No, Google hasn't been taken over by a foreign country. The green-and-white flag over the Google logo today is the banner of the artificial language Esperanto, flying in recognition of the 150th birthday of its inventor, L.L. Zamenhof.

In a holiday message to his colleagues throughout the University of California system, UC President Mark Yudof expresses his gratitude for the hard work and commitment of the university's faculty and staff through an exceptionally challenging year.

The House of Representatives has rejected the 2010 budget proposal of the Ministry of Science and Technology for not meeting standards that would enhance Nigeria 's technology development.

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Ambassador Yukiwa Amano yesterday declared his support for the Nigerian nuclear project.

I see that the on population trends with large increases in human longevity, funded by , is reaching a wider audience. It is good to envisage a future in which we see less : "In computer simulations, Gavrilov concluded that

A paper: "The strong familiality of living to extreme ages suggests that human longevity is genetically regulated. The majority of genes found thus far to be associated with longevity primarily function in and . There are likely many more genetic

From : "Blood vessel blockage, a common condition in old age or diabetes, leads to low blood flow and results in low oxygen, which can kill cells and tissues. Such blockages can require amputation resulting in loss of limbs. Now,

The Ohio budget is facing a $581 million budget deficit that must be balanced by year end.

Parents who home educate their children should not be forced to register with their local council, MPs say.

SLIS faculty member Hsin-Liang (Oliver) Chen recently co-authored an article with colleague James Patrick Williams in The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Science .

Acquired December 11, 2009, these true-color images show a wide-area and two close-up views of plumes from Kilauea, including plumes from Halema'uma'u and Pu'u O'o Craters.

A small plume of ash and/or steam is blowing west from the summit of Mayon Volcano in this image from December 15, 2009.

Acquired December 14, 2009, this true-color image of northern India and Bangladesh shows thick haze hugging the soutehrn face of the Himalaya.

A fire in a Western Australia state forest near Dwellingup billows smoke over the Indian Ocean on December 15, 2009.

NASA's Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) satellite has captured five complete polar seasons of noctilucent (NLC) or 'night-shining' clouds with an unprecedented horizontal resolution of 3 miles by 3 miles.

Black soot deposited on Tibetan glaciers has contributed significantly to the retreat of the world's largest non-polar ice masses, according to new research.

New space observations reveal that since October 2003, the aquifers for California's primary agricultural region -- the Central Valley -- and its major mountain water source -- the Sierra Nevadas -- have lost nearly enough water combined to fill Lake

NASA researchers studying have found that the intensity of the "heat island" created by a city depends on the ecosystem it replaced and on the regional climate.

Of the many dangers that plague commercial airplanes, icing stands out as one of the most treacherous.

With each additional day and year that the Terra satellite monitors Earth, scientists achieve a strengthened record of Earth's vital signs; here's a sample of the latest developments to be presented by Terra researchers at the Fall Meeting of the