No missed activities despite shuttle's early landing
No missed activities despite shuttle's early landing
It's unlikely that Hurricane Dean will hit Houston, but NASA is nonetheless being cautious and aiming for Endeavor to land Tuesday, a day earlier than planned. NASA says the shorter mission will not cause any major activities to be missed. more »
Synthetic life breakthrough expected within decade, scientists say
Scientists competing to create life from scratch say it could happen within the next decade. more »
Skype blames service disruption on routine Windows update
Following a two-day global outage, Skype's internet phone service is back to normal. Skype says the outage was triggered by millions of its users rebooting their computers following a routine download of a Windows update. more »
Ottawa backs Calgary cybercrime study
Ottawa will help fund a study that will look at the feasibility of building an international cyber-crime fighting centre in Canada to combat rising criminal activity on the Internet. more »
Shuttle leaves space station early because of hurricane
Space shuttle Endeavour undocked from the International Space Station a day early on Sunday as NASA kept a wary eye on Hurricane Dean. more »
Arctic sea ice shrinks to lowest area on record
There was less sea ice in the Arctic on Friday than ever before on record, and the melting is continuing, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center reported. more »
Dead star holds evidence of Earth-like planet
The chemical analysis of a distant burned-out star may provide a glimpse into the future of our solar system after the sun eventually dies. more »
Neurobiologists jam brain's 'memory machine'
Scientists have found a way to erase long-term memory in rats, a discovery that could boost development of treatments for those suffering from memory loss or dementia. more »
Skype restoring service after massive outage
Users of Skype in Asia and parts of Europe were able to log on and use the free service Friday, nearly 24 hours after a software bug hit the popular program. more »
All video games sold in Quebec to be translated to French
The Quebec government is close to completing a deal with the Entertainment Software Association of Canada to have all games sold in Quebec translated into French. more »
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