Pain alerts our bodies that something is amiss and typically we stop the pain-causing activity. Numerous species of plants and prey animals take advantage of ...
Friday, 31 May 2019
Climate change may have led to a massive puffin die-off - Science News
A mass die-off of puffins and other seabirds in the Bering Sea is probably linked to climate change, scientists say.
This Week in Science - Science Magazine
Pain alerts our bodies that something is amiss and typically we stop the pain-causing activity. Numerous species of plants and prey animals take advantage of ...
VIDEO: Science, Cultural Knowledge Shared To Save ʻŌhiʻa Trees - Big Island Video News
HILO, Hawaiʻi - DLNR chair Suzanne Case and kumu Kekuhi Keali'ikanaka'oleohaililani share insights into the beloved ʻōhiʻa trees, threatened by the ...
Scientists Detect an Ancient Rock Structure Hidden Beneath Antartica, Shifting The Ice - ScienceAlert
Deep below the frozen wastelands of Antarctica, scientists have discovered ancient tectonic plate structures that are having a huge impact on melting patterns ...
Scientists Detect an Ancient Rock Structure Hidden Beneath Antartica, Shifting The Ice - ScienceAlert
Deep below the frozen wastelands of Antarctica, scientists have discovered ancient tectonic plate structures that are having a huge impact on melting patterns ...
How Many Chemical Elements Can You Name? 1 in 5 Americans Can't Name One. - Live Science
One in 5 Americans can't name a single element on the Periodic Table.
Tornadoes and climate change: what does the science say? - Carbon Brief
The US has recently experienced one of its worst tornado outbreaks of the past decade, with more than 500 reported over 30 days. The number so far this year is ...
NASA Hires 3 Companies for Moon Science Deliveries - The New York Times
The landers would be the first American spacecraft to touch down on the moon since the astronauts of Apollo 17 left in 1972.
Science Was Never Unique to the West - Bloomberg
It's absurd to claim otherwise — especially now, as America turns away from Newton's legacy.
Strain tolerance of two-dimensional crystal growth on curved surfaces - Science Advances
Two-dimensional (2D) crystal growth over substrate features is fundamentally guided by the Gauss-Bonnet theorem, which mandates that rigid, planar crystals ...
Science Was Never Unique to the West - Bloomberg
It's absurd to claim otherwise — especially now, as America turns away from Newton's legacy.
NASA selects three companies to lead its robotic return to moon - Science Magazine
Nearly a half-century after the United States last landed a spacecraft on the moon, NASA today announced the details of its first robotic return trip. But the ...
Science Was Never Unique to the West - Bloomberg
It's absurd to claim otherwise — especially now, as America turns away from Newton's legacy.
Science on the Hill: How to Make Recycling Profitable - Scientific American
On June 6, a panel of experts convened by Scientific American and Nature Research—part of Springer Nature—will talk about the issue of plastic pollution, ...
Here's why the outcomes of this week's European elections are good news for science - Science Magazine
Although populist and euroskeptic parties grew in last week's elections for the European Parliament, the tsunami that EU supporters feared didn't happen.
Scientists Detect an Ancient Rock Structure Hidden Beneath Antartica, Shifting The Ice - ScienceAlert
Deep below the frozen wastelands of Antarctica, scientists have discovered ancient tectonic plate structures that are having a huge impact on melting patterns ...
Transgenic Metarhizium rapidly kills mosquitoes in a malaria-endemic region of Burkina Faso - Science Magazine
Anopheline mosquitoes transmit the malaria parasite, but the insects themselves are prone to their own infections. Lovett et al. engineered a specific fungal ...
Modern math meets fairy-tale physics - Science Magazine
When Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution by natural selection, he used only words—no mathematics. The same was true of Alfred Wegener's first ...
Science on the Hill: How to Make Recycling Profitable - Scientific American
On June 6, a panel of experts convened by Scientific American and Nature Research—part of Springer Nature—will talk about the issue of plastic pollution, ...
Here's why the outcomes of this week's European elections are good news for science - Science Magazine
Although populist and euroskeptic parties grew in last week's elections for the European Parliament (EP), the tsunami that European Union supporters feared ...
Thursday, 30 May 2019
Watch the oldest surviving film of a total solar eclipse - Science News
A short film of the 1900 total solar eclipse was restored by conservation experts and is now available to view online.
Observation of parity-time symmetry breaking in a single-spin system - Science Magazine
The energetics of quantum systems are typically described by Hermitian Hamiltonians. The exploration of non-Hermitian physics in classical parity-time ...
Human-level performance in 3D multiplayer games with population-based reinforcement learning - Science Magazine
Artificially intelligent agents are getting better and better at two-player games, but most real-world endeavors require teamwork. Jaderberg et al. designed a ...
Seattle School Board approves controversial science curriculum — with caveats - Seattle Times
After intense public scrutiny, the Seattle School Board approved the district's recommended science curricula for the city's elementary- and middle-school ...
Seattle School Board approves controversial science curriculum — with caveats - Seattle Times
After intense public scrutiny, the Seattle School Board approved the district's recommended science curricula for the city's elementary- and middle-school ...
Seattle School Board approves controversial science curriculum — with caveats - Seattle Times
After intense public scrutiny, the Seattle School Board approved the district's recommended science curricula for the city's elementary- and middle-school ...
Seattle School Board approves controversial science curriculum — with caveats - Seattle Times
After intense public scrutiny, the Seattle School Board approved the district's recommended science curricula for the city's elementary- and middle-school ...
Two-day conference dedicated to science of creating concentrates kicks off at Pala Casino - pacificsandiego.com
Concentration 2019 will be largely made up of science, technology and business to business focused but non-industry individuals are invited to attend, as well.
