Science
 | RIA Novosti - MOSCOW, November 18 (RIA Novosti) - The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) will be raised on Friday by 6 km (3.72 miles) to 392 km (243.5 miles), a spokesman for Russia's Mission Control said. |
 | News24 - Jakarta - Rare photos of five different wild cats, including the endangered Sumatran tiger, have been caught on camera in an Indonesian forest threatened by deforestation, and the area must be protected, environmental group WWF said on Wednesday. |
 | The Australian - FROGS, salamanders and other amphibians may eventually have no place to shelter because of a triple threat of worsening scourges, a new study predicts. |
 | Voice of America (blog) - The Shenzhou-8 spacecraft landed by parachute in northern China's Inner Mongolia region late Thursday evening. While in orbit, the spacecraft docked twice with China's miniature space laboratory the Tiangong-1. |
 | KHQ Right Now - HUFFINGTONPOST.COM - New research that suggests Jupiter's moon Europa has a body of water the size of the Great Lakes just two miles below its icy surface has brought scientists one step closer to determining whether or not the freezing satellite is ... |
 | Stuff.co.nz - Researchers have probed the depths under Antarctic ice to reveal a map of the Gamburtsev Mountains. Credit: Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation, Gamburtsev topography by Abdulhakim Abdi, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University ... |
 | Times of India - NEW DELHI: Historical responsibility and equity are at the heart of India's international climate change stance again. Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan stated that India would insist on unconditional commitments under Kyoto Protocol II by the ... |
 | Aviation Week - HOUSTON - Though tentatively targeted for early January, the NASA-sponsored Space Exploration Technologies Inc. (SpaceX) cargo resupply demonstration mission of the Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station could ... |
 | TbNewsWatch.com - An MP is considering a trip to South Africa on his own dime to attend climate change talks. The Conservative-led Harper government stated Wednesday that opposition MPs would not be welcome on a trip to Durban, ... |
 | The Guardian - Climate change is likely to cause more storms, floods, droughts, heatwaves and other extreme weather events, according to the most authoritative review yet of the effects of global warming. |
 | ABC News - Leonid meteors are seen streaking across the sky over snow-capped Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain, Nov. 19, 2001, in this 7-minute exposure photo. |
 | ABC Online - International scientists say reducing food wastage and helping smallholder farmers are crucial to ensuring food security. The Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change will take its advice to the next UN meeting on ... |
 | physicsworld.com - Quantum mechanics tells us that the vacuum is not empty but is filled with virtual particles that pop into and out of existence. Normally these particles are hidden from our view, but now a team of physicists has used the electrical equivalent of an ... |
Technology
 | CBS News - The service has been in beta since this summer. New features include the ability to purchase songs right from the online music player, deeper integration with Android devices and content partnerships. |
 | Computerworld - Computerworld - The recent spam attack that planted pornographic images on Facebook was not the work of Anonymous, a security researcher said today. |
 | eSecurity Planet - It's not often that a browser is updated for just a single vulnerability, but that's exactly what is happening with Google Chrome today. |
 | GMANews.TV - Apple Inc. has started seeding to developers the latest version of its OS X Lion for Macintosh computers, with focus on some features including iCloud document storage. |
 | 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. |
 | Register - Amazon may be prepping a low-cost smartphone for release next year, and their partner in its development is said to be Apple's iPhone assembler, Foxconn. |
 | Reuters Canada - (Reuters) - Long-time Rambus investors licked their wounds and pondered their loyalty on Thursday after a crushing legal defeat that underscores the risks companies face when they rely heavily on litigation. |
 | New Zealand Herald - Samsung has redesigned its Galaxy Tab 10.1 to avoid a sales ban in Germany. Photo / Supplied Samsung Electronics has modified the design of its newest tablet PC to bypass a sales ban in Germany and would start selling it there as early as this week. |
 | New York Times (blog) - American Honda MotorJohn Mendel, American Honda Motor executive vice president of sales, introducing the 2012 CR-V on Wednesday. What is it? |
 | CanadianBusiness.com - TORONTO - Google's answer to the iPhone will be arriving in Canada within weeks and the search giant believes it has a bigger and better product than Apple's flagship phone. |
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