Science
China Tops List Of Sources Of Cyber-Espionage Attacks In 2012
NEW YORK (UPI) — China was the main source of cyber-espionage attacks in 2012, with Chinese IP addresses accounting for 30 percent of data breaches worldwide, a report says. Ninety-six percent of those attacks were made for online espionage purposes, the 2013 Data Breach Investigation Report prepared by Verizon said. China was the only Asian […]
Motion Detection System Could Prevent Injuries To Pitchers’ Arms
MAYWOOD, Ill. (UPI) — U.S. sports medicine experts say a new motion detection system could identify baseball pitchers who are at risk of shoulder injuries. While existing systems that evaluate pitchers’ throwing motions require cameras and other sophisticated equipment and generally are confined to indoor use, the new system can be used on the field […]
Giant Panda Habitats Mostly Spared In Deadly China Earthquake
PMYA’AN, China (UPI) — The 7.0-magnitude earthquake that shook China’s Sichuan Province Saturday has had only limited effects on the region’s giant panda habitats, officials said. Little signs of major effects were seen in habitats close to the temblor’s epicenter, the Chinese Academy of Sciences said Tuesday. Aerial remote sensing images showed the scale of […]
Gulf Of Mexico Issues Far From Over For BP
NEW ORLEANS, (UPI) — Texas is among U.S. states that may seek additional damage payments from BP in response to the 2010 oil spill, the state attorney general said. Saturday marked the third anniversary of the deadly accident in the Gulf of Mexico. The BP-leased Deepwater Horizon rig exploded following a well blowout. That left […]
Flight Attendants Decry New Homeland Security Policy
WASHINGTON, (UPI) — A policy change by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security allowing short-bladed knives on airline flights is being protested by flight attendants. The opposition was voiced through the Coalition of Flight Attendants, which represents 90,000 flight attendants around the country. “Given this week’s deadly terrorist attacks in Boston, this is not the […]
DNA Study Suggests Human Immunity To Disease Has Ethnicity Basis
BURNABY, British Columbia, (UPI) — Immunity to disease may vary depending on ethnicity so designing treatments that will work for everybody may be impossible, U.S. and Canadian researchers say. DNA sequencing suggests human antibody genes and how well they operate — and what they can fight off — can vary from person to person, and […]
‘Stalling’ During DNA Copying Said Possible Source Of Diseases
YORK, England (UPI) — British researchers report they’ve found how breakdowns in the DNA copying process in cells can lead to mutations that contribute to cancer and other diseases. Scientists at York University say they’ve discovered that the protein machines that copy DNA in a model organism pause frequently during this copying process, and that […]
Study: Superstorm Sandy ‘Lit Up’ Seismographs Across The United States
SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) — When superstorm Sandy hit in October, the impact of its waves on the seafloor were detected by seismometers across much of the United States, scientists say. “We detected seismic waves created by the ocean’s waves both hitting the East Coast and smashing into each other,” with the most intense seismic […]
Computer Helps Researchers Keep Up With Deluge Of Science Papers
RALEIGH, N.C. (UPI) — Researchers at North Carolina State University say they’ve developed a computer program to help them keep up with current literature in their field. With hundreds to thousands of scientific papers published each day, keeping up with the state of the art in any area of science is a daunting task, they […]
U.S. Drought Extent Below 50 Percent For First Time In Months
LINCOLN, Neb. (UPI) — The area of the contiguous United States in moderate drought or worse has fallen below 50 percent for the first time in 10 months, officials said. The area of the lower 48 states in moderate drought or worse declined to 47.82 percent from 50.82 percent a week ago, the latest edition […]
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