Science Examiner: June 2019

Sunday 30 June 2019

This Week in Science - Science Magazine

Atlantic cod in the Greenland Sea. PHOTO: POELZER WOLFGANG/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO. The collapse of the Northern cod population was one of the largest ...

Do you think there is life beyond Earth? - The Guardian

Do you think there is life beyond Earth? The Guardian

Scientists searching the universe for aliens to conduct survey of the public for views on first contact.

How the 2019 total solar eclipse will be different from 2017's - Science News

How the 2019 total solar eclipse will be different from 2017's Science News

This year's total solar eclipse is visible late in the day from a relatively small slice of South America.

New Research Suggests That Those Who Study Music Excel In Science - Forbes

New Research Suggests That Those Who Study Music Excel In Science Forbes

The link between music and better academic performance is studied in a new research study.

This Week in Science - Science Magazine

This Week in Science Science Magazine

Atlantic cod in the Greenland Sea. PHOTO: POELZER WOLFGANG/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO. The collapse of the Northern cod population was one of the largest ...

High School Students Do Better In Science, Math And English If They Also Take Music Lessons - Forbes

High School Students Do Better In Science, Math And English If They Also Take Music Lessons Forbes

Schools are under constant pressure to make budget cuts, and music programs are often first on the chopping block. Now, an extensive study from the University ...

Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and the New Science of Hope - Psychology Today

Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and the New Science of Hope Psychology Today

June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month. One could argue that awareness of neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's ...

Saturday 29 June 2019

After Decades of Hunting, Physicists Claim They've Made Quantum Material from Depths of Jupiter - Live Science

After Decades of Hunting, Physicists Claim They've Made Quantum Material from Depths of Jupiter Live Science

A team of researchers have posted a paper in which they claim to have achieved a holy grail of materials science: creating metallic hydrogen in a laboratory.

Win 4 Weekend Tickets to the BlueDot Festival 2019 in the U.K. - Live Science

Win 4 Weekend Tickets to the BlueDot Festival 2019 in the U.K. Live Science

Do you love music? Do you love science? Would you like to go to a festival where both are rolled up into a weekend of family fun? Well look no further, as we're ...

Giant vortex clusters in a two-dimensional quantum fluid - Science Magazine

Giant vortex clusters in a two-dimensional quantum fluid Science Magazine

Many-body systems generally become more disordered as more energy is pumped into them. A curious exception to this rule was predicted in the context of ...

Science News Briefs from around the World - Scientific American

Science News Briefs from around the World Scientific American

A few brief reports about international science and technology from Canada to Kenya, including one about how humans thousands of years ago in what is now ...

Giant vortex clusters in a two-dimensional quantum fluid - Science Magazine

Giant vortex clusters in a two-dimensional quantum fluid Science Magazine

Many-body systems generally become more disordered as more energy is pumped into them. A curious exception to this rule was predicted in the context of ...

Science News Briefs from around the World - Scientific American

Science News Briefs from around the World Scientific American

A few brief reports about international science and technology from Canada to Kenya, including one about how humans thousands of years ago in what is now ...

This Week in Science - Science Magazine

This Week in Science Science Magazine

Atlantic cod in the Greenland Sea. PHOTO: POELZER WOLFGANG/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO. The collapse of the Northern cod population was one of the largest ...

Giant vortex clusters in a two-dimensional quantum fluid - Science Magazine

Giant vortex clusters in a two-dimensional quantum fluid Science Magazine

Many-body systems generally become more disordered as more energy is pumped into them. A curious exception to this rule was predicted in the context of ...

Science News Briefs from around the World - Scientific American

Science News Briefs from around the World Scientific American

A few brief reports about international science and technology from Canada to Kenya, including one about how humans thousands of years ago in what is now ...

LETTER: Science can't replicate creation | Letters | herald-review.com - Herald & Review

LETTER: Science can't replicate creation | Letters | herald-review.com Herald & Review

LOL reading my buddy Rudy Reed's letter to the editor ("Non-believers are growing," June 16) that critiques my letter to the editor ("Dude, shut up and trust me," ...

Struggling with your academic writing? Try these experiments to get the words flowing - Science Magazine

Struggling with your academic writing? Try these experiments to get the words flowing Science Magazine

Our Letters to Young Scientists columnists offer some ideas for developing good writing habits.

