http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/ News - Stories and Pictures of Sci/Tech, Health, BGR and Sci/Tech in Science & Technology - mail.com en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/ http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2095934-honeybees-trained-croatia-to-find-land-mines.html ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined. Now, unlikely heroes may be coming to the rescue to prevent similar tragedies: sugar-craving honeybees. Croatian researchers a... Sun, 19 May 2013 11:33:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2095934-honeybees-trained-croatia-to-find-land-mines.html 2013-05-19T11:33:43Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2094928-vilanova-returning-to-ny-cancer-treatment.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova will return to New York next week to "undergo further cancer treatment" after having a second tumor in two years removed from his throat in December. The club says Vilanova will be given "pioneering treatment" from Monday to Friday that was originally scheduled for this summer but was moved forward aft... Sat, 18 May 2013 13:08:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2094928-vilanova-returning-to-ny-cancer-treatment.html 2013-05-18T13:08:49Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2093752-crucial-evidence-to-secret-litvinenko-probe.html LONDON (AP) — A coroner overseeing a British inquest into the 2006 poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko ruled Friday he has to exclude evidence on whether the Russian state was involved in the killing, drawing bitter criticism from the former Russian security agent's widow and adding further doubts to an already much-delayed probe. In his ruling Friday... Fri, 17 May 2013 20:17:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2093752-crucial-evidence-to-secret-litvinenko-probe.html 2013-05-17T20:17:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2092964-syrian-hackers-compromise-ft-blog-twitter-feeds.html LONDON (AP) — A clutch of Twitter accounts and a blog maintained by the Financial Times were hacked Friday, the latest in a series of cyberattacks claimed by the Syrian Electronic Army, a pro-government group which has regularly targeted media organizations it sees as sympathetic to the country's rebels. A few of the FT's dozens of Twitter feeds and blogs... Fri, 17 May 2013 18:46:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2092964-syrian-hackers-compromise-ft-blog-twitter-feeds.html 2013-05-17T18:46:46Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2092702-who-single-yellow-fever-shot.html GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says a yellow fever booster vaccination given 10 years after the initial shot isn't necessary. The U.N.'s global health agency said Friday that its expert group on immunization believes a single dose of vaccination is sufficient to confer lifelong immunity against the disease. The Geneva-based body says only 12 ... Fri, 17 May 2013 09:10:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2092702-who-single-yellow-fever-shot.html 2013-05-17T09:10:01Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2089856-google-challenger-vietnam-redirecting-queries.html HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Russian-financed search engine seeking to challenge Google's dominance in Vietnam is redirecting queries for some politically sensitive terms to the American company's search engine, apparently as a way of avoiding government anger or legal liability for sending surfers to sites containing criticism of the ruling party. The move Th... Fri, 17 May 2013 03:32:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2089856-google-challenger-vietnam-redirecting-queries.html 2013-05-17T03:32:17Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2090046-lawmakers-accuse-google-dishonesty-taxes.html LONDON (AP) — U.K. lawmakers subjected search giant Google to blistering criticism Thursday, accusing the U.S. Internet company of playing games with Britain's tax rules to avoid paying what it owed. In his second appearance before Parliament in roughly six months, Google Vice President Matt Brittin tried to defend his company's complex corporate structur... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:04:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2090046-lawmakers-accuse-google-dishonesty-taxes.html 2013-05-16T16:04:36Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2089784-uk-officials-bp-seeking-govt-help-with-spill.html LONDON (AP) — British government officials said Thursday that BP has not sought Prime Minister David Cameron's help in reducing compensation claims for its role in the disastrous 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. U.K. media reports claim BP will ask Cameron for help in convincing the U.S. government to intervene. The reports say BP hopes Cameron will ... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:14:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2089784-uk-officials-bp-seeking-govt-help-with-spill.html 2013-05-16T14:14:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2087664-us-approves-radiation-based-prostate-cancer-drug.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new injectable drug that uses radiation to treat advanced prostate cancer that has spread to the bones. The FDA said Wednesday it approved the drug, Xofigo from Bayer Pharmaceuticals, for men whose cancer has grown into bone tumors even after receiving medication or surgery to lower te... Wed, 15 May 2013 16:31:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2087664-us-approves-radiation-based-prostate-cancer-drug.html 2013-05-15T16:31:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2087338-eu-china-dumping-mobile-network-equipment.html BRUSSELS (AP) — A senior EU official says China may be illegally dumping and subsidizing the import into Europe of mobile telephone networks and their essential elements. But Competition Commissioner Karel De Gucht says an official investigation, while approved by the European Commission, won't be launched now as officials seek an amicable resolution. Wed... Wed, 15 May 2013 14:41:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2087338-eu-china-dumping-mobile-network-equipment.html 2013-05-15T14:41:57Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2083990-eu-court-finds-swiss-assisted-suicide-laws-vague.html GENEVA (AP) — An elderly Swiss woman who would rather end her life now than decline further in health found sympathy Tuesday from the European Court of Human Rights, which called on the Swiss to clarify their laws on so-called passive assisted suicide. The Strasbourg, France-based court said Switzerland must specify whether its laws are meant to include p... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2083990-eu-court-finds-swiss-assisted-suicide-laws-vague.html 2013-05-14T17:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2084298-nokia-unveils-metallic-smartphone-stock-tumbles.html HELSINKI (AP) — Nokia Corp. on Tuesday unveiled its first Lumia smartphone with a metal cover, low-light camera features and new social network apps. But the new model failed to impress investors, who sent the company's stock down more than 5 percent. The features on the Lumia 925 — slimmer and lighter that the flagship Lumia 920 — will be soon available ... Tue, 14 May 2013 16:24:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2084298-nokia-unveils-metallic-smartphone-stock-tumbles.html 2013-05-14T16:24:58Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2084476-turkish-womb-transplant-patient-loses-baby.