PARIS, April 24 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency's Columbus laboratory -- called Europe's cornerstone contribution to the International Space Station -- has been completed.
RICHMOND, Va., April 24 (UPI) -- Retailer of used cards CarMax Inc. and Experian Automotive announced Monday vehicle histories on all of CarMax's used cars available online.
ATLANTA, April 24 (UPI) -- Georgia Institute of Technology scientists have identified key parameters that predict the outcome of nanoimprint lithography.
WASHINGTON, April 24 (UPI) -- NASA scientists using the Chandra X-ray Observatory have determined black holes are the most fuel efficient engines in the universe.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 24 (UPI) -- Yale University scientists say a protein produced by immune cells during malaria infection triggers severe anemia, a lethal complication of the disease.
DENVER, April 24 (UPI) -- A National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health advisory panel begins a three-day meeting in Denver Tuesday, focusing on the Rocky Flats.
TEMPE, Ariz., April 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is joining Arizona State University in an effort to mitigate the effects of so-called urban heat islands.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., April 24 (UPI) -- So-called killer bees have attacked a farm worker, killed a goat and a sheep and injured several other animals in an April 14 attack in South Florida.
SANTA ANA, Calif., April 24 (UPI) -- Fire ants are reappearing in California's Orange County the result, say some critics, of the state ending its fire ant eradication funding in 2003.
LAS VEGAS, April 24 (UPI) -- CustomFlix Labs said it has reached agreements with a number of networks to distribute select program content via DVD on Demand on Amazon.com's Web site.
LIVERPOOL, England, April 24 (UPI) -- British scientists at the University of Liverpool say men become more jealous of dominant males when their female partner is near ovulation.
SYDNEY, April 24 (UPI) -- Australia's Telstra proposed consolidating the Tasman roaming territory in a move that would save travelers about $31 million a year.
LAS VEGAS, April 24 (UPI) -- Verizon Business launched the latest version of a media platform to allow broadcasters to better manage and deliver their content.
CUPERTINO, Calif., April 24 (UPI) -- Apple Monday introduced its latest lightweight laptop, the 17-inch MacBook Pro, which weighs in at a slim 6.8 pounds.
PORTSMOUTH, England, April 24 (UPI) -- European scientists say they've created a molecular switch that alternates between biological and silicon worlds for use in numerous nanotech applications.
LONDON, April 24 (UPI) -- Australian geologist John Mackay, a well known creationist, Monday started a controversial speaking tour of British secondary schools and universities. Mackay believes he has found fossil evidence proving it was not evolution that produced the world, but,
CHICAGO, April 24 (UPI) -- A gullible young employee sends out a confidential document -- over the Internet -- that should have been sent only by overnight courier. A spy, hired by a riva
TAIPEI, Taiwan, April 24 (UPI) -- Seven of Asia's largest wireless providers formed an alliance Monday to provide better roaming services in their respective territories.
BERLIN, April 24 (UPI) -- U.S. investment group Blackstone has purchased a 4.5-percent stake in Deutsche Telekom from Germany's state-owned investment bank KfW, it was announced Monday.
LONDON, April 24 (UPI) -- A survey by the Botanical Society of the British Isles suggests global warming is affecting the numbers and range of Britain's wild flowers.
WASHINGTON, April 24 (UPI) -- The jury is still out on whether Internet television is the next best thing in cyberspace or simply a buzzword that will fizzle out.
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 24 (UPI) -- A new camcorder introduced over the weekend uses CompactFlash memory cards rather than videotape to produce broadcast-quality images.