Taking 'baby steps' to human organs in livestock - Science Magazine

Taking 'baby steps' to human organs in livestock Science Magazine

The perpetual shortage of human organs for transplant has researchers turning to farm animals. Several biotech companies are genetically engineering pigs to ...

A remote region, revealed - Science Magazine

A remote region, revealed Science Magazine

Although Greenland occasionally figures into news stories and debates about rising sea level and a warming Earth, the relevant historical background rarely ...

Struggling with your academic writing? Try these experiments to get the words flowing - Science Magazine

Struggling with your academic writing? Try these experiments to get the words flowing Science Magazine

Our Letters to Young Scientists columnists offer some ideas for developing good writing habits.

Struggling with your academic writing? Try these experiments to get the words flowing - Science Magazine

Struggling with your academic writing? Try these experiments to get the words flowing Science Magazine

Our Letters to Young Scientists columnists offer some ideas for developing good writing habits.

Science News Briefs from around the World - Scientific American

Science News Briefs from around the World Scientific American

A few brief reports about international science and technology from Canada to Kenya, including one about how humans thousands of years ago in what is now ...

Sequential replay of nonspatial task states in the human hippocampus - Science Magazine

Sequential replay of nonspatial task states in the human hippocampus Science Magazine

Replay of activity in the human brain. Electrophysiological recordings in rats and mice have shown that specific hippocampal neuronal activity patterns are ...

Struggling with your academic writing? Try these experiments to get the words flowing - Science Magazine

Struggling with your academic writing? Try these experiments to get the words flowing Science Magazine

Our Letters to Young Scientists columnists offer some ideas for developing good writing habits.

Science News Briefs from around the World - Scientific American

Science News Briefs from around the World Scientific American

A few brief reports about international science and technology from Canada to Kenya, including one about how humans thousands of years ago in what is now ...

Table of Contents — June 28, 2019, 364 (6447) - Science Advances

Table of Contents — June 28, 2019, 364 (6447) Science Advances

By Richard Stone. Science 28 Jun 2019 : 1215-1216 Full AccessRestricted Access. Nation has long denied the presence of the virus. But new report says it's ...

Discrimination Drives LGBT+ Scientists to Think About Quitting - Scientific American

Discrimination Drives LGBT+ Scientists to Think About Quitting Scientific American

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the ...

Science News Briefs from around the World - Scientific American

Science News Briefs from around the World Scientific American

A few brief reports about international science and technology from Canada to Kenya, including one about how humans thousands of years ago in what is now ...

A strange, wavy jet stream is blasting Europe with heat. Scientists say this could be the 'new normal.' - NBC News

A strange, wavy jet stream is blasting Europe with heat. Scientists say this could be the 'new normal.' NBC News

Climate change is making the jet stream that controls weather systems in the Northern Hemisphere wavier than normal, intensifying extreme weather events.

Mice are not people: Fighting spin in medical science - CBC.ca

Mice are not people: Fighting spin in medical science CBC.ca

This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every ...

Table of Contents — June 28, 2019, 364 (6447) - Science Advances

Table of Contents — June 28, 2019, 364 (6447) Science Advances

By Richard Stone. Science 28 Jun 2019 : 1215-1216 Full AccessRestricted Access. Nation has long denied the presence of the virus. But new report says it's ...

Science News Briefs from around the World - Scientific American

Science News Briefs from around the World Scientific American

A few brief reports about international science and technology from Canada to Kenya, including one about how humans thousands of years ago in what is now ...

Space station mold survives 200 times the radiation dose that would kill a human - Science Magazine

Space station mold survives 200 times the radiation dose that would kill a human Science Magazine

BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON—As anyone who's ever had a mold infestation knows, the fungi can be very hard to kill. It turns out mold may also be highly resistant ...

Dinosaur-age landscapes lurk in Southern Hemisphere - Science Magazine

Dinosaur-age landscapes lurk in Southern Hemisphere Science Magazine

Climbing to the top of the Urucum plateau, a shock of rust-red land thrust 1 kilometer above the Brazilian savanna, is a journey into Earth's deep past. Despite ...

Science News Briefs from around the World - Scientific American

Science News Briefs from around the World Scientific American

A few brief reports about international science and technology from Canada to Kenya, including one about how humans thousands of years ago in what is now ...

Taking 'baby steps' to human organs in livestock - Science Magazine

Taking 'baby steps' to human organs in livestock Science Magazine

The perpetual shortage of human organs for transplant has researchers turning to farm animals. Several biotech companies are genetically engineering pigs to ...

