http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/ Sci/Tech - Science & Technology: Find breaking news, world news and pictures on Sci/Tech en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/ http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2105452-2-brown-bears-rescued-captivity-kosovo.html MRAMOR, Kosovo (AP) — Two brown bears have been released into a special sanctuary after being held in a 20-square-meter cage almost their entire lives to amuse visitors at a Kosovo restaurant. Ari and Arina, both 10 years old, were taken to their new, much larger home, by the international animal charity group Four Paws, which helped sedate and transport ... Thu, 23 May 2013 15:11:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2105452-2-brown-bears-rescued-captivity-kosovo.html 2013-05-23T15:11:24Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2099634-france-plan-to-revive-economy.html PARIS (AP) — The man charged with reviving France's shrinking economy and attracting businesses to invest here is gaining a reputation for doing the opposite. As the country's first-ever minister for industrial renewal, Arnaud Montebourg has told the world's largest steelmaker it is not welcome in France; exchanged angry letters with the head of an Americ... Tue, 21 May 2013 14:36:36 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2099634-france-plan-to-revive-economy.html 2013-05-21T14:36:36Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2098542-judge-tosses-ex-bp-executives-obstruction-charge.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a charge that is the backbone of the case against a former BP executive accused of concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil spewing in 2010 from the company's blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico. Defense attorney Reid Weingarten called it a huge victory for David Rainey, who was BP's vi... Tue, 21 May 2013 01:03:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2098542-judge-tosses-ex-bp-executives-obstruction-charge.html 2013-05-21T01:03:04Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2097306-turkey-2-brazilians-killed-balloon-crash.html ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A hot air balloon collided with another balloon mid-air during a sightseeing tour of volcanic rock formations in Turkey and crashed to the ground on Monday, killing two Brazilian tourists and injuring 23 other people on board, officials said. The accident occurred above central Turkey's Cappadocia region, when an ascending balloon st... Mon, 20 May 2013 11:01:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2097306-turkey-2-brazilians-killed-balloon-crash.html 2013-05-20T11:01:47Z 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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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 http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2071406-dutch-govt-website-attacked-suspect-extradited.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch government said Wednesday its main website is being hacked, and also confirmed that a man suspected of participating in another major cyberattack on Swiss-British anti-spam watchdog group Spamhaus has been extradited from Spain to the Netherlands. The suspect, Sven Kamphuis, was arrested in Barcelona last month and extradited Mo... Wed, 08 May 2013 15:13:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2071406-dutch-govt-website-attacked-suspect-extradited.html 2013-05-08T15:13:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2069640-europeans-common-ancestors-1000-years-ago.html BERLIN (AP) — Europeans appear to be more closely related than previously thought. Scientists who compared DNA samples from people in different parts of the continent found that most had common ancestors living just 1,000 years ago. The results confirm decade-old mathematical models, but will nevertheless come as a surprise to Europeans accustomed to thin... Wed, 08 May 2013 00:28:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2069640-europeans-common-ancestors-1000-years-ago.html 2013-05-08T00:28:59Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2061522-solar-plane-lands-ariz-1st-leg-major-trip.html PHOENIX (AP) — A solar-powered airplane landed in Phoenix early Saturday morning after flight from California that included several hours in the air after sundown. The Solar Impulse set down about 12:30 a.m. at Sky Harbor Airport after flying, completing the first leg of a planned cross-country trip that its co-pilot described as a "milestone" in aviation... Sat, 04 May 2013 08:04:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2061522-solar-plane-lands-ariz-1st-leg-major-trip.html 2013-05-04T08:04:30Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2060630-brookss-ex-bodyguard-charged-uk-hacking-probe.html LONDON (AP) — A man who provided protection for the former chief executive of News International has been charged in relation to Britain's wide-ranging phone-hacking investigation, British authorities said Friday. Scotland Yard said David Johnson, 47, allegedly conspired with Rebekah Brooks and five others in July 2011 to conceal computers and other items... Fri, 03 May 2013 11:38:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2060630-brookss-ex-bodyguard-charged-uk-hacking-probe.html 2013-05-03T11:38:22Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2058824-un-report-wants-moratorium-killer-robots.