ROME, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Movement sensors in smartphones are sensitive enough to monitor major earthquakes and could be used to improve rescue operations, Italian researchers say.
PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- NASA engineers say a device to detect heartbeats in the rubble of collapsed buildings was built with technology typically used to explore other planets.
ST. IVES, England, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Six-year-old twins in Britain ran up a bill of $1,500 purchasing virtual pets and clothing while playing two games on their parents' iPad, the father said.
PARIS, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Telescopes on Earth and in space have detected a subtle twist in the radiation from the big bang and the first moments of the universe, astronomers say.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. tech giant Google is ready to start showing ads in its Gmail Android smartphone app, new code discovered in a recent update by a tech news site suggests.
NOTTINGHAM, England, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Why exactly someone is left- or right-handed remains unclear, but scientists in Britain say they've ruled out genetics as having any significant role.
NEW DELHI, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Recordings of growling tigers have proved effective in scaring off elephants from their crop-destroying incursions into Indian villages, researchers say.
PARIS, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says satellite data have helped create flood maps that are available quickly via the Internet for help in responding to disasters.
CAMBRIDGE, England, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Scientists say they've identified an Indonesian volcano responsible for a huge 13th century eruption that may have caused climate cooling and failed harvests.
BRUSSELS, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The European Commission says new concessions offered by Google could end its long-running antitrust investigation against the search giant.
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- AT&T said Tuesday it will take Google up on the challenge to provide Austin, Texas, with the fastest possible Internet speeds.
PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. astronomers say data from NASA space telescopes have allowed them to create the first cloud map of a planet beyond our solar system.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Sea ice loss in the arctic may be causing fewer caribou calf births and higher calf mortality in Greenland, Penn State University scientists say.
ATLANTA, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- People have varying opinions about what a personal robot should look like, and they change their minds based on what it is supposed to do, U.S. researchers say.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- A study of the genetic makeup of bedbugs has been launched by researchers who say they are concerned the pests will become as common as cockroaches.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Energy Department said it proposed $100 million in research funding for the next fiscal year to support novel energy developments.
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The Falcon 9 launch from California not only boosted the cache of commercial spaceflight but also of UFO sightings, a review of observers' comments indicated.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Water vapor in the stratosphere contributes to warmer temperatures, research led by a Texas A&M University professor indicated.
ST. LUCIA, Australia, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Vacuum dust has bacteria and mold that may affect people with allergies, infants and those with compromised immunity, Australian and Canadian researchers said.
Former U.S. President George W. Bush (C) points to the crowd as he stands on the first tee box at the 2013 Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio on October 3, 2013. UPI/Brian Kersey
