NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The anti-virus industry is in a constant struggle to stop computer viruses because the creators of malware and other viruses move too quickly, U.S. experts say.
Comet heads our way for celestial show ... Russia planning railway-mobile ICBMs ... Intel may show set-top TV box in Las Vegas ... Giant pandas could be source of new drugs ... Science and Technology news from UPI.
GERALDTON, Australia, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Two sky surveys dubbed Wallaby and Dingo to be carried out by a giant radio telescope array in Australia could uncover 700,000 more galaxies, astronomers say.
BEIJING, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Giant pandas produce a powerful antibiotic in their blood stream that may be a rich source of powerful new drugs, Chinese scientists say.
ORDOS CITY, China, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Archaeologists in China say they've excavated about 7,700 pounds of ancient coins in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
ACCRA, Ghana, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Ghana officials say they've banned the importation of second-hand refrigerators to reduce energy consumption and protect the environment.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Ringed and bearded ice seal populations have been listed as endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, officials said.
BEIJING, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The first bird-watching database in China, from five years of observations, shows species moving to higher latitudes and elevations, researchers said.
UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The head of the United Nations food agency has mourned the passing of renowned Italian scientist and physician Rita Levi Montalcini.
LAS VEGAS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Intel may give consumers a first look at its rumored cable TV set-top box at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week, tech sites are reporting.
FORT MEYERS, Fla., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Florida wildlife officials say Hurricane Sandy may be the reason exhausted and starving seabirds are showing up on the state's beaches.
SEVERODVINSK, Russia, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The first of a new class of Russian ballistic missile nuclear submarine is ready to be put into service with the Russian Navy, officials said.
MOSCOW, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Russia plans to resume production of railway-based intercontinental ballistic missiles with prototypes to be deployed by 2020, RIA Novosti reported.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Excavations for a highway renovation in Israel have uncovered rare remains of ritual objects and a 3,000-year-old temple, archaeologists say.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A newly discovered comet could be the celestial spectacle of a century and light up the skies as bright as a full moon in 2013, its Russian discoverers say.
TORONTO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Sixty-five percent of Canadians say they must have their smartphones, and Internet access, constantly available, a survey indicates.
Have you ever sat down for a delicious dish of grilled Patagonian toothfish at your local seafood restaurant? You almost certainly have; you just didn't know it. Which brings us to the point of this article -- it's all about the name.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The U.N. climate agency has changed the world's hottest day on record from Sept. 13, 1922, in Libya, to July 10, 1913, in California's Death Valley.
SEATTLE, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Amazon.com board member Blake Krikorian confirmed he is resigning from the Seattle retailer's governance body, saying he has "other things cooking."
TOKYO, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- A Japanese company says it will offer flying drone surveillance technology, previously restricted to governments and the military, to private security firms.
Holiday device activations set record ... Active fault may close Japan nuclear plant ... Fossil forest yields ancient life clues ... System will let smartphone control car ... Science and Technology news from UPI.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The companies building the largest wind farm in Kansas, with 274 wind turbines, say the array is set to begin producing power.
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- South Korean car maker Hyundai says it's working on a system to allow a driver's smartphone to control many of an automobile's systems.
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Roskos with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participates in the annual Flags-In ceremony, May 23, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Soldiers place American flags in front of more than 260,000 gravestones in the cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
