Taiwan gets Internet traffic easily from the United States. I sits at the ends of undersea cables that extend directly from North America before branching off to other parts of Asia. Google dominates Internet search engines by such a wide margin in the United States that it?s a verb as well as the corporate name [...]
ScienceDaily (Apr. 11, 2012) ? Until recently, the production of pluripotent “multipurpose” stem cells from skin cells was considered to be the ultimate new development. In the meantime, it has become possible to directly convert cells of the body into one another — without the time-consuming detour via a pluripotent intermediate stage. However, this method [...]
Delays in the autopsies of thousands of dead pelicans and dolphins in Peru are causing difficulties for officials as they attempt to determine causes of death in these die-offs. The carcasses of dead pelicans still litter the beaches of northern Peru, even as the last of nearly 900 dolphins are cleared away. Skip to next [...]
By Alexis L. Loinaz, E! Online Rihanna’s recent musical collab with Chris Brown has spurred criticism about whether the Barbadian songbird has learned anything from her notorious 2009 assault. But one mother is making sure her kids learn an important lesson from it: Reese Witherspoon. More from E: Chris Brown?and Rihanna Reuniting on ‘American Idol’? [...]
Shirin Ebadi, the first Iranian to win a Nobel Peace Prize, also spoke with the Monitor about her fight for human rights in Iran and challenged the supreme leader’s role. “If you can’t eliminate injustice, at least tell everyone about it.”? Skip to next paragraph Nobel Laureate and human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi begins her [...]
