Microsoft to acquire health information search engine

Tuesday, February 27, 2007 Microsoft decided to buy a health information search engine called Medstory. This is the company’s first step towards an involvement in the health market. The software that Medstory develops involves artificial intelligence techniques which are applied to both medical and health information stored in medical journals, as well as government documents. […]

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Cars big winner as 34th Annual Annie Awards handed out

Monday, February 12, 2007 Cars drove home the big prize last night, from the 34th Annual Annie Awards. The animation industry’s highest honor, ASIFA-Hollywood’s Annies recognise contributions to animation, writing, directing, storyboarding, voice acting, composing, and much more. As mentioned, Pixar took home the big prize last night, after facing stiff competition from four other […]

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Mars Rover tracks viewed from orbit

Tuesday, January 25, 2005 Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity and its tracks are captured in this enhanced-resolution image. The picture was taken from Mars orbit with the Mars Orbiter Cameraon board the Mars Global Surveyor. The image was captured on April 26, 2004,Opportunity’s 91st martian day. The rover was on its way toEndurance Crater. Also visible […]

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Blown for Good author discusses life inside international headquarters of Scientology

Friday, November 13, 2009 Wikinews interviewed author Marc Headley about his new book Blown for Good, and asked him about life inside the international headquarters of Scientology known as “Gold Base“, located in Gilman Hot Springs near Hemet, California. Headley joined the organization at age seven when his mother became a member, and worked at […]

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Epoxy Floors — The Right Cure

byAlma Abell Cured epoxy resins are combined and used for many products, including both commercial and residential floor coatings. The curing process, reached through several different chemical processes, creates a hard material ideal for floor coating applications in a variety of settings and can add beauty and durability to your living environment, inside and out. […]

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Oil spill reported in Gulf of Mexico

Tuesday, December 26, 2006 At least 21,000 gallons of crude oil has spilled into the Gulf of Mexico near the United States mainland coast, about 30 miles off the shore of Galveston, Texas. The U.S. Coast Guard says that oil is still leaking at a rate of 80 to 400 gallons a day. The High […]

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