AAAS' EPI Center shares the science of election security - Science Magazine

AAAS' EPI Center shares the science of election security Science Magazine

In 2020, millions of Americans will cast votes in local, state, and federal elections. Voters no longer use outdated processes to cast ballots by pulling a ...

Science News Briefs from around the World - Scientific American

Science News Briefs from around the World Scientific American

A few brief reports about international science and technology from Canada to Kenya, including one about how humans thousands of years ago in what is now ...

Science News Briefs from around the World - Scientific American

Science News Briefs from around the World Scientific American

A few brief reports about international science and technology from Canada to Kenya, including one about how humans thousands of years ago in what is now ...

Science Gallery Detroit Announces Free Science-Themed Summer Programs - CBS Detroit

Science Gallery Detroit Announces Free Science-Themed Summer Programs CBS Detroit

DETROIT, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – A medley of free science-related events including a film series, open labs and workshops were announced by Michigan State ...

Science News Briefs from around the World - Scientific American

Science News Briefs from around the World Scientific American

A few brief reports about international science and technology from Canada to Kenya, including one about how humans thousands of years ago in what is now ...

Friday 28 June 2019

'Ghost Base' Perched on a Growing Ice Chasm in Antarctica Is Running on Its Own - Live Science

'Ghost Base' Perched on a Growing Ice Chasm in Antarctica Is Running on Its Own Live Science

A remote science station in Antarctica forced to close over the polar winter by a dangerous ice chasm is completely empty of human life — a ghost base of sorts.

Science News Briefs from around the World - Scientific American

Science News Briefs from around the World Scientific American

A few brief reports about international science and technology from Canada to Kenya, including one about how humans thousands of years ago in what is now ...

Science News Briefs from around the World - Scientific American

Science News Briefs from around the World Scientific American

A few brief reports about international science and technology from Canada to Kenya, including one about how humans thousands of years ago in what is now ...

Can science explain what people see and feel during a near-death experience? - NBC News

Can science explain what people see and feel during a near-death experience? NBC News

Near-death experiences may be similar to another neurological phenomenon called sleep paralysis, according to research presented at the European Academy ...

A remote region, revealed - Science Magazine

A remote region, revealed Science Magazine

Although Greenland occasionally figures into news stories and debates about rising sea level and a warming Earth, the relevant historical background rarely ...

Science News Briefs from around the World - Scientific American

Science News Briefs from around the World Scientific American

A few brief reports about international science and technology from Canada to Kenya, including one about how humans thousands of years ago in what is now ...

A remote region, revealed - Science Magazine

A remote region, revealed Science Magazine

Although Greenland occasionally figures into news stories and debates about rising sea level and a warming Earth, the relevant historical background rarely ...

New solar technology could produce clean drinking water for millions in need - Science Magazine

New solar technology could produce clean drinking water for millions in need Science Magazine

Solar still produces 12 times the clean water of commercial versions.

Can science explain what people see and feel during a near-death experience? - NBC News

Can science explain what people see and feel during a near-death experience? NBC News

Near-death experiences may be similar to another neurological phenomenon called sleep paralysis, according to research presented at the European Academy ...

What happens when we can't test scientific theories? – Science Weekly podcast - The Guardian

What happens when we can't test scientific theories? – Science Weekly podcast The Guardian

String theory gained traction 35 years ago but scientists have not found any evidence to suggest it is correct. Does this matter? And should it be tested?

AAAS' EPI Center shares the science of election security - Science Magazine

AAAS' EPI Center shares the science of election security Science Magazine

In 2020, millions of Americans will cast votes in local, state, and federal elections. Voters no longer use outdated processes to cast ballots by pulling a ...

What happens when we can't test scientific theories? – Science Weekly podcast - The Guardian

What happens when we can't test scientific theories? – Science Weekly podcast The Guardian

String theory gained traction 35 years ago but scientists have not found any evidence to suggest it is correct. Does this matter? And should it be tested?

AAAS' EPI Center shares the science of election security - Science Magazine

AAAS' EPI Center shares the science of election security Science Magazine

In 2020, millions of Americans will cast votes in local, state, and federal elections. Voters no longer use outdated processes to cast ballots by pulling a ...

What happens when we can't test scientific theories? – Science Weekly podcast - The Guardian

What happens when we can't test scientific theories? – Science Weekly podcast The Guardian

String theory gained traction 35 years ago but scientists have not found any evidence to suggest it is correct. Does this matter? And should it be tested?

