science and technology
More computing questions and answers
More letters from readers have filled the pot. Let's jump into the middle.Q. This week I tried to install Windows Defender per your recommendation from the Microsoft Web site and got a warning that the volume license on my computer had been deactivated and I needed to buy another one from Microsoft for more than $100. What does that mean?
Apollo astronauts reminisce, look ahead
DALLAS -- Forty years ago this month the first manned Apollo mission blasted off, paving the way for future Apollo flights that put man on the moon by 1969.
Video game designers increasingly focus on girls
Tony Key, senior vice president of marketing for video game maker Ubisoft, points to the Title IX anti-discrimination law when talking about new opportunities in gaming.Before the 1972 passage of the measure, which eliminated sex discrimination in schools, only 1 out of 27 girls played high school sports. Thirty-six years later, that figure is 1 out of every 2 girls.
Formulas to estimate storm surge inadequate, scientists say
Tens of thousands of Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast residents who had to make life-or-death decisions last month about leaving ahead of Hurricane Ike faced one big uncertainty -- just how high would water driven by the storm rise.
Coastal experts warn of cost of environmental neglect
For the first time this year, environmentalists in Canada were happy to see a federal election fought over environmental issues, particularly a carbon tax to combat global warming. But then the financial crisis hit. And this week, the Liberal party and its environmental program were defeated.
Bad summer weather is good for Alaska glaciers
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Two hundred years of glacial shrinkage in Alaska, and then came the winter and summer of 2007-2008.Unusually large amounts of winter snow were followed by unusually chill temperatures in June, July and August.
Game On: FIFA Soccer 09 a joy, others not so much
FIFA Soccer 09Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC, PS2, PSP, DSGenre: SportsPublisher: EA SportsESRB Rating: E for EveryoneGrade: 4.5 stars
Game On: Batman, de Blob worth a look
Lego BatmanPlatforms: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PS2, PSP, DS.Genre: Action.Publisher: Warner Bros.Interactive ESRB Rating: E for Everyone.Grade: 3 stars (out of 5).
Laptops to be enlisted in 'Quake-Catcher Network'
It's possible you are reading this story on an earthquake sensor. Maybe you don't even know it.
Report warns Pennsylvania about global warming effects
Apples and sweet corn, brook trout and smallmouth bass, fall foliage and winter snow cover will all disappear from Pennsylvania if emissions causing global warming continue at their current rates, according to a detailed, state-specific climate change report by the Union of Concerned Scientists.