Seattle School Board approves controversial science curriculum — with caveats - Seattle Times
After intense public scrutiny, the Seattle School Board approved the district's recommended science curricula for the city's elementary- and middle-school ...
Here's why the outcomes of this week's European elections are good news for science - Science Magazine
Although populist and euroskeptic parties grew in last week's elections for the European Parliament (EP), the tsunami that European Union supporters feared ...
Here's why the outcomes of this week's European elections are good news for science - Science Magazine
Although populist and euroskeptic parties grew in last week's elections for the European Parliament (EP), the tsunami that European Union supporters feared ...
Being Outside Has Profound Effects On Your Health, According To Science - Forbes
What are the positive effects of being outside? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others ...
Here's why the outcomes of this week's European elections are good news for science - Science Magazine
Although populist and euroskeptic parties grew in last week's elections for the European Parliament (EP), the tsunami that European Union supporters feared ...
Scientists caught in U.S. crackdown on China - Science Magazine
A wide-ranging U.S. government crackdown on federally funded researchers who have allegedly failed to disclose ties to China has ensnared three more senior ...
SEA Change honors diversity efforts by universities - Science Magazine
Three universities are embarking on a program designed to recognize effective institutional efforts to attract, retain, and advance underrepresented students and ...
News at a glance - Science Magazine
A month after fire ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, scientists and research bodies are organizing to help restore the building—and advance scientific ...
Science Was Never Unique to the West - Bloomberg
It's absurd to claim otherwise — especially now, as America turns away from Newton's legacy.
Ph.D. programs drop standardized exam - Science Magazine
For decades, one standardized test has been key to admission to U.S. science graduate programs: the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test, ...
Scientists tackle a burning question: When will our quiet sun turn violent? - Science Magazine
BOULDER, COLORADO—For all of February the sun is nearly spotless, a smooth circle filled in with a goldenrod crayon. It has been more than a decade since it ...
Fungus with a venom gene could be new mosquito killer - Science Magazine
In the 1980s, the village of Soumousso in Burkina Faso helped launch one of the most powerful weapons against malaria: insecticide-treated bed nets, which ...
Here's why the outcomes of this week's European elections are good news for science - Science Magazine
Although populist and euroskeptic parties grew in last week's elections for the European Parliament (EP), the tsunami that European Union supporters feared ...
Africa's first herders spread pastoralism by mating with foragers - Science News
DNA unveils long-ago hookups between early pastoralists and native hunter-gatherers in Africa.
Science Was Never Unique to the West - Yahoo Finance
Other commentators were quick to pounce on this assertion, noting that the idea of experimental science is widely believed to have originated in the Middle East, ...
Travel for two - Science Advances
As I boarded the plane to Spain a few months ago, I looked forward to catching some sun and scientific stimulation at a conference in the middle of the dark, wet ...
Ph.D. programs drop standardized exam - Science Magazine
For decades, one standardized test has been key to admission to U.S. science graduate programs: the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test, ...
This Week in Science - Science Magazine
Pain alerts our bodies that something is amiss and typically we stop the pain-causing activity. Numerous species of plants and prey animals take advantage of ...
Scientists caught in U.S. crackdown on China - Science Magazine
A wide-ranging U.S. government crackdown on federally funded researchers who have allegedly failed to disclose ties to China has ensnared three more senior ...
Scientific leaders explore pathways to climate solutions - Science Magazine
Climate change is altering ocean ecosystems and impacting Earth's land surfaces. Yet strategies to address such challenges largely focus on land activities ...
NextGen Voices: Science-inspired sustainable behavior - Science Magazine
We asked young scientists this question: How has your awareness of science inspired you to adopt more sustainable and environmentally friendly behavior?
New Products - Science Magazine
Cygnus Technologies introduces the EndonucleaseGTP ELISA Kit for detection and quantitation of residual endonuclease impurities in recombinant vaccines ...
To Do Today: Science Storytelling at the New England Aquarium | BU Today - BU Today
Scientist-turned-journalist Ari Daniel to speak at the New England Aquarium about his experiences creating science-based news stories.
News at a glance - Science Magazine
A month after fire ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, scientists and research bodies are organizing to help restore the building—and advance scientific ...
Travel for two - Science Magazine
As I boarded the plane to Spain a few months ago, I looked forward to catching some sun and scientific stimulation at a conference in the middle of the dark, wet ...
Seattle Public Schools approves contentious Amplify Science curriculum - KUOW News and Information
The Seattle School Board has voted to adopt a controversial new elementary and middle school science curriculum. At a packed board meeting that stretched ...
Gut bacteria may contribute to autism symptoms, mouse study finds - Science Magazine
Genes are a powerful driver of risk for autism, but some researchers suspect another factor is also at play: the set of bacteria that inhabit the gut. That idea has ...
Most atheists believe in the supernatural, despite trusting science - New Scientist
While atheists say they don't believe in a god, a survey has found that the majority hold at least one supernatural belief, such as life after death or reincarnation.
Most atheists believe in the supernatural, despite trusting science - New Scientist
While atheists say they don't believe in a god, a survey has found that the majority hold at least one supernatural belief, such as life after death or reincarnation.
The science behind the headlines | Feature - Royal Society of Chemistry
Bacon causes cancer. Two bars of chocolate can reduce our risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Such headlines are often in the national news, but are they ...
Estonians hold 'funeral march' for science over govt funding - Phys.Org
Estonian scientists on Thursday held a funeral march for research after the tech-savvy Baltic state's government reneged on a promise to increase science ...
Science Was Never Unique to the West - Bloomberg
It's absurd to claim otherwise — especially now, as America turns away from Newton's legacy.
