Science
Where cell phone service is the fastest — and slowest
August 9, 2015
Where cell phone service is the fastest — and slowest
Location, location, location -- It's the No. 1 factor in getting the best real estate, and increasingly, Internet and wireless…
NASA camera shows moon crossing Earth
August 9, 2015
NASA camera shows moon crossing Earth
You can't call it "the dark side of the moon" based on a new NASA picture. A camera on the Deep…
Street vendors in Alexandria, Matrouh get solar-powered carts
August 9, 2015
Street vendors in Alexandria, Matrouh get solar-powered carts
The Alexandria governorate has contracted a local supplier for the purchase of 13 solar-powered carts to be used by street…
Turning cow poo into power is profitable for US farm
August 9, 2015
Turning cow poo into power is profitable for US farm
For most farms, manure is a pungent problem.
California child diagnosed with plague after Yosemite trip
August 8, 2015
California child diagnosed with plague after Yosemite trip
A child who camped in California's Yosemite National Park has been diagnosed with the plague, the latest of several such…
Ministry blames botched tree-trimming on lack of worker training
August 8, 2015
Ministry blames botched tree-trimming on lack of worker training
The Environment Ministry has said that poor training is to blame for the botched trimming of trees near the Cabinet…
TV industry sees digital threats rising
August 8, 2015
TV industry sees digital threats rising
Is it time for big television to start worrying about digital? For years, the threats to traditional television have been present,…
Thousands of Ebola survivors face severe pain, possible blindness
August 8, 2015
Thousands of Ebola survivors face severe pain, possible blindness
Thousands of West Africans who were infected with the Ebola virus but survived it are suffering chronic conditions such as…
Shakespeare’s ‘toad’ Richard is Leicester’s star draw
August 8, 2015
Shakespeare’s ‘toad’ Richard is Leicester’s star draw
Shakespeare portrayed King Richard III as a "poisonous bunch-backed toad" who was reduced to offering his kingdom for a horse…