Nov 3rd, 2005 · The Securities and Exchange Commission is accusing two Estonian traders of breaking into the computer systems of Business Wire, a leading distributor of corporate press releases. They are accused of using the information to make profitable trades.
Nov 2nd, 2005 · The plan emphasizes better early warning systems to spot super-strains of influenza before they reach the United States and better ways to brew vaccines to protect against them.
Nov 1st, 2005 · El Salvador gets nearly six feet of rainfall each year, but clean water is in short supply. Contaminated water kills thousands there every year. But simple projects that build deep wells are beginning to succeed where expensive, modern water systems have failed.
Oct 21st, 2005 · The wooden dam in Taunton, Mass., threatened to give way this week and flood the town. That incident was only part of a systemic problem -- there are many other dams across the country that have been deemed unsafe.
Oct 12th, 2005 · Internet giant Yahoo! announced it will shut down chat rooms that promote sex between adults and children. Alex Chadwick talks to Tess Vigeland of Marketplace about the move, plus Yahoo!'s decision to link instant messaging systems with Microsoft to better compete with Google and America Online.
Sep 8th, 2005 · Madeleine Brand talks with Ira Flatow, host of NPR's Talk of the Nation Science Friday, about how other nations use levee systems to control flooding.
Aug 29th, 2005 · Hurricane Katrina has left New Orleans with a host of problems, from flooding and structural damage to power outages and crippled water systems. Robert Siegel talks with Mark Schleifstein, environment reporter at the New Orleans Times Picayune. He joins us from New Orleans, La.
Aug 9th, 2005 · The Department of Homeland Security increased the terror alert level in the United States to the Orange level after the mass transit bombings in London last month. Some elements of Orange alert have become the norm for cities and transit systems, but others emergency practices are very expensive.