AAAS' EPI Center shares the science of election security - Science Magazine

AAAS' EPI Center shares the science of election security Science Magazine

In 2020, millions of Americans will cast votes in local, state, and federal elections. Voters no longer use outdated processes to cast ballots by pulling a ...

What happens when we can't test scientific theories? – Science Weekly podcast - The Guardian

What happens when we can't test scientific theories? – Science Weekly podcast The Guardian

String theory gained traction 35 years ago but scientists have not found any evidence to suggest it is correct. Does this matter? And should it be tested?

Thursday 27 June 2019

AAAS' EPI Center shares the science of election security - Science Magazine

AAAS' EPI Center shares the science of election security Science Magazine

In 2020, millions of Americans will cast votes in local, state, and federal elections. Voters no longer use outdated processes to cast ballots by pulling a ...

What happens when we can't test scientific theories? – Science Weekly podcast - The Guardian

What happens when we can't test scientific theories? – Science Weekly podcast The Guardian

String theory gained traction 35 years ago but scientists have not found any evidence to suggest it is correct. Does this matter? And should it be tested?

Giant telescope set to rise on hallowed peak in Hawaii - Science Magazine

Giant telescope set to rise on hallowed peak in Hawaii Science Magazine

Last week, the state of Hawaii gave astronomers a green light to begin to build the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), which would rise on the volcanic peak of ...

Targeting drugs for tuberculosis - Science Magazine

Targeting drugs for tuberculosis Science Magazine

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health issue. In 2015, TB was estimated to cause more than 1 million deaths worldwide, making TB the leading cause ...

NASA will fly a billion-dollar quadcopter to Titan, Saturn's methane-rich moon - Science Magazine

NASA will fly a billion-dollar quadcopter to Titan, Saturn's methane-rich moon Science Magazine

The siren call of Titan could not be ignored. NASA's next billion-dollar mission, called Dragonfly, will be an innovative quadcopter to explore Titan, Saturn's ...

What happens when we can't test scientific theories? – Science Weekly podcast - The Guardian

What happens when we can't test scientific theories? – Science Weekly podcast The Guardian

String theory gained traction 35 years ago but scientists have not found any evidence to suggest it is correct. Does this matter? And should it be tested?

DNA reveals a European Neandertal lineage that lasted 80000 years - Science News

DNA reveals a European Neandertal lineage that lasted 80000 years Science News

Ancient DNA from cave fossils in Belgium and Germany shows an unbroken genetic line of the extinct hominids emerged at least 120000 years ago.

Science Meets Music - The UCSB Current

Science Meets Music The UCSB Current

NCEAS partners with Music Academy of the West to co-commission, premiere piece by James Stephenson.

With Dragonfly, NASA is heading back to Saturn's moon Titan - Science News

With Dragonfly, NASA is heading back to Saturn's moon Titan Science News

NASA's next robotic mission to explore the solar system is headed to Saturn's largest moon, Titan.

Viruses—not bacteria—cause most childhood pneumonia - Science Magazine

Viruses—not bacteria—cause most childhood pneumonia Science Magazine

Pneumonia kills nearly 1 million children every year, but the lung infection's precise cause is often hard to diagnose, forcing doctors to rely on antibiotics without ...

Generation of extreme-ultraviolet beams with time-varying orbital angular momentum - Science Magazine

Generation of extreme-ultraviolet beams with time-varying orbital angular momentum Science Magazine

Structured light beams can serve as vortex beams carrying optical angular momentum and have been used to enhance optical communications and imaging.

Star Wars, Harry Potter characters featured at 'Science Goes to the Movies' camp - MLive.com

Star Wars, Harry Potter characters featured at 'Science Goes to the Movies' camp MLive.com

Chemistry faculty member Tom Kuntzleman at Spring Arbor University started the fourth day of Cougar Science Camp by setting his hand on fire.

Releasing the brake on eating - Science Magazine

Releasing the brake on eating Science Magazine

Obesity is a global health problem that contributes to the increased incidence of other diseases, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, autoimmune ...

Color and orientation are jointly coded and spatially organized in primate primary visual cortex - Science Magazine

Color and orientation are jointly coded and spatially organized in primate primary visual cortex Science Magazine

Understanding how color is coded in the brain is central to vision research. The presently dominant model suggests that color and orientation are separately ...

