DURHAM, N.C., May 1 (UPI) -- Well-preserved fossil feathers have brought an understanding of prehistoric wing shapes in ways not possible with bones alone, U.S. paleontologists say.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 1 (UPI) -- Traditional ranching practices can enhance African savanna, going against a common view that human land use destroys natural ecosystems, U.S. ecologists say.
EVANSTON, Ill., May 1 (UPI) -- Inspired by an insect eye, U.S. scientists say they've developed a hemispherical digital camera with an exceptional wide-angle field of view and sharp images.
CHICAGO, May 1 (UPI) -- High-speed computer users can take advantage of lag times at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to make trades ahead of the pack, a company spokeswoman confirmed.
STONY BROOK, N.Y., May 1 (UPI) -- Sand tiger sharks compete with each other while still in the mother's womb, turning to cannibalism until only one survives to be born, U.S. researchers say.
REDMOND, Wash., May 1 (UPI) -- Skype audio- and video-calling will come to Outlook.com in-boxes across Britain Monday and in the United States and Germany in the coming weeks, Microsoft says.
WASHINGTON, May 1 (UPI) -- NASA says it has entered into an agreement with Russia to ferry U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station aboard Russian Soyuz space capsules.
HERNDON, Va., May 1 (UPI) -- A U.S.-developed system that intercepts rocket-propelled grenades and other threats close to a targeted vehicle has proved 100 percent effective.
SAN DIEGO, May 1 (UPI) -- Supporters of the bipartisan immigration bill the U.S. Senate is debating said they are confident the Border Patrol can stop the flow of illegal immigrants.
SOCORRO, N.M., April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. astronomers observing the sky with a multidish radio telescope say they've identified sources for nearly all radio waves coming from distant galaxies.
EVANSTON, Ill., April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say dressing brain neurons in fluorescent "jackets" could improve understanding of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 30 (UPI) -- Scientists say NASA's orbiting Chandra X-ray Observatory has yielded details of an enormous cloud of hot gas enveloping two large, colliding galaxies.
MARSEILLE, France, April 30 (UPI) -- French scientists said they've used a laser to find a Soviet-era lunar rover on the moon, 42 years after the vehicle was launched to land on the lunar surface.
WINDSOR, Ontario, April 30 (UPI) -- Conditions are perfect for a massive bloom of algae to grow in Lake Erie this summer, U.S. and Canadian scientists are warning.
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 30 (UPI) -- A team at the European Organization for Nuclear Research says it has launched a project to re-create the world's first webpage.
AMHERST, Mass., April 30 (UPI) -- Land animals developed legs millions of years before their feeding systems changed enough to let them eat a strictly land-based diet, U.S. paleontologists say.
PITTSBURGH, April 30 (UPI) -- With rumors of so-called smart watches coming to market, U.S. researchers say they're trying to figure a way to type on the tiny screens of such devices.
EXETER, England, April 30 (UPI) -- Astronomers trying to understand why Saturn "appears young," brighter than it should, say gas generated deep within keeps it looking young and hot.
DURHAM, N.C., April 30 (UPI) -- Environmental labeling that touts a product's "green" benefit may actually discourage politically conservative shoppers, U.S. researchers say.
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., April 29 (UPI) -- China has surpassed the United States as the world's biggest market for personal computers, a U.S. market research firm reports.
LAXENBURT, Austria, April 29 (UPI) -- Earth's plants are responding to warming temperatures by releasing gases that help form clouds and cool the atmosphere, a European study indicates.
BRUSSELS, April 29 (UPI) -- European cities may have to erect flood barriers as climate change brings storms, floods, heavy rainfall and higher sea levels, a watchdog agency warns.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 29 (UPI) -- Google says self-updating Android apps are being banned from its Google Play Store as potentially dangerous hotbeds of malware and hacks.
MOJAVE, Calif., April 29 (UPI) -- The Virgin Galactic space plane being developed to carry fare-paying passengers into space made its first powered flight over California, company officials say.
BRUSSELS, April 29 (UPI) -- The European Commission says it will ban the use of a class of pesticides linked to bee deaths by scientists despite a split among member states on the issue.
