Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:00 PM EST
Dialling emergency services when a major disaster strikes is a typical first response. Now US computer scientists are recommending useful follow-up: logging on to a social networking site, such as MySpace, to share information and survival tips.
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Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:00 PM EST
A clock that loses just one second every 60 million years might seem tough to beat. Nevertheless, conventional atomic clocks, which use caesium ions, could soon be replaced by those featuring arrays of strontium atoms as the gold standard for time keeping.
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Wed Aug 2, 2006 6:13 PM EDT
In a state primary election, Kansas voters have ousted two radical conservative school board members who opposed teaching evolution in schools.
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