Toward a world that values insects - Science Magazine

Toward a world that values insects Science Magazine

Insects make up the bulk of terrestrial diversity (1). Reports of insect declines, best documented in Europe and North America, suggest that 40% of insect species ...

Science fact replaces fiction in Uganda's national theatre - Alliance for Science - Alliance for Science

Science fact replaces fiction in Uganda's national theatre - Alliance for Science Alliance for Science

The event — the first of its kind in the theatre's 60-year history — was created to provide a platform for African scientists to tell the story of how technology offers ...

Wednesday 26 June 2019

A Science Group Is Offering $100,000 To Host A Democratic Climate Change Debate Despite A DNC Ban - BuzzFeed News

A Science Group Is Offering $100,000 To Host A Democratic Climate Change Debate Despite A DNC Ban BuzzFeed News

A group that helps get scientists elected to office wants to host a climate debate among the Democratic presidential candidates, despite the Democratic National ...

What big ideas will shape U.S. science over the next decade? Here are some contenders - Science Magazine

What big ideas will shape U.S. science over the next decade? Here are some contenders Science Magazine

Konrad Gomez-Haibach is only 15. But he's vying, alongside more than two dozen college professors and science professionals, for a chance to help define the ...

Stanford science camp launches a love for STEM in underserved Oakland youth - KTVU San Francisco

Stanford science camp launches a love for STEM in underserved Oakland youth KTVU San Francisco

On the sprawling green at Stanford University, 5th and 6th graders from Oakland and beyond transformed into scientists, trading in T-shirts for lab coats. Science ...

A Science Group Is Offering $100,000 To Host A Democratic Climate Change Debate Despite A DNC Ban - BuzzFeed News

A Science Group Is Offering $100,000 To Host A Democratic Climate Change Debate Despite A DNC Ban BuzzFeed News

A group that helps get scientists elected to office wants to host a climate debate among the Democratic presidential candidates, despite the Democratic National ...

Science, cooking combined during annual fundraiser | Local News - Brunswick News

Science, cooking combined during annual fundraiser | Local News Brunswick News

Julia Lemire's family recipe for no-bake peanut butter cookies, developed during the Great Depression and passed along through generations since, received its ...

Signs of the color blue have been found in a fossil for the first time - Science News

Signs of the color blue have been found in a fossil for the first time Science News

A tree-dwelling bird that lived 48 million years ago probably had blue plumage, researchers say. Scientists inspecting a fossil of Eocoracias brachyptera say they ...

Racism in science: the taint that lingers - Nature.com

Racism in science: the taint that lingers Nature.com

Angela Saini's book indicts a destructive bias in research, writes Robin G. Nelson.

Podcast: How new science is extinguishing the subjectivity in fire scene investigations - Chemical & Engineering News

Podcast: How new science is extinguishing the subjectivity in fire scene investigations Chemical & Engineering News

In the aftermath of a building fire, investigators study the scene for clues to the fire's cause. They look for burn patterns and suspicious materials while chemists ...

Science news in brief: From talking to plants to a beluga-narwhal hybrid - The Independent

Science news in brief: From talking to plants to a beluga-narwhal hybrid The Independent

Watch soap bubbles turn into tiny snow globes as they freeze You may have seen the viral videos of photographers freezing soap bubbles during a recent ...

Scientists Say They've Finally Made Metallic Hydrogen - Popular Mechanics

Scientists Say They've Finally Made Metallic Hydrogen Popular Mechanics

A team of French scientists claim to have finally cracked the puzzle of metallic hydrogen. Their claim, published in scientific paper depository arXiv, which ...

Signs of the color blue have been found in a fossil for the first time - Science News

Signs of the color blue have been found in a fossil for the first time Science News

A tree-dwelling bird that lived 48 million years ago probably had blue plumage, researchers say. Scientists inspecting a fossil of Eocoracias brachyptera say they ...

What big ideas will shape U.S. science over the next decade? Here are some contenders - Science Magazine

What big ideas will shape U.S. science over the next decade? Here are some contenders Science Magazine

Konrad Gomez-Haibach is only 15. But he's vying, alongside more than two dozen college professors and science professionals, for a chance to help define the ...

Science News Briefs from around the World - Scientific American

Science News Briefs from around the World Scientific American

A few brief reports about international science and technology from Canada to Kenya, including one about how humans thousands of years ago in what is now ...

