Crippleware: How Do Consumers React when Companies Disable Product Features?
Consumers dislike it when manufacturers remove or degrade features in existing models—even though it's a common practice, according to a…
Scientists deploy lasers, GPS technology to improve snow measurements
BOULDER –- Equipped with specialized lasers and GPS technology, scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are working…
Study May Answer Long-Standing Questions about Little Ice Age
BOULDER—A new international study may answer contentious questions about the onset and persistence of Earth’s Little Ice Age, a period…
Study May Answer Long-Standing Questions about Little Ice Age
BOULDER—A new international study may answer contentious questions about the onset and persistence of Earth’s Little Ice Age, a period…
Seven Sweet Facts about How Chocolate is Made
1. Cocoa trees produce pods, which is the fruit chocolate comes from. Large harvests occur by hand twice annually throughout…
Myths and Shame Keep Many from Seeking Bankruptcy Protection
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Two interesting facts that may counter modern ideas about bankruptcy:…
Hovering Not Hard if You’re Top-Heavy
Top-heavy structures are more likely to maintain their balance while hovering in the air than are those that bear a…
Global Temperature Report: January 2012
Global climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.14 C per decade…
Ethanol Mandate Not the Best Option
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Many people are willing to pay a premium for ethanol, but not enough to justify the…
Murkowski Renews Request for Oversight Hearing on DOE Loan Guarantee Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Friday renewed her request to Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., that the Senate…