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Killer robots that can attack targets without any human input "should not have the power of life and death over human beings," a new draft U.N. report says. The report for the U.N. Human Rights Commission posted online this week deals with legal and philosophical issues involved in giving robots lethal powers over humans, echoing cou... Thu, 02 May 2013 19:34:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2058824-un-report-wants-moratorium-killer-robots.html 2013-05-02T19:34:45Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2058120-police-politicians-push-surveillance-boston.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police and politicians across the U.S. are pointing to the surveillance video that was used to help identify the Boston Marathon bombing suspects as a reason to get more electronic eyes on their streets. Efforts include trying to gain police access to cameras used to monitor traffic, expanding surveillance networks in some major cities ... Thu, 02 May 2013 19:12:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2058120-police-politicians-push-surveillance-boston.html 2013-05-02T19:12:43Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2058398-dutch-ponder-police-to-hack.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Dutch government has unveiled the draft of a law that would give police investigating online crimes the right to hack into computers in the Netherlands or abroad and install spyware or destroy files. Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten said Thursday that such actions would carried out only after the approval of a judge. The bill would also... Thu, 02 May 2013 13:50:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2058398-dutch-ponder-police-to-hack.html 2013-05-02T13:50:41Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2058326-un-2012-was-9th-hottest-year-1850.html GENEVA (AP) — The World Meteorological Organization says last year was the ninth-warmest since record-keeping began in 1850, despite the cooling effect of the weather pattern called La Nina. The U.N.'s weather agency says this marks the 27th year in a row the global average temperature — 58 degrees Fahrenheit (14.45 degrees Celsius) in 2012 — surpassed th... Thu, 02 May 2013 13:00:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2058326-un-2012-was-9th-hottest-year-1850.html 2013-05-02T13:00:52Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2058202-france-defends-interest-blocking-yahoo-deal.html PARIS (AP) — The French government has defended its veto over Yahoo Inc.'s attempted takeover of video sharing website Dailymotion, even as the move draws jeers for discouraging much needed foreign investment. Yahoo this week abandoned plans to take a 75 percent stake in Dailymotion, a deal sought by the managements of both companies, after the government... Thu, 02 May 2013 12:24:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2058202-france-defends-interest-blocking-yahoo-deal.html 2013-05-02T12:24:14Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2056446-scholars-find-cannibalism-jamestown-settlement.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists revealed Wednesday that they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists at Jamestown, Virginia, survived harsh conditions by turning to cannibalism. For years, there have been tales of people in the first permanent English settlement in America eating dogs, cats, rats, mice,... Wed, 01 May 2013 19:57:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2056446-scholars-find-cannibalism-jamestown-settlement.html 2013-05-01T19:57:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2055662-mozilla-uk-spyware-company-hijacking-brand.html LONDON (AP) — The maker of one of the Internet's most popular browsers is taking on one of the world's best-known purveyors of surveillance software, accusing a British company of hijacking the Mozilla brand to camouflage its espionage products. The Mozilla Foundation — responsible for the Firefox browser — said late Tuesday that Gamma International Ltd. ... Wed, 01 May 2013 12:04:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2055662-mozilla-uk-spyware-company-hijacking-brand.html 2013-05-01T12:04:23Z http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2052960-china-career-boost-with-health-risks.html BEIJING (AP) — Whitney Foard Small loved China and her job as a regional director of communications for a top automaker. But after air pollution led to several stays in hospital and finally a written warning from her doctor telling her she needed to leave, Small packed up and left for Thailand. In doing so, the Ford Motor Co. executive became another expa... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:09:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2052960-china-career-boost-with-health-risks.html 2013-04-30T11:09:25Z