Science
 | WebMD (blog) - Teachers have always been strict when it comes to chewing gum. Not only is it annoying to have kids chewing and popping their gum, they often discard it under their desks, or throw it on the floor. |
 | RTE.ie - A spacecraft carrying two Russians and an American has docked with the International Space Station. A spacecraft carrying two Russians and an American has docked with the International Space Station in the first Russian manned mission for five months ... |
 | Mongabay.com - A single forest corridor in Sumatra has yielded camera trap photos of five wild cats species, including the Critically Endangered Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae). |
 | BBC News - Data from a NASA spacecraft has provided scientists with evidence of what seems to be a body of water beneath the icy surface of Jupiter's moon, Europa. |
 | New York Times (blog) - Here's a depressing suggestion: that the upwards spiral in global carbon emissions seems to be matched only by the speed with which the international negotiations to deal with the resulting climate change are unravelling. |
 | NPR (blog) - It seems like science fiction writer Robert Heinlein could have summed up NASA's job announcement in his young adult novel, Have Space Suit, Will Travel. |
 | USA Today (blog) - On Friday Nov. 18, the Nobel Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will release a scientific report about how global warming is increasing the world's exposure to extreme weather events such as floods, ... |
 | MarketWatch (press release) - GREENBELT, Md., Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Visitor Center in Greenbelt, Md. will host this month's Sunday Experiment on Sunday, November 20 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm EST. |
 | Herald Sun - SURGING population growth and climate change are driving the planet towards episodes of worsening hunger, which only an overhaul of the food system will fix, a panel of experts says. |
 | MarketWatch (press release) - RESTON, Va., Nov 16, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- WSP Environment & Energy (WSP) has been reappointed as a US Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) consultancy partner, with its clients ranking among the highest CDP performers. |
 | Stuff.co.nz - US space agency Nasa has revealed how the International Space Station (ISS) deals with its trash - it throws it out over New Zealand. |
 | PhysOrg.com - A man watches the overflowing Chao Praya river in Bangkok on November 3. As billions of cubic metres of water flow away from Thailand's devastating floods, experts and campaigners are warning that millions of sea creatures could be the next victims of ... |
Technology
 | Manila Bulletin - MANILA, Philippines -- Samsung, one of this generation's leading pioneers in technology, has come up with its most revolutionary product to date as it announces yet another amazing addition to its Galaxy series—the Samsung Galaxy Note. |
 | CBS News - (AP) UNDER CONTROL: Facebook says it has stopped most of the spam that has flooded many users' pages in recent days with pictures showing graphic sex and violence. |
 | msnbc.com - Breaking news and analysis of the economy, the business world, stocks, autos, real estate and consumer issues. Twitter: @msnbc_business By Paul Eisenstein Porsche via AP The new Porsche 911 Carrera goes from zero to 60 in a screaming 4 seconds, ... |
 | The Sun - The striking shellfish was snapped up by fishmonger Rex Goldsmith at a London market and handed to the Natural History Museum. Experts there believe the European creature, traditionally a much darker shade of blue, was born the unusual colour because ... |
 | WTOP - One-third of adults surveyed said they have broken up with someone via text message, Facebook or email. (WTOP) WASHINGTON - Years ago, there was the class ring and the letterman jacket to signify you were in a relationship. |
 | ITProPortal - Twitter introduced some new features that allow users to check who liked their posts and also keep track of the activities of people whom they are following. |
 | Written by  in 3,419 Google+ circles CNET - Google today launched Google Music, letting consumers tap into a service that was limited to 1 million customers since the beta was launched this spring. |
 | InformationWeek - iOS device users once again have a native Gmail app to call their own, and Google says its even better than the first version. By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek After two weeks in hiding, Google's native iOS app for Gmail has returned to Apple's iTunes ... |
 | Washington Post - NEW YORK - Barnes & Noble Inc.'s Nook Tablet electronic device began arriving in stores and homes on Wednesday, one day ahead of schedule. |
 | InformationWeek - Record number of pre-orders for the Lumia 800 smartphone buoys Nokia's chances of a comeback. By Eric Zeman InformationWeek Nokia claims that the number of pre-orders for the Lumia 800 smartphone in the UK are higher than for any previous Nokia ... |
 | Times of India - SAN FRANCISCO: Apple named a new board chairman, in another signal that the technology giant would not be run the same way as it was under its co-founder, Steve Jobs. |
 | San Francisco Chronicle - Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co., once the top seller of sport-utility vehicles in the US, has redesigned its rugged Escape SUV into a sport wagon to attract buyers who now drive Honda Motor Co. |
 | Los Angeles Times - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is up in arms over the fur suit Super Mario wears in his newest video game. But another famous name has run afoul of the animal rights group: Prince Harry -- for eating a pizza. |
 | Chatham Daily News - Officials of Chatham-based TekSavvy Solutions Inc. voiced "disappointment'' Wednesday with this week's approval of high-speed service rates. |
 | CanadianBusiness.com - By The Canadian Press | November 16, 2011 Research in Motion stock was up almost two per cent Wednesday after a big name brokerage firm raised its rating on the BlackBerry maker. |
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