American panel looks to close a software gap
In a report to President Bill Clinton last year, a group of leading computer scientists warned that the country faced a troubling "Software gap". In a new report, the group, known as the President's
In a report to President Bill Clinton last year, a group of leading computer scientists warned that the country faced a troubling "Software gap". In a new report, the group, known as the President's
Chemists at the University of California at Los Angeles are reporting another advance in the effort to produce electronic circuitry on a molecular scale. In an article published in the journal
European Union veterinary experts may recommend easing a ban on English pig exports next week if Britain can show it has contained an outbreak of swine fever, EU officials
Choking wildfire smoke in southwestern Montana prompted more evacuations as the governor prepared to declare the US state a disaster area. More than 2,000 blazes have burned 457,000 acres statewide
Scientists have spurred bone marrow cells to turn into nerve cells, raising the tantalizing possibility of an easily accessible source of replacement cells to treat brain and nerve injuries and
NATO-led peacekeepers took control of a Serb-run mining complex in the northern part of Kosovo in a raid likely to heighten tensions in the region. Hundreds of NATO peacekeepers cordoned off the area
The European Commission banned exports of live pigs from Britain because of an outbreak of swine fever that has heightened fears in Europe, Britain's hard-pressed farming sector faced a new challenge
Japan is a member of the International Whaling Commission, which banned commercial whaling in 1982, but the convention allows signees to engage in limited hunts for scientific purposes. Six Japanese
A highly classified intelligence report warns that deploying a U.S. national missile defense could prompt China to expand its nuclear arsenal tenfold and lead Russia to place multiple warheads on
Rivers rose again in northeastern India, bringing more misery for flood victims. About 300 people are feared dead in the floods and millions have been made homeless throughout India, Nepal, Bhutan