National science academies from 15 countries have called on the leading industrialised economies to pay greater heed to science and technology.

BBC: 'Save the planet', science leaders urge G8 governments

On Wednesday, Aol announced it had purchased gdgt and, while we generally don't pay much heed to the acquisitional whims of our parent company, this one we're very, very excited about -- and you should be too.

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