Spanning the Kill Van Kull tidal strait and first opened in 1931, the Bayonne Bridge was the longest in the world until 1978 and is currently the fourth longest steel arch bridge in the world. …

Think feminists are angry?   Many zealots in any movement come across as bitter to outsiders but Professor Germaine Greer is giving a talk at the Literary Leicester Festival at the University of…

Swamped by my course of Subnuclear Gauge Physics, I have little time left to surf the web and keep an eye on what happens in the blogs I usually visit. Nevertheless, today is Saturday and I have…

BEIJING, October 23, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- NetQin Mobile Inc., a global leader in mobile security services, today announced that it ranked 9th in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 China Program for its…

The National Mall, that is. The inaugural USA Science and Engineering Festival is going out with a bang this weekend. And by "bang" I mean "Grand Finale Expo," featuring hands-on science exhibits…

In the first study designed to show how much dogs 'prefer' their owners, scientists say they have also shown just how much dogs rely on seeing their owners faces in order to recognize them. The…

In a move designed to help revive the tradition of taking a nap after lunch, Spain's first national siesta championship is underway in Madrid. Participants are monitored as they lie down for a…

NATICK, Massachusetts, October 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that its WallFlex(R) Biliary RX Fully Covered Stent has received CE Mark approval for the…

LONDON, October 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- redspottedhanky, in conjunction with the Railway Children charity, is trying to get train travellers across the UK to help generate up to a staggering GBP30,…

LONDON, October 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation will display a wide array of its state-of-the-art ship and marine navigation, airborne mine countermeasures, mission modularity…