Women in Science supporting the next generation - Online Athens
Five years ago, Cecilia Sánchez and Anya Brown, ecology doctoral candidates at the time, founded the Women in Science organization at the University of ...
Trump Administration Hardens Its Attack on Climate Science - The New York Times
In a significant escalation, policymakers are seeking to undermine or discard research showing the most dire risks of inaction on climate change.
4 Reasons People Fear Science - Forbes
Random things inspire what I write in Forbes Science - current events, extraordinary weather, or the need to debunk bad science. However, the inspiration for ...
Seattle Public Schools approves contentious Amplify Science curriculum - KUOW News and Information
The Seattle School Board has voted to adopt a controversial new elementary and middle school science curriculum. At a packed board meeting that stretched ...
The Trump administration escalates its fight against climate science - Grist
President Trump has made it clear in the past two years that he sees the climate crisis as something between an inconvenience, a hoax, and a joke, even as his ...
Trump White House Seeks Most Significant Attack On Climate Change Science So Far - WBUR
The Trump administration moves to challenge "the very science on which climate change policy rests," reports The New York Times.
Race science by academics being used to justify society's racism - Quartz
Race and racism are still deeply embedded in science and must be exorcised.
Science Just Moved A Step Closer To Making A 'Stress Vaccine' From Bacteria Living Under Our Feet - Forbes
Bacteria continues revealing secrets with major implications for our health. A new study homes in on a big one, possibly locating the missing piece for ...
Race science by academics being used to justify society's racism - Quartz
Race and racism are still deeply embedded in science and must be exorcised.
Wednesday, 29 May 2019
The Trump administration escalates its fight against climate science - Grist
President Trump has made it clear in the past two years that he sees the climate crisis as something between an inconvenience, a hoax, and a joke, even as his ...
Scientists Are Stuck on the Mystery of Tape - Gizmodo
There's a certain patience required for studying sticky tape. Sure, sometimes experiments require peeling, but other times, researchers must simply sit around ...
Trump White House Seeks Most Significant Attack On Climate Change Science So Far - WBUR
The Trump administration moves to challenge "the very science on which climate change policy rests," reports The New York Times.
The Trump administration escalates its fight against climate science - Grist
President Trump has made it clear in the past two years that he sees the climate crisis as something between an inconvenience, a hoax, and a joke, even as his ...
Science and history dominate 2019 Honors Summer Research Program - SBC News
While most of campus empties within hours of graduation, a handful of dedicated Sweet Briar students and faculty choose to spend a big chunk of their summer ...
Kids learn about science through hands-on activities at science camp - Grand Island Independent
Youths from the Centura Public Schools area were able to learn about a variety of science-related topics through hands-on projects and activities at an event this ...
Trump White House Seeks Most Significant Attack On Climate Change Science So Far - WBUR
The Trump administration moves to challenge "the very science on which climate change policy rests," reports The New York Times.
Huawei scientists reportedly banned from reviewing IEEE science papers - CNET
An American science publisher has banned the Chinese tech giant from reviewing papers, a report says.
Radio Conversations: The Art of Radio Communication of Science | PLOS SciComm - PLoS Blogs
Our guest writer for this piece is Mark Kesling. Mark is the founder and CEO of The daVinci Pursuit, an Indianapolis-based non-profit organization dedicated to.
Icy volcanoes on Pluto may have spewed organic-rich water - Science News
Red ice found on Pluto suggests the dwarf planet recently spewed fountains of water into space. And it hints at complex — and possibly organic — chemistry in ...
Visualizing Science with ParaView - Linux Journal
I'd like to introduce one of the more popular tools used for visualizing data within several scientific disciplines: ParaView. ParaView started as a joint project ...
My science has no nationality - SupChina
For Chinese scientists who immigrated to the U.S., where do their hearts and bodies belong? In their home country, where an authoritarian government is ...
Without a champion, Europa lander falls to NASA's back burner - Science Magazine
After years of being pushed by the U.S. Congress to follow the Europa Clipper, a spacecraft that will survey Jupiter's frozen moon, with a lander, NASA has ...
4 Reasons People Fear Science - Forbes
Random things inspire what I write in Forbes Science - current events, extraordinary weather, or the need to debunk bad science. However, the inspiration for ...
Repackaging Nuclear Science for Policy Makers: Scientists and Communicators Team Up - International Atomic Energy Agency
Policymakers may not have the time to sift through scientific papers or 30 000 data samples on the ocean's health. That's why marine scientists using ...
Scandal fails to dim scientists' pursuit of gene-edited babies - New York Post
Six months after a Chinese scientist was widely scorned for helping to make the world's first gene-edited babies, he remains out of public view and new...
A wave of graduate programs drop the GRE application requirement - Science Magazine
For decades, one standardized test has been key to admission to U.S. science graduate programs: the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test, ...
4 Reasons People Fear Science - Forbes
Random things inspire what I write in Forbes Science - current events, extraordinary weather, or the need to debunk bad science. However, the inspiration for ...
How did Earth get its water? Scientists think they've solved longstanding mystery - NBC News
New research suggests that Earth got its water more than 4 billion years ago, when an object the size of Mars collided with the planet to form the moon.
New Science Explains Why Tornadoes Are So Hard to Forecast - The Wall Street Journal
With broad swaths of the country in the throes of a highly active tornado season, federal forecasters are wrestling with the gaps in their knowledge of how ...
Populism and science are not 'very compatible', says head of Commission's science service - Science Business
The surge in Eurosceptic populists in the European Parliament could complicate evidence-based decision making, but the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the ...
Extroverts enjoy four key advantages according to science; here they are - Phys.Org
A new U of T study has for the first time outlined a few key advantages that extroverts enjoy in the workplace.