SMD - Next generation of scientists attend Barts and Queen Mary Science Festival - QMUL

SMD - Next generation of scientists attend Barts and Queen Mary Science Festival QMUL

26 June 2019. Share. The festival, held at Queen Mary's Mile End campus, is aimed at young people interested in a career in science and medicine. Now in its ...

A Science Group Is Offering $100,000 To Host A Democratic Climate Change Debate Despite A DNC Ban - BuzzFeed News

A Science Group Is Offering $100,000 To Host A Democratic Climate Change Debate Despite A DNC Ban BuzzFeed News

A group that helps get scientists elected to office wants to host a climate debate among the Democratic presidential candidates, despite the Democratic National ...

Buffalo startup advances the science of diagnosing autoimmune disease - UB News Center

Buffalo startup advances the science of diagnosing autoimmune disease UB News Center

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Autoimmunity, in which a person's own immune system attacks healthy cells, affects millions of people in the U.S. and around the world.

NIH probe of foreign ties has led to undisclosed firings—and refunds from institutions - Science Magazine

NIH probe of foreign ties has led to undisclosed firings—and refunds from institutions Science Magazine

An aggressive effort by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to enforce rules requiring its grantees to report foreign ties is still gathering steam. But it has already ...

Signs of the color blue have been found in a fossil for the first time - Science News

Signs of the color blue have been found in a fossil for the first time Science News

A tree-dwelling bird that lived 48 million years ago probably had blue plumage, researchers say. Scientists inspecting a fossil of Eocoracias brachyptera say they ...

Recent Science Raises Oil Industry’s Climate Litigation Risk - Forbes

Recent Science Raises Oil Industry’s Climate Litigation Risk Forbes

The last few years have seen a remarkable chipping away at the defenses that the fossil fuel industry has long used to deny accountability for its role in climate ...

This Week in Science - Science Magazine

This Week in Science Science Magazine

Patients with pancreatic cancer often have elevated blood levels of CA19-9, a carbohydrate antigen present on many proteins. CA19-9 is thus commonly used ...

A Science Group Is Offering $100,000 To Host A Democratic Climate Change Debate Despite A DNC Ban - BuzzFeed News

A Science Group Is Offering $100,000 To Host A Democratic Climate Change Debate Despite A DNC Ban BuzzFeed News

A group that helps get scientists elected to office wants to host a climate debate among the Democratic presidential candidates, despite the Democratic National ...

Signs of the color blue have been found in a fossil for the first time - Science News

Signs of the color blue have been found in a fossil for the first time Science News

A tree-dwelling bird that lived 48 million years ago probably had blue plumage, researchers say. Scientists inspecting a fossil of Eocoracias brachyptera say they ...

Scientists Just Discovered That Drinking Coffee Does Something Absolutely Amazing to Your Body - Inc.

Scientists Just Discovered That Drinking Coffee Does Something Absolutely Amazing to Your Body Inc.

I've been writing about the science of coffee off and on for the past few years. For centuries, people thought that coffee was a health hazard under the popular if ...

When a New Study Debunks Science, Don't Ignore It - Bloomberg

When a New Study Debunks Science, Don't Ignore It Bloomberg

The world should know that there's no biological difference between liberals and conservatives.

The Science of Breaking Bad, book review: Walter White's chemistry explained - ZDNet

The Science of Breaking Bad, book review: Walter White's chemistry explained ZDNet

This is an entertaining way to learn more about science, and an excuse to rewatch a classic show.

These fungi drug cicadas with psilocybin or amphetamine to make them mate nonstop - Science News

These fungi drug cicadas with psilocybin or amphetamine to make them mate nonstop Science News

Massospora fungi use a compound found in magic mushrooms or an amphetamine to drive infected cicadas to mate and mate and mate.

How to evaluate computers that don't quite exist - Science Magazine

How to evaluate computers that don't quite exist Science Magazine

To gauge the performance of a supercomputer, computer scientists turn to a standard tool: a set of algorithms called LINPACK that tests how fast the machine ...

Medicine, myth, science and funny bits: TV avoids the hard facts - Sydney Morning Herald

Medicine, myth, science and funny bits: TV avoids the hard facts Sydney Morning Herald

Two recent science shows put lifestyle interests and entertainment ahead of verdicts on popular health therapies.

These fungi drug cicadas with psilocybin or amphetamine to make them mate nonstop - Science News

These fungi drug cicadas with psilocybin or amphetamine to make them mate nonstop Science News

Massospora fungi use a compound found in magic mushrooms or an amphetamine to drive infected cicadas to mate and mate and mate.