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A hospital says a Turkish woman who was the first to get pregnant with a transplanted donor womb has had her pregnancy terminated. Derya Sert was born without a womb and had one transplanted in August 2011. The 22-year-old became pregnant after doctors placed an embryo into her womb, using one of her own eggs.  A statement from Akden... Tue, 14 May 2013 14:48:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2084476-turkish-womb-transplant-patient-loses-baby.html 2013-05-14T14:48:18Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2083834-german-court-orders-changes-to-google-search-hints.html BERLIN (AP) — Google Inc. must respect requests to remove autocomplete entries from its search bar in Germany if they are defamatory, a German court ruled Tuesday. The Federal Court of Justice upheld a complaint from an unidentified company selling nutritional supplements and its founder, identified only as "R.S." The plaintiffs claimed that when their na... Tue, 14 May 2013 13:23:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2083834-german-court-orders-changes-to-google-search-hints.html 2013-05-14T13:23:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2083806-higher-prices-ms-drug-help-drug-firm-merck.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Higher prices for its multiple sclerosis drug Rebif helped German pharmaceutical and high-tech materials company Merck KGaA post a 54 percent rise in first-quarter profit. Merck also saw stronger sales of materials for liquid-crystal displays and raised its profit forecast, saying it would achieve its 2014 goals this year. Its op... Tue, 14 May 2013 09:47:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2083806-higher-prices-ms-drug-help-drug-firm-merck.html 2013-05-14T09:47:51Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2081832-2-viruses-spark-global-outbreaks.html LONDON (AP) — Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials — a novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new bird flu spreading in China. Last week, the coronavirus related to SARS spread to France, where one patient who probably caught the disease in Dubai infected his hospital roommate. ... Mon, 13 May 2013 14:48:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2081832-2-viruses-spark-global-outbreaks.html 2013-05-13T14:48:40Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2081700-uk-retailers-relax-rules-gm-poultry-feed.html LONDON (AP) — Three major British grocery chains have ended their bans on providing genetically modified feed to chickens. Sainsbury's, the Co-operative Group and Marks & Spencer cited short supplies of non-GM feed as the reason for the change. A Co-operative Group statement released Monday said it is no longer "feasible" to insist on non-GM feed. ... Mon, 13 May 2013 13:39:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2081700-uk-retailers-relax-rules-gm-poultry-feed.html 2013-05-13T13:39:11Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2080748-project-to-track-megacities-carbon-footprints.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that waft skyward. Halfway around the globe, similar contraptions atop the Eiffel Tower and elsewhere around Paris keep watch on emissions from smokestacks and automobile tai... Mon, 13 May 2013 04:47:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2080748-project-to-track-megacities-carbon-footprints.html 2013-05-13T04:47:09Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2080814-project-aims-to-track-big-city-carbon-footprints.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Every time Los Angeles exhales, odd-looking gadgets anchored in the mountains above the city trace the invisible puffs of carbon dioxide, methane and other greenhouse gases that waft skyward. Halfway around the globe, similar contraptions atop the Eiffel Tower and elsewhere around Paris keep a pulse on emissions from smokestacks and aut... Mon, 13 May 2013 00:02:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2080814-project-aims-to-track-big-city-carbon-footprints.html 2013-05-13T00:02:29Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2079988-france-confirms-2nd-case-sars-related-virus.html PARIS (AP) — France has confirmed a second case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, authorities said Sunday, as they increased efforts to inform the public about how to avoid the illness and watch for its signs. A hospital roommate of the 65-year-old man who initially contracted the virus tested positive for the illness. The second patient'... Sun, 12 May 2013 18:08:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2079988-france-confirms-2nd-case-sars-related-virus.html 2013-05-12T18:08:44Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2078722-suspicious-french-case-sars-related-virus.html PARIS (AP) — France's health minister says tests on three suspected cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS are negative — but a fourth needs complementary tests and a fifth suspected case has been discovered. Marisol Touraine said test results of the two remaining suspicious cases — people who had close contact with France's only confirme... Sat, 11 May 2013 11:48:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2078722-suspicious-french-case-sars-related-virus.html 2013-05-11T11:48:21Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2076146-3-suspected-cases-sars-related-virus-france.html PARIS (AP) — French health officials said Friday they are investigating three suspected cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, in people who had close contact in the hospital with France's only confirmed case. Beatrice Degrugillers, a spokeswoman for the regional health agency in France's Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, said a nurse at the ho... Fri, 10 May 2013 12:07:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2076146-3-suspected-cases-sars-related-virus-france.html 2013-05-10T12:07:09Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2076314-body-parts-surgery-buried-poland.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish prosecutors say they are questioning a man suspected of burying body parts and other medical waste instead of delivering them for incineration. A prosecutor in Chorzow, in southern Poland, Marta Zawada-Dybek said Friday that the man, identified as Marek M., has confessed to burying body parts, syringes, bandages and other was... Fri, 10 May 2013 10:39:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2076314-body-parts-surgery-buried-poland.html 2013-05-10T10:39:43Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2075058-feds-nyc-hackers-stole-45m-atm-card-breach.html NEW YORK (AP) — A worldwide gang of criminals stole $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining cash machines around the globe, federal prosecutors said Thursday — and outmoded U.S. card technology may be partly to blame. Seven people are under arrest in the U.S. in connection with the cas... Fri, 10 May 2013 02:40:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2075058-feds-nyc-hackers-stole-45m-atm-card-breach.html 2013-05-10T02:40:18Z