Visualizing Science with ParaView - Linux Journal
I'd like to introduce one of the more popular tools used for visualizing data within several scientific disciplines: ParaView. ParaView started as a joint project ...
What the M87 black hole and a 1919 eclipse reveal about Einstein - Science News
A century ago, British astronomer Arthur Stanley Eddington and his colleagues photographed a solar eclipse, and changed the way humankind thought about ...
Arlington students garner state science awards | news/arlington - Inside NoVA
A total of 150 Arlington Public Schools students participated at the annual Virginia Junior Academy of Science Research Symposium, held May 21-23 at Old ...
Blue Sky Science: Why do some logs float and some sink? - Ravalli Republic
Whether an object floats or sinks in water is determined by the ratio of its weight compared to its volume.
Extroverts enjoy four key advantages according to science; here they are - Science Daily
Researchers have determined that extroverts enjoy four key advantages over their more introverted peers.
Blue Sky Science: Why do some logs float and some sink? - The Southern
Whether an object floats or sinks in water is determined by the ratio of its weight compared to its volume.
U.S. think tank shuts down prominent center that challenged climate science - Science Magazine
Cato Institute severs ties with the oft-quoted Pat Michaels.
Today in science: Einstein's triumph | Human World - EarthSky
May 29, 2019, is the 100th anniversary of a total solar eclipse, during which Sir Arthur Eddington observed the bending of light around the sun, thereby proving ...
Blue Sky Science: Why do some logs float and some sink? - Portage Daily Register
Whether an object floats or sinks in water is determined by the ratio of its weight compared to its volume.
Scientists Find Possible Traces of 'Lost' Stone Age Settlement Beneath the North Sea - Live Science
Deep beneath the North Sea, scientists have discovered a fossilized forest that could hold traces of prehistoric early humans who lived there around 10,000 ...
Science Won't Save the Planet - Consortium News
We urgently need to wean ourselves off our addictive consumption, to stop identifying with the system that is killing us, writes Jonathan Cook. By JonathanCook
Characterizing large earthquakes before rupture is complete - Science Advances
Whether earthquakes of different sizes are distinguishable early in their rupture process is a subject of debate. Studies have shown that the frequency *content* of ...
New Science Explains Why Tornadoes Are So Hard to Forecast - The Wall Street Journal
With broad swaths of the country in the throes of a highly active tornado season, federal forecasters are wrestling with the gaps in their knowledge of how ...
Himalayan glacier melting threatens water security for millions of people - Science News
Meltwater from glaciers in Asia's high mountain ranges, including the Himalayas, meets the basic water needs of about 221 million people each year. But that ...
How Students Become Scientists - University of Virginia
What makes a student decide to become a scientist? Robert Tai, an associate professor of science education at the University of Virginia, is on a mission to find ...
What the M87 black hole and a 1919 eclipse reveal about Einstein - Science News
A century ago, British astronomer Arthur Stanley Eddington and his colleagues photographed a solar eclipse, and changed the way humankind thought about ...
Hawking radiation from a sonic black hole had its temperature taken - Science News
Taking a black hole's temperature is a seemingly impossible task. But now, physicists report the next best thing. They've measured the temperature of a ...
Today in science: Einstein's triumph | Human World - EarthSky
May 29, 2019, is the 100th anniversary of a total solar eclipse, during which Sir Arthur Eddington observed the bending of light around the sun, thereby proving ...
Extroverts enjoy four key advantages according to science; here they are - Phys.Org
A new U of T study has for the first time outlined a few key advantages that extroverts enjoy in the workplace.
Opinion: The March For Science Fizzled, But Didn't Fail - WCAI
The first March for Science drew hundreds of thousands of scientists and science enthusiasts to events around the world. Some estimates put the total.
IEEE, a major science publisher, bans Huawei scientists from reviewing papers - Science Magazine
Move prompted by U.S. trade sanctions against Chinese company.
Managing the Work: Reflections on a year of science advocacy from the 2018 UCS Science and Democracy Fellows (Part 2) - Union of Concerned Scientists
This is the second part of our series reflecting on the 2018 UCS Science and Democracy Fellowship. You can read the first part here. Learning to be an effective ...
A 50-million-year-old fossil captures a swimming school of fish - Science News
Analysis of a fossilized fish shoal suggests that animals may have evolved coordinated group movement around 50 million year ago.
The White House Plan to Change Climate Science - The New York Times
After two years spent unraveling the policies of his predecessors, President Trump and his appointees are going after influential government reports.
What the M87 black hole and a 1919 eclipse reveal about Einstein - Science News
A century ago, British astronomer Arthur Stanley Eddington and his colleagues photographed a solar eclipse, and changed the way humankind thought about ...
Here's how much money 25 types of scientists really make - Business Insider
Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we found the highest-paying jobs for scientists, including physicists and natural science managers.
How Students Become Scientists - University of Virginia
What makes a student decide to become a scientist? Robert Tai, an associate professor of science education at the University of Virginia, is on a mission to find ...
A solution to psychology's reproducibility problem just failed its first test - Science Magazine
Behavior change is difficult—just ask any psychologist. A new study shows behavior change among psychologists is no different. Efforts to improve the ...
Scientists uncover a trove of genes that could hold key to how humans evolved: Dozens of genes previosly thought to have similar roles across species are in fact unique to humans - Science Daily
New computational analysis finds that more than two dozen human zinc finger transcription factors, previously thought to control activity of similar genes across ...
Scientists uncover a trove of genes that could hold key to how humans evolved: Dozens of genes previosly thought to have similar roles across species are in fact unique to humans - Science Daily
New computational analysis finds that more than two dozen human zinc finger transcription factors, previously thought to control activity of similar genes across ...