Struggling with your academic writing? Try these experiments to get the words flowing - Science Magazine

Struggling with your academic writing? Try these experiments to get the words flowing Science Magazine

Our Letters to Young Scientists columnists offer some ideas for developing good writing habits.

These fungi drug cicadas with psilocybin or amphetamine to make them mate nonstop - Science News

These fungi drug cicadas with psilocybin or amphetamine to make them mate nonstop Science News

Massospora fungi use a compound found in magic mushrooms or an amphetamine to drive infected cicadas to mate and mate and mate.

How to evaluate computers that don't quite exist - Science Magazine

How to evaluate computers that don't quite exist Science Magazine

To gauge the performance of a supercomputer, computer scientists turn to a standard tool: a set of algorithms called LINPACK that tests how fast the machine ...

The NASA Orbiter That Turned Lunar Science On Its Head - Forbes

The NASA Orbiter That Turned Lunar Science On Its Head Forbes

Now ten years into its mission and counting, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has pretty much turned lunar science on its head.

These fungi drug cicadas with psilocybin or amphetamine to make them mate nonstop - Science News

These fungi drug cicadas with psilocybin or amphetamine to make them mate nonstop Science News

Massospora fungi use a compound found in magic mushrooms or an amphetamine to drive infected cicadas to mate and mate and mate.

These fungi drug cicadas with psilocybin or amphetamine to make them mate nonstop - Science News

These fungi drug cicadas with psilocybin or amphetamine to make them mate nonstop Science News

Massospora fungi use a compound found in magic mushrooms or an amphetamine to drive infected cicadas to mate and mate and mate.

Peru's famous Nazca Lines may include drawings of exotic birds - Science News

Peru's famous Nazca Lines may include drawings of exotic birds Science News

Massive drawings of birds etched by pre-Inca people on southern Peru's Nazca desert plateau include several exotic surprises, Japanese researchers say.

These fungi drug cicadas with psilocybin or amphetamine to make them mate nonstop - Science News

These fungi drug cicadas with psilocybin or amphetamine to make them mate nonstop Science News

Massospora fungi use a compound found in magic mushrooms or an amphetamine to drive infected cicadas to mate and mate and mate.

What's So Funny? The Science of Why We Laugh - Scientific American

What's So Funny? The Science of Why We Laugh Scientific American

Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the ...

Science Committee Approves Bill to Combat Sexual Harassment - FYI: Science Policy News

Science Committee Approves Bill to Combat Sexual Harassment FYI: Science Policy News

One year after a landmark National Academies study illuminated the pervasiveness of sexual and gender harassment in the sciences, the House Science ...

These fungi drug cicadas with psilocybin or amphetamine to make them mate nonstop - Science News

These fungi drug cicadas with psilocybin or amphetamine to make them mate nonstop Science News

Massospora fungi use a compound found in magic mushrooms or an amphetamine to drive infected cicadas to mate and mate and mate.

Science Committee Approves Bill to Combat Sexual Harassment - FYI: Science Policy News

Science Committee Approves Bill to Combat Sexual Harassment FYI: Science Policy News

One year after a landmark National Academies study illuminated the pervasiveness of sexual and gender harassment in the sciences, the House Science ...

Tuesday 25 June 2019

The Alchemy of Art, Science, and Technology in Southern California - KCET

The Alchemy of Art, Science, and Technology in Southern California KCET

Over the past few decades, artists and scientists have helped bring focus to the art-science-technology track of Southern California's present creative economy.

Signs of the color blue have been found in a fossil for the first time - Science News

Signs of the color blue have been found in a fossil for the first time Science News

A tree-dwelling bird that lived 48 million years ago probably had blue plumage, researchers say. Scientists inspecting a fossil of Eocoracias brachyptera say they ...

On Alien Worlds, Extraterrestrials Could Be Spewing a Toxic, Smelly Gas. That's How We Could Find Them. - Live Science

On Alien Worlds, Extraterrestrials Could Be Spewing a Toxic, Smelly Gas. That's How We Could Find Them. Live Science

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Phosphine, a horrible-smelling gas that's toxic to life on Earth, could signal the existence of alien life-forms elsewhere in the universe.

Learning the Language of Business and Science – The MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program - Harvard Business School

Learning the Language of Business and Science – The MS/MBA Biotechnology: Life Sciences Program