http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Science, computer and technology articles, news - Deseret News en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:01 MDT Sun, 19 May 2013 17:23:40 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630038/Honeybees-trained-in-Croatia-to-find-land-mines.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630038/Honeybees-trained-in-Croatia-to-find-land-mines.html Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a... ]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 14:59:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630026/Innovative-schools-share-ideas-to-improve-learning.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630026/Innovative-schools-share-ideas-to-improve-learning.html Failing 9th grade for the second year in row, A.J. Swan had accepted that he wasn't going to graduate from his Vermont high... ]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 14:52:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629935/Congress-gets-mixed-advice-on-regulating-drones.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629935/Congress-gets-mixed-advice-on-regulating-drones.html The growing use of unmanned surveillance "eyes in the sky" aircraft raises a thicket of privacy concerns, but Congress is... ]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 00:46:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629936/Dark-massive-asteroid-to-fly-by-Earth-on-May-31.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629936/Dark-massive-asteroid-to-fly-by-Earth-on-May-31.html It's 1.7 miles long. Its surface is covered in a sticky black substance similar to the gunk at the bottom of a barbecue. If... ]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 00:45:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629888/Environmentalists-drop-1-of-2-wolf-lawsuits.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629888/Environmentalists-drop-1-of-2-wolf-lawsuits.html A coalition of environmental groups has dropped one of two lawsuits challenging last year's decision by federal officials to... ]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 21:08:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629878/Alaska-volcano-shoots-ash-15000-feet-into-the-air.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629878/Alaska-volcano-shoots-ash-15000-feet-into-the-air.html One of Alaska's most restless volcanoes has shot an ash cloud 15,000 feet into the air in an ongoing eruption that has drawn... ]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 17:53:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580190/West-Davis-Corridor-project-unveiled-amid-criticism.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580190/West-Davis-Corridor-project-unveiled-amid-criticism.html The Utah Department of Transportation has completed the environment study for the controversial West Davis Corridor project.... ]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 06:12:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629787/Texas-tornado-devastation-includes-Habitat-homes.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629787/Texas-tornado-devastation-includes-Habitat-homes.html Habitat for Humanity spent years in a North Texas subdivision, helping build many of the 110 homes in the low-income area.... ]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 18:03:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580172/Utah-Department-of-Commerce-to-sponsor-Declutter-Day.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580172/Utah-Department-of-Commerce-to-sponsor-Declutter-Day.html "Declutter Day” is a free event where individuals may drop off documents for secure shredding, recycle old computers... Thu, 16 May 2013 15:47:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629773/10-tornadoes-whip-through-North-Texas-6-dead.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629773/10-tornadoes-whip-through-North-Texas-6-dead.html Ten tornadoes touched down in several small communities in North Texas overnight, leaving at least six people dead, dozens... ]]> Thu, 16 May 2013 13:45:00 MDT