Meet The Four Students Who Won $185,000 At The ISEF Science Fair [Infographic] - Forbes
The world's largest pre-college science competition just took place in Phoenix. At this event, 600 finalists from around the world competed for prizes in 22 ...
Cold fusion remains elusive—but these scientists may revive the quest - National Geographic
The first public results from a Google-funded project reveal renewed interest in the long-sought but controversial nuclear energy source.
A solution to psychology's reproducibility problem just failed its first test - Science Magazine
Behavior change is difficult—just ask any psychologist. A new study shows behavior change among psychologists is no different. Efforts to improve the ...
Meet The Four Students Who Won $185,000 At The ISEF Science Fair [Infographic] - Forbes
The world's largest pre-college science competition just took place in Phoenix. At this event, 600 finalists from around the world competed for prizes in 22 ...
A solution to psychology's reproducibility problem just failed its first test - Science Magazine
Behavior change is difficult—just ask any psychologist. A new study shows behavior change among psychologists is no different. Efforts to improve the ...
Repackaging Nuclear Science for Policy Makers: Scientists and Communicators Team Up - International Atomic Energy Agency
Policymakers may not have the time to sift through scientific papers or 30 000 data samples on the ocean's health. That's why marine scientists using ...
Police misconduct may spread like a contagion, new study suggests - Science Magazine
In the late 1990s, Los Angeles Police Department detectives in California uncovered one of the biggest policing scandals in modern U.S. history. More than 70 ...
A solution to psychology's reproducibility problem just failed its first test - Science Magazine
Behavior change is difficult—just ask any psychologist. A new study shows behavior change among psychologists is no different. Efforts to improve the ...
What Science Says About When Life Begins | Here & Now - WBUR
Some of the debate over whether and when abortion should be legal has centered around the question of when life begins. Here & Now's Robin Young ...
Tuesday, 28 May 2019
The Trump administration escalates its fight against climate science - Grist
President Trump has made it clear in the past two years that he sees the climate crisis as something between an inconvenience, a hoax, and a joke, even as his ...
Column: When a glimpse of starlight gave science hope - Valley News
The test that convinced the world that Albert Einstein was right about the universe was enmeshed in the history of the First World War: The fighting affected which ...
Florida Appoints Nation's First Chief Science Officer to Fight Climate Crisis - The Daily Beast
With a climate denier in the White House, Florida has created a post to help it tackle the climate crisis at a state level. Tom Frazer has been appointed chief ...
Ministers told back up science vision or risk UK stagnation - BBC News
20bn boost is needed to achieve the government's vision of a science-led economy, according to a study.
A 50-million-year-old fossil captures a swimming school of fish - Science News
Analysis of a fossilized fish shoal suggests that animals may have evolved coordinated group movement around 50 million year ago.
New Philly exhibit celebrates lives, contributions of scientists with disabilities - WHYY
A new exhibit at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia tells the stories of scientists with disabilities — and shows how they overcame prejudice and ...
Florida Appoints Nation's First Chief Science Officer to Fight Climate Crisis - The Daily Beast
With a climate denier in the White House, Florida has created a post to help it tackle the climate crisis at a state level. Tom Frazer has been appointed chief ...
Former Los Alamos physicist denies federal charges he lied about China ties - Science Magazine
A physicist who spent 2 decades at the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico today pleaded not guilty to federal ...
Florida Appoints Nation's First Chief Science Officer to Fight Climate Crisis - The Daily Beast
With a climate denier in the White House, Florida has created a post to help it tackle the climate crisis at a state level. Tom Frazer has been appointed chief ...
A 50-million-year-old fossil captures a swimming school of fish - Science News
Analysis of a fossilized fish shoal suggests that animals may have evolved coordinated group movement around 50 million year ago.
Between the World Wars, a Glimpse of Starlight Gave Hope for Science - Yahoo Finance
Testing the theory of relativity required precise observations of starlight during a total solar eclipse. One German astronomer chasing an eclipse in 1914 got into ...
Why The Big Bang Theory advanced science, just by showing us ourselves - The INQUIRER
IT'S NOT EASY being a Big Bang Theory fan. As the run of the show went on, it went from being a breath of *fresh* air to (for some) an annoying stereotype of geek ...
Column: When a glimpse of starlight gave science hope - Valley News
The test that convinced the world that Albert Einstein was right about the universe was enmeshed in the history of the First World War: The fighting affected which ...
Emory ousts two Chinese American researchers after investigation into foreign ties - Science Magazine
Emory University in Atlanta has ousted two veteran biomedical researchers and shuttered their laboratory after the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda ...
Joint Finance scraps Tony Evers’ science bureau, adds two science positions to DNR - Madison.com
The Legislature's budget committee voted Tuesday to add two of the five science positions Gov. Tony Evers wanted to the Department of Natural Resources.
Network including Center for Science and the Schools joins global STEM ecosystem - Penn State News
A central Pennsylvania collaborative network that includes the Penn State College of Education's Center for Science and the Schools is one of 15 organizations ...
Academy of Science-St. Louis honors faculty | The Source - Washington University in St. Louis Newsroom
The Academy of Science-St. Louis recently honored Washington University in St. Louis Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton for his leadership in science and three ...
Scientists revisit the cold case of cold fusion - Phys.org
Scientists from the University of British Columbia (UBC), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Maryland, the Lawrence Berkeley National ...
What Will My Baby Look Like? Science Provides Some Clues - Fatherly
Expecting parents who wonder what their baby will look like when it arrives can use basic genetics to make educated guesses. Still, science is full of surprises.
Science in Europe: by the numbers - Nature.com
The region already hosts some of the world's leading scientific countries, and some of its smaller states are quickly catching up.
Florida appoints first chief science officer to take on climate crisis - The Guardian
Tom Frazer plans to make water quality a priority in new role created by Republican governor Ron DeSantis.
