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WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- A survey of thousands of papers in scientific journals has found 97.1 percent agreed climate change is caused by human activity, an Australian-led study found.
BALTIMORE, May 17 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Friday said the middle class always will be "my No. 1 focus."
FRAMINGHAM, Mass., May 17 (UPI) -- Windows Phone devices have surpassed Blackberry for third place in smartphone shipments, U.S. market research firm IDC reported.
Volcano in remote area of Alaska in ongoing eruption
KING COVE, Alaska, May 17 (UPI) -- A volcano in a remote region of Alaska is still emitting a "continuous ash, steam and gas cloud" that has extended almost 60 miles, officials say.
U.S. lawmakers express privacy concerns over upcoming Google Glass
WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- Eight members of Congress say they're concerned Google's wearable computer, Google Glass, could violate the privacy "of the average American."
MOSCOW, May 17 (UPI) -- Two men connected with a high-tech company have been arrested on suspicion of embezzling funds from Russia's satellite GPS program, officials said.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 16 (UPI) -- Security vulnerabilities in sensors found in heart devices like defibrillators and pacemakers mean the devices can be tampered with, U.S. researchers said.
LOS ANGELES, May 16 (UPI) -- When the brain's primary "learning center" is damaged it can rewire itself, creating new neural circuits to compensate for lost functions, U.S. researchers say.
Global map of Earth's unique/threatened species created
LONDON, May 16 (UPI) -- The Zoological Society of London has released what it says is the first map of the world's unique and threatened mammals and amphibians.
Filmmaker, explorer James Cameron to be honored with science prize
SAN DEIGO, Calif., May 16 (UPI) -- California's Scripps Institution of Oceanography says it will honor filmmaker and ocean explorer James Cameron with its Nierenberg science prize.
Apple's App Store hits 50-billion download milestone
CUPERTINO, Calif., May 16 (UPI) -- Apple says an Ohio man has downloaded the 50 billionth app from the Apple Store and will receive a $10,000 App Store gift card.
LONDON, May 16 (UPI) -- A British technology council says it will launch apprenticeships in cybersecurity this year in conjunction with several technology companies.
WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- A House Democrat has proposed gun control legislation he says was inspired by the latest James Bond movie, "Skyfall."
First global topographic map of Saturn's moon Titan created
BALTIMORE, May 16 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've created the first global topographic map of Saturn's moon Titan, one of the solar system's most Earth-like and "fascinating" worlds.
Fossil of 'scissor-hand' creature named to honor actor Johnny Depp
LONDON, May 16 (UPI) -- A British scientist who discovered an ancient extinct creature with 'scissor hand-like' claws says he named it in honor of his favorite movie star, Johnny Depp.
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Returns to Service
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United and Boeing employees perform a ground check on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner after a flight from Houston at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on May 20, 2013. The Houston-to-Chicago flight landed without incident and marked the return to service of United-owned Dreamliners after the airliner was grounded for 100 days by aviation regulators worldwide due to the overheating of onboard batteries. UPI/Brian Kersey