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Friday, 01 April 2011
- Scientists: Don't Make European Foundation a Lobby
A group of prominent European researchers today sent an open letter to the heads of all of Europe's research councils protesting against the winding up of the grant-giving activities...
- http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/04/scientists-dont-make-european.html?etoc
- A Bacterium That Acts Like a Toothbrush
Oral microbe fights plaque buildup, could lead to development of better toothpaste
- http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/04/a-bacterium-that-acts-like-a-toothbrush.html?etoc
- April Fools' Roundup
Our picks for the best fake science stories circling the Web today
- http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/04/april-fools-roundup.html?etoc
- Podcast: Ant-Flinging Wasps, How to Fold a Steel Shopping Bag, and More
Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week
- http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/04/podcast-ant-flinging-wasps-how.html?etoc
- U.K. Scientists Take New Accelerator on Test Run
A new type of particle accelerator, which promises to provide particle beams more cheaply and efficiently than existing types for applications ranging from cancer treatment to nuclear power, passed...
- http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/04/uk-scientists-take-new-accelerator.html?etoc
Thursday, 31 March 2011
- Video: Gravity Makes Earth Look Like Lumpy Ball of Play-Doh
Satellite provides best look yet at our planet's gravitational field
- http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/video-gravity-makes-earth-look.html?etoc
- ScienceShot: Impacts Leave Marks on Rings of Saturn and Jupiter
Clear evidence that comets recently pummeled rings, not just planets
- http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/scienceshot-impacts-leave-marks.html?etoc
- Some Salmon Can Take the Heat
The Chilko sockeye adapts better to climate change than its comrades do
- http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/some-salmon-can-take-the-heat.html?etoc
- Energy Expert Annotates Obama's Energy Speech
President Barack Obama's speech to Georgetown University on energy policy, delivered yesterday, forges a new direction on energy policy after big failures in his first two years to cut U.S....
- http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/obamas-energy-speech-the-annotat.html?etoc
- Hawass Is Back as Egypt's Antiquities Minister
Some archaeologists and Egyptian activists thought Zahi Hawass was ancient history. But yesterday, according to several news reports, the controversial head of the country's antiquities has been reappointed to...
- http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/hawass-is-back-as-egypts-antiquities.html?etoc
- Live Hearing: NASA's Schmidt, Pew's Gulledge, and Science's Kintisch on Climate (Transcript)
A hearing in the House Energy and Commerce Committee (live feed at their site) tomorrow at 10 a.m. EST will explore the science behind the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's...
- http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/live-hearing-nasas-schmidt-pews.html?etoc
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
- House Panel Takes Next Step Toward New Patent Rules
A sweeping overhaul of the U.S. patent system appears to be gaining momentum in Congress. Today, Representative Lamar Smith (R-TX), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, unveiled his panel's...
- http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/house-panel-takes-next-step-toward.html?etoc
- Patent Foe Sues Monsanto on Modified Crops
The Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT), an opponent of patents with very expansive claims, has sued St. Louis, Missouri-based company Monsanto, makers of various genetically modified seeds. PUBPAT is a...
- http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/patent-foe-sues-monsanto-on-modi.html?etoc
- Bart Gordon Takes Job With D.C. Lobbying Firm
Bart Gordon, the former chair of the science committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, has joined one of Washington's biggest law and lobbying firms. On Monday, the Tennessee...
- http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/bart-gordon-takes-job-with-dc.html?etoc
- Paper, Plastic, or Steel?
Origami-inspired steel grocery bag could revolutionize packaging and lead to shape-shifting buildings
- http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/paper-plastic-or-steel.html?etoc
- Heart Defect: Medicate or Wait?
New finding may help doctors predict which patients are at highest risk for sudden death
- http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/heart-defect-medicate-or-wait.html?etoc
- ScienceShot: The Oldest Buttercup Yet
Ancient bloom clarifies evolution of flowering plants
- http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/scienceshot-the-oldest-buttercup.html?etoc
- India's Prime Minister Seeks More Nuclear Transparency
NEW DELHI—In a speech here today, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh exhorted his government to strive for "accountability and transparency in the functioning of our nuclear power plants." The...
- http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/indias-prime-minister-seeks-more.html?etoc
- Experts: Long Road to U.S. Quake Resilience
A National Research Council (NRC) report released today warns that the United States is underfunding its program intended to increase the country's resistance to the next catastrophic earthquake. The...
- http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/experts-long-road-to-us-quake.html?etoc
- Watch: on Colbert, Nation's Chief Infectious Disease Scientist
UPDATED: Watch the video below.Catch Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, tonight on The Colbert Report on Comedy...
- http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/tonight-on-colbert-nations-chief.html?etoc
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
- Watch Out Below: Wasps Battle Ants by Dropping Them
Invasive wasps in New Zealand pick up food-snatching ants and drop them from the air
- http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/watch-out-below-wasps-battle-ant.html?etoc
- Video: Monkeys Chew the Cud
Regurgitation helps proboscis monkeys digest
- http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/video-monkeys-chew-the-cud.html?etoc
- ScienceShot: Some Aggressive Akitas Are Roid Ragers
A gene involved in male hormone response might explain why some Akitas are mean
- http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/scienceshot-some-aggressive-akitas.html?etoc
- Animals Find Sanctuary With Scientists
Long-term research sites offer them a safe haven from poachers
- http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/animals-find-sanctuary-with-scie.html?etoc
- Chinese Ducks Felled by New Virus
Scientists isolate novel flavivirus, and worry about its spread
- http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/chinese-ducks-felled-by-new-viru.html?etoc
- Should the U.S. More Tightly Control Nuclear Fuel It Makes?
One unheralded aspect of the Fukushima crisis is the fact that some of the fuel burned at the Daiichi reactors is made by U.S. companies. In 2010, Japanese nuclear...
- http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/should-the-us-more-tightly-control.html?etoc
- Indian Survey Finds More Tigers, but Some Wonder
A new survey by the Indian government reports a 12% increase in the country's adult tiger population. But some tiger experts think the numbers don't really add up. A...
- http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/indian-survey-finds-more-tigers.html?etoc
- ScienceShot: Jet Contrails a Big Global Warmer
Contrails warm the planet more than planes' carbon dioxide emissions do
- http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/scienceshot-jet-contrails-a-big.html?etoc
Monday, 28 March 2011
- Royal Society Report Documents Globalization of Science
LONDON—"Emerging nations are transforming the scene, although traditional powers remain." That's how physicist and former CERN director Christopher Llewellyn Smith today summarized a new Royal Society report on the...
- http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/royal-society-report-documents.html?etoc
- Damping Down Fear With Cortisol
The stress hormone enhances therapy to treat a phobia of heights
- http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/damping-down-fear-with-cortisol.html?etoc
- Sensing Organ Rejection
A new DNA test aims to detect when the body rejects a transplanted organ
- http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/sensing-organ-rejection.html?etoc
- Spinning the Sun's Rays Into Fuel
Artificial leaf makes fuel production possible wherever there's water
- http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/spinning-the-suns-rays-into-fuel.html?etoc
- In German Elections, Major Research Region Goes Green
Yesterday's state elections in Germany were a clear setback for Angela Merkel's coalition. It also means a significant political change for Baden-Wuerttemberg, the state in southwest Germany that is...
- http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/in-german-elections-major-research.html?etoc
- Ambitious Survey Offers Window Into Chinese Society
Results just in from a pathbreaking survey reveal a wealth of information about everything from economic behavior to happiness in China. Last April, interviewers with the 2010 Chinese Family...
- http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/ambitious-survey-offers-window.html?etoc
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