Trump Administration Hardens Its Attack on Climate Science - The New York Times
In a significant escalation, policymakers are seeking to undermine or discard research showing the most dire risks of inaction on climate change.
Florida appoints first chief science officer to take on climate crisis - The Guardian
Tom Frazer plans to make water quality a priority in new role created by Republican governor Ron DeSantis.
Florida Appoints Nation's First Chief Science Officer to Fight Climate Crisis - The Daily Beast
In the first such state-level position in the nation, the officer will be tasked with providing scientific facts about the climate to lawmakers.
Opinion | Undermining the Science of Climate Change - The New York Times
Amid reader despair are “glimmers of hope”: renewable energy policies by states and a timetable that keeps the U.S. in the Paris accord till 2020.
Florida Appoints Nation's First Chief Science Officer to Fight Climate Crisis - The Daily Beast
In the first such state-level position in the nation, the officer will be tasked with providing scientific facts about the climate to lawmakers.
We need a change in computer science curricula - Fast Company
When people learn to code, they should also learn about ethics, humanities, and equity. Then perhaps they'll be more prepared to predict the unintended ...
Presenting Science to the Public in a Post-Truth Era - UConn Today
Recent polls indicate that 2% of Americans believe the earth is flat. “My daughter is an aerospace engineer, and part of her job is to dock the Dragon vehicle with ...
Starfire Council Hosts Sciencinnati, a Science and Technology Fest - Cincinnati CityBeat
Starfire is a regional organization that strives to build better lives for people with disabilities by connecting them with those who share similar interests.
One More Thing: Trump Administration continues its assault on climate science - MSNBC
Along with the Trump administration's plans to roll back more federal efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the White House will also take steps to ...
Florida appoints first chief science officer to take on climate crisis - The Guardian
Tom Frazer plans to make water quality a priority in new role created by Republican governor Ron DeSantis.
Drops, Ripples, Waves: Reflections on a year of science advocacy from the 2018 UCS Science and Democracy Fellows (Part 1) - Union of Concerned Scientists
In response to the increasing political attacks on science, in 2018 the Union of Concerned Scientists launched the Science and Democracy Fellowship to ...
Florida appoints first chief science officer to take on climate crisis - The Guardian
Tom Frazer plans to make water quality a priority in new role created by Republican governor Ron DeSantis.
Misreporting the science of lab-made organs is unethical, even dangerous - The Conversation AU
There is a stark mismatch between the elements required of a modern news story – unique, high impact – and the reality of medical research being slow, ...
Large cities may create their own clouds - Science Magazine
Satellite images reveal increased coverage compared with rural areas.
Can Science Explain Why We Kiss With Our Eyes Closed? - HowStuffWorks
A study that wasn't even about kissing turned out to (sort of) explain why we kiss with our eyes closed. HowStuffWorks explains.
University tuition freeze, DNR scientists up for key vote - Sacramento Bee
Proposals to continue a University of Wisconsin tuition freeze for another two years and restore previously cut scientist positions at the Department of Natural ...
Opinion | Undermining the Science of Climate Change - The New York Times
Amid reader despair are “glimmers of hope”: renewable energy policies by states and a timetable that keeps the U.S. in the Paris accord till 2020.
Florida appoints first chief science officer to take on climate crisis - The Guardian
Tom Frazer plans to make water quality a priority in new role created by Republican governor Ron DeSantis.
Lou Von Thaer connecting kids like him to STEM through COSI Science Festival - Columbus CEO
The more we can do to help kids understand that science isn't geeky, science is actually pretty cool, it's how the world works, the better off we'll be as a society."
Venice, North Port and Nokomis girls to attend AAUW math and science camps - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Eight area girls entering eighth grade in the fall will participate in Tech Trek, a week-long summer camp of American Association of University Women.
Florida appoints first chief science officer to take on climate crisis - The Guardian
Tom Frazer plans to make water quality a priority in new role created by Republican governor Ron DeSantis.
Florida appoints first chief science officer to take on climate crisis - The Guardian
Tom Frazer plans to make water quality a priority in new role created by Republican governor Ron DeSantis.
Add This To Your Calendar In New York: The Fascinating Science Festival - Forbes
Every spring visitors to New York City have a world of science to explore--from outer space to the inner workings of the mind. It is one of the most important ...
Florida appoints first chief science officer to take on climate crisis - The Guardian
Tom Frazer plans to make water quality a priority in new role created by Republican governor Ron DeSantis.
White House sends mixed messages on 2020 research spending bills - Science Magazine
Budget officials oppose some proposed increases, remain silent on others, and are inconsistent year to year.
Spreading the Word About Science and Math - Bloomberg
Thomas Lin left the New York Times to start a magazine and website for the Simons Foundation.
What Science Says About When Life Begins | Here & Now - WBUR
Some of the debate over whether and when abortion should be legal has centered around the question of when life begins. Here & Now's Robin Young ...
Drawing on science to illustrate dinosaurs - Alton Telegraph
Most people know what a Tyrannosaurus rex looked like. Its snarling teeth, slashing tail and tiny arms make it one of the most recognizable dinosaurs that ...
Venice, North Port and Nokomis girls to attend AAUW math and science camps - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Eight area girls entering eighth grade in the fall will participate in Tech Trek, a week-long summer camp of American Association of University Women.
This Tick Collection in Georgia Contains Nearly Every Species Known to Science - Mental Floss
The U.S. National Tick Collection contains millions of tick specimens—from notorious species like the deer tick to more obscure examples of the parasite.
Being Human: A New Science And Art Exhibit Opening In London In September - Forbes
Last week, the science and art-themed Wellcome Collection museum in London officially announced the name of its new permanent exhibit: “Being Human”.
