Single-cup coffee makers: A morning cup of environmental harm?

If you received a one-cup coffee maker -- or a box of coffee for one -- as a Christmas gift, by now you likely have brewed through and tossed out plenty of those little capsules, and perhaps you've started to wonder about the environmental impact and the value of convenience.

Writer ‘found treasure’ in past

Writing her first book sent Cynthia Becker on a paper and people chase across America.

Mathematical Parrot Reveals His Genius With Posthumous Paper

ananyo writes "Even in death, the world's most accomplished parrot continues to amaze. The final experiments involving Alex – a grey parrot trained to count objects – have just been published (abstract). They show that Alex could accurately add together Arabic numerals to a sum of eight, and correctly add three small sets of objects, putting his mathematical abilities on par with (and maybe ...

PwC Releases Flyer-Focused, Values-Based "Customer Experience" Roadmap to Help U.S. Airlines Drive Revenue Growth and …

NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Airlines that adopt a flyer-focused 'values-based' approach—coupled with a 'quantitative DNA' that examines experiences with an economic filter—can provide brand-defining ...

Science’s cut-and-paste curse

New Delhi, Feb 20: Two senior Indian scientists, including C.N.R. Rao, who heads the scientific advisory council to the Prime Minister, have apologised for plagiarism but they are being seen as victims of a cut-and-paste culture prevalent among students and rookie researchers in India.

Pratt Industries takes the old and makes it new again

Full-cycle recyle operations take place at Pratt Industries' campus in Conyers.

Polarized Display Sheds Light on Octopus and Cuttlefish Vision-and Camouflage

Polarized Display Sheds Light on Octopus and Cuttlefish Vision-and Camouflage

If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It: Ancient Computers in Use Today

From 1970s minicomputers used for military programs (including nuclear weapons) to an IBM punch-card system still keeping the books at a Texas filter supplier, these are the computers that time forgot.

Online services that track your spending

NEW YORK (AP) — My approach to tracking my spending has traditionally been to wait for credit card bills to come, then (hopefully) pay them off. Three new online services promise to help you do a better job of tracking as you buy.

LightSquared owner explores lawsuit vs FCC, GPS industry

IDG News Service - LightSquared's primary investor, Philip Falcone, is exploring possible lawsuits against the FCC and the GPS industry in the wake of the FCC's rejection of the carrier's plan for a 4G cellular network, sources familiar with the company's planning confirmed on Friday.