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1. GM is world's least green automobile maker

   (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

   North American automobile manufacturers are bottom of the sustainability league, according to the largest ever global study of the sector's performance. North American car manufacturers are bottom ...

2. Night owls have more staying power

   (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

   Early birds may get a head start in the morning, but it's the night owls that have the staying power, a new brain-scan study reveals. LIEGE, BELGIUM - Early birds may get a head start in the morning, ...

3. Survey reveals massive loss of Antarctica glaciers

   (Sustainability/Sustainability Features)

   Antarctica’s glaciers may be retreating at a much faster pace than previously believed, a new study released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) indicates. One major ice shelf has completely disappeared ...

4. Study finds brain speed linked to intelligence

   (General Sciences/General Sciences Features)

   Are human brains basically organic computers? If they are, then a recent publication by Dr. Paul Thompson, professor of neurology at UCLA's School of Medicine may make sense. The study finds that not ...

5. Alternate cosmological theory debunked, Earth may not be at center of universe

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   ... a new study shows that this alternate theory may not be "in the black" after all. A recent scientific article entitled, "Can we avoid Dark Energy?" addresses the alternate theory head-on. In the end, the ...

6. Super-microscope watches molecules break apart and bond step by step

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   ... "Nanoshells are among the world's most effective chemical sensors, and this study reveals another area where they are uniquely valuable. We are aware of no other method that provides this level of detail ...

7. Apple stock drops sharply following analyst downgrades

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... segment – a market in which Apple does not compete. RBC Capital Markets' analyst Mike Abramsky justifies the downgrade on a broader hit on consumer spending, pointing out the most recent Changewave study ...

8. Mirror, mirror on the wall: Who is the greenest of them all?

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

     Sometimes perception is all that matters in the business world, even if it contradicts reality. GreenFactor, which is claimed to be the first global study of IT decision makers on green products ...

9. U.S. carbon footprint ranking: The hotspots are in the East

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

     Public policy organization Brookings has released a detailed per-capita footprint ranking of 100 metropolitan areas in the U.S. The study reveals that residents living in the eastern half of the ...

10. Study reveals cell phone users suffer "ringxiety"

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    A new study suggests that more than two thirds of American cell phone users have heard their phone ringing when no one was calling. Los Angeles (CA) - A new study suggests that more than two thirds of ...

11. Hacker attacks reported to happen every 39 seconds

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    A new study by the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland reveals that cyber hackers now strike once every 39 seconds and that "1234" is the top guess as a password, ...

12. Solar flares will disrupt GPS in 2011

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

    ... that rely on GPS satellite navigation will be disrupted by violent solar activity in 2011, research shows. A study reveals Global Positioning System receivers to be unexpectedly vulnerable to bursts of ...

13. Men like their HDTVs big, while women prefer them smaller, says new survey

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Brief)

      Although a new survey from Panasonic reveals that one in four (about 26%) US households either owns or plans to own a HD (high definition) TV by the end of 2006, up from 15% last year, spouses are ...

14. Is an open-source "dump extractor" threatening Xbox 360 security?

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... PI," is to enable individuals to not only study the structure of the games' contents, but also to decipher the new console's proprietary file system, which the team says is similar to that of the original ...

15. Study Reveals Multiple Monitors Increases Productivity

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... study of productivity increases across ordinary office tasks using multiple monitor configurations. The study, entitled 'Productivity and Multi-Screen Displays' examines how multiple monitor configurations ...

16. 'Penetrate and patch' e-business security is grim

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... application security best practices, @stake compares and contrasts the top and bottom performers in its study as measured by business risk. The six areas that differentiate the best from the rest are: ...

17. Wildcat Accelerators on the Prowl

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    ... your home theatre system. What's the next home-based technological hurdle you'll have to figure out? Well, if a the predictions in a new study by Parks Associates come to bear, you'll most likely be installing ...