Misreporting the science of lab-made organs is unethical, even dangerous - Medical Xpress
I work in the field of bioprinting, where the aim is to build biological tissues by printing living cells into 3-D structures.
It’s easier to donate your body to science than your medical records - The Verge
Leaving your corpse to researchers after you die is a relatively easy process, but donating your medical records to science is still nearly impossible. There are ...
OPINION: How to get girls into science - The Hechinger Report
A few nights ago, I took my 7-year-old daughter out for dinner at our favorite Mediterranean restaurant. After examining the menu, we decided to order a whole ...
What Science Says About When Life Begins | Here & Now - WBUR
The debate over whether and when abortion should be legal has centered around the question of when life begins.
Elephant poaching falls dramatically in Africa - Science Magazine
Slowing Chinese demand for ivory may be responsible.
On Politics: Trump Hardens Attack on Climate Science - The New York Times
The administration is seeking to undermine or discard research showing the most dire risks of inaction on climate change.
From astronomy to zoology, UW-Madison science talks inform public - Madison.com
From the use of light to treat tumors and the Roman mystery religion of Mithras to climate change and storm chasing, the topics of a UW-Madison public science ...
From astronomy to zoology, UW-Madison science talks inform public - Madison.com
From the use of light to treat tumors and the Roman mystery religion of Mithras to climate change and storm chasing, the topics of a UW-Madison public science ...
Terminated Emory researcher disputes university's allegations about China ties - Science Magazine
A researcher terminated by Emory University for allegedly not disclosing funding and ties to institutions in China is forcefully disputing the charges.
Science in Europe: by the numbers - Nature.com
The region already hosts some of the world's leading scientific countries, and some of its smaller states are quickly catching up.
New Castle students shine in state science event - New Castle News
New Castle School District students had 24 first-place wins – a record number — at the 86th Annual Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science State Science Fair ...
UNSW scientist selected as Australia's APEC Science Prize nominee - UNSW Newsroom
Leading UNSW conservation scientist Dr Nicholas Murray has been selected as Australia's nominee for the APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research and ...
The science of food and work productivity - Ladders
Food affects not just how we feel and what we weigh; it changes how we work. Here are three tips to eat your way to a better workday. Shutterstock. Eating the ...
Anti-Markovnikov alcohols via epoxide hydrogenation through cooperative catalysis - Science Magazine
Ring opening of strained triangular epoxides is a versatile method for making alcohols. However, these reactions are limited by their tendency to leave the ...
Chocolate Science, Boy Trees, and Robot Artists - JSTOR Daily
Well-researched stories from Atlas Obscura, Slate, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Why The Big Bang Theory advanced science, just by showing us ourselves - The INQUIRER
IT'S NOT EASY being a Big Bang Theory fan. As the run of the show went on, it went from being a breath of *fresh* air to (for some) an annoying stereotype of geek ...
Trump to Limit Federal Climate-Science Projections to 2040, Opts Out of Worst-Case Scenario: NYT - The Daily Beast
President Trump is planning to limit climate-science projections in federal studies to the year 2040—effectively opting out of climate change's worst-case ...
Network including Center for Science in the Schools joins global STEM ecosystem - Penn State News
A central Pennsylvania collaborative network that includes the Penn State College of Education's Center for Science in the Schools (CSATS) is one of 15 ...
Self-Censorship on Campus Is Bad for Science - The Atlantic
Amid heightened tensions on college campuses, well-established scientific ideas are suddenly meeting stiff political resistance.
Blue Sky Science: Why does the moon have craters? - The Tand D.com
One reason the moon has craters is because it gets hit by objects from space. It also has craters because in its past it had volcanoes, and volcanoes can create.
New Philly exhibit celebrates lives, contributions of scientists with disabilities - WHYY
A new exhibit at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia tells the stories of scientists with disabilities — and shows how they overcame prejudice and ...
Being Human: A New Science And Art Exhibit Opening In London In September - Forbes
Art and science meet at the upcoming Being Human exhibit, from September 2019 at the Wellcome Collection in London, U.K..
Science in Europe: by the numbers - Nature.com
The region already hosts some of the world's leading scientific countries, and some of its smaller states are quickly catching up.
A solution to psychology's reproducibility problem just failed its first test - Science Magazine
Behavior change is difficult—just ask any psychologist. A new study shows behavior change among psychologists is no different. Efforts to improve the ...
Blue Sky Science: Why does the moon have craters? - Ravalli Republic
One reason the moon has craters is because it gets hit by objects from space. It also has craters because in its past it had volcanoes, and volcanoes can create.
Science in Europe: by the numbers - Nature.com
The region already hosts some of the world's leading scientific countries, and some of its smaller states are quickly catching up.
A solution to psychology's reproducibility problem just failed its first test - Science Magazine
Behavior change is difficult—just ask any psychologist. A new study shows behavior change among psychologists is no different. Efforts to improve the ...
How bacteria nearly killed by antibiotics can recover — and gain resistance - Science News
A pump protein can keep bacteria alive long enough for the microbes to develop antibiotic resistance.
Here's why the outcomes of this week's European elections are good news for science - Science Magazine
Although populist and euroskeptic parties grew in last week's elections for the European Parliament (EP), the tsunami that European Union supporters feared ...
Science of fermentation discussed at Denny Bar Distillery tour - Siskiyou Daily News
Denny Bar offers select craft cocktails with distilled spirits created in house. The brewery offers regular tours and tastings of their wares. People from all over ...
Two leading UQ researchers named Academy of Science Fellows - UQ News
Two University of Queensland researchers have joined the ranks of the nation's top scientists after being elected to the Australian Academy of Science.
