_on_sc/frog_found | Chorus Frog Found Croaking in Virginia (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - The Southern chorus frog has been found in southeastern Virginia, far outside its previously known range. The animal had never before been reported north of Beaufort County, N.C., about 125 miles to the south. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - The Southern chorus frog has been found in southeastern Virginia, far outside its previously known range. The animal had never before been reported north of Beaufort County, N.C., about 125 miles to the south. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040807/ap_on_sc/deep_scope | Expedition to Probe Gulf of Mexico (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Scientists will use advanced technology never before deployed beneath the sea as they try to discover new creatures, behaviors and phenomena in a 10-day expedition to the Gulf of Mexico's deepest reaches. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Scientists will use advanced technology never before deployed beneath the sea as they try to discover new creatures, behaviors and phenomena in a 10-day expedition to the Gulf of Mexico's deepest reaches. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040806/ap_on_sc/owl_burnout | Feds Accused of Exaggerating Fire Impact (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - The Forest Service exaggerated the effect of wildfires on California spotted owls in justifying a planned increase in logging in the Sierra Nevada, according to a longtime agency expert who worked on the plan. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - The Forest Service exaggerated the effect of wildfires on California spotted owls in justifying a planned increase in logging in the Sierra Nevada, according to a longtime agency expert who worked on the plan. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040806/ap_on_sc/predicting_earthquakes | New Method May Predict Quakes Weeks Ahead (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Swedish geologists may have found a way to predict earthquakes weeks before they happen by monitoring the amount of metals like zinc and copper in subsoil water near earthquake sites, scientists said Wednesday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Swedish geologists may have found a way to predict earthquakes weeks before they happen by monitoring the amount of metals like zinc and copper in subsoil water near earthquake sites, scientists said Wednesday. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040806/ap_on_sc/atlantic_expedition | Marine Expedition Finds New Species (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - Norwegian scientists who explored the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean said Thursday their findings — including what appear to be new species of fish and squid — could be used to protect marine ecosystems worldwide. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - Norwegian scientists who explored the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean said Thursday their findings — including what appear to be new species of fish and squid — could be used to protect marine ecosystems worldwide. | 6Sci/Tech
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Yahoo Science | http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/science/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20040806/ap_on_sc/beach_quality | Annual Study Finds Rise in Beach Closures (AP) | null | Sci/Tech | AP - The number of days that beaches closed or posted warnings because of pollution rose sharply in 2003 due to more rainfall, increased monitoring and tougher standards, an environmental group said on Thursday. | 5 | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | AP - The number of days that beaches closed or posted warnings because of pollution rose sharply in 2003 due to more rainfall, increased monitoring and tougher standards, an environmental group said on Thursday. | 6Sci/Tech
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