Blue Sky Science: Why does the moon have craters? - Chippewa Herald
One reason the moon has craters is because it gets hit by objects from space. It also has craters because in its past it had volcanoes, and volcanoes can create.
Science in Europe: by the numbers - Nature.com
The region already hosts some of the world's leading scientific countries, and some of its smaller states are quickly catching up.
Science in Europe: by the numbers - Nature.com
The region already hosts some of the world's leading scientific countries, and some of its smaller states are quickly catching up.
Science in Europe: by the numbers - Nature.com
The region already hosts some of the world's leading scientific countries, and some of its smaller states are quickly catching up.
Blue Sky Science: Why does the moon have craters? - Sauk Prairie Eagle
One reason the moon has craters is because it gets hit by objects from space. It also has craters because in its past it had volcanoes, and volcanoes can create.
Blue Sky Science: Why does the moon have craters? - Lincoln Journal Star
One reason the moon has craters is because it gets hit by objects from space. It also has craters because in its past it had volcanoes, and volcanoes can create.
Science in Europe: by the numbers - Nature.com
The region already hosts some of the world's leading scientific countries, and some of its smaller states are quickly catching up.
Blue Sky Science: Why does the moon have craters? - Sauk Prairie Eagle
One reason the moon has craters is because it gets hit by objects from space. It also has craters because in its past it had volcanoes, and volcanoes can create.
Finding fossils in the Lowcountry- A Moment of Science - WCBD News 2
Searching for shells is a given whenever you head to the beach. Our beaches though, have something extra in abundance to make you glance down more ...
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From astronomy to zoology, UW-Madison science talks inform public - The Courier Life News
From the use of light to treat tumors and the Roman mystery religion of Mithras to climate change and storm chasing, the topics of a UW-Madison public science ...
Australian Academy of Science honours three Sydney scientists - News - The University of Sydney
Three Sydney scientists join the ranks of 543 Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science, a recognition of the breadth, depth and quality of our research.
Anti-Markovnikov alcohols via epoxide hydrogenation through cooperative catalysis - Science Magazine
Ring opening of strained triangular epoxides is a versatile method for making alcohols. However, these reactions are limited by their tendency to leave the ...
From astronomy to zoology, UW-Madison science talks inform public - WiscNews
From the use of light to treat tumors and the Roman mystery religion of Mithras to climate change and storm chasing, the topics of a UW-Madison public science ...
Finding fossils in the Lowcountry- A Moment of Science - WCBD News 2
Searching for shells is a given whenever you head to the beach. Our beaches though, have something extra in abundance to make you glance down more ...
Blue Sky Science: Why does the moon have craters? - Herald & Review
One reason the moon has craters is because it gets hit by objects from space. It also has craters because in its past it had volcanoes, and volcanoes can create.
Blue Sky Science: Why does the moon have craters? - Lincoln Journal Star
One reason the moon has craters is because it gets hit by objects from space. It also has craters because in its past it had volcanoes, and volcanoes can create.
Two leading UQ researchers named Academy of Science Fellows - UQ News
Two University of Queensland researchers have joined the ranks of the nation's top scientists after being elected to the Australian Academy of Science.
Man Ends Up in the ER After 'Overdosing' on Licorice Tea - Live Science
A man in Canada "overdosed" on licorice by drinking too much licorice tea, which caused his blood pressure to soar to dangerous levels, according to a new ...
For The First Time, DNA Has Been Edited With CRISPR in Space - ScienceAlert
Humans may not be able to burp properly in space, but we can now edit a genome. For the first time, astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) ...
From astronomy to zoology, UW-Madison science talks inform public - The Courier Life News
From the use of light to treat tumors and the Roman mystery religion of Mithras to climate change and storm chasing, the topics of a UW-Madison public science ...
How Did Radiation Affect the 'Liquidators' of the Chernobyl Nuclear Meltdown? - Live Science
The 1986 nuclear power plant explosion in Chernobyl hurled huge amounts of radioactive material into the air. In the minutes to years that followed, around ...
Scientists Discover Rare, 'Undisturbed' Pockets of Seawater From The Last Ice Age - ScienceAlert
Scientists have discovered a 'unique archive' of ocean water that still exists virtually undisturbed from the last Ice Age some 20000 years ago.
Can Kansas Schools Teach Computer Coding Without Eating Up Time For Math And Science? - KCUR
A teenager wakes up, gets ready for school. Slips a smartphone into her pocket on the way out the door. Her day may well include some biology or chemistry,
Australian Academy of Science honours three Sydney scientists - News - The University of Sydney
Professor Maria Byrne, Professor Alex Molev and Professor Catherine Stampfl have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science, the highest ...
Blue Sky Science: Why does the moon have craters? - Journal Times
One reason the moon has craters is because it gets hit by objects from space. It also has craters because in its past it had volcanoes, and volcanoes can create.
Cherry Creek High student wins $75,000 for science fair project on spinal surgery - The Denver Post
Krithik Ramesh was trying to improve his score at a dance video game when he started thinking about how the game tracked his motions and compared them to ...
Blue Sky Science: Why does the moon have craters? - Rapid City Journal
One reason the moon has craters is because it gets hit by objects from space. It also has craters because in its past it had volcanoes, and volcanoes can create.
Scientists uncover a trove of genes that could hold key to how humans evolved: Dozens of genes previosly thought to have similar roles across species are in fact unique to humans - Science Daily
New computational analysis finds that more than two dozen human zinc finger transcription factors, previously thought to control activity of similar genes across ...
From astronomy to zoology, UW-Madison science talks inform public - Madison.com
From the use of light to treat tumors and the Roman mystery religion of Mithras to climate change and storm chasing, the topics of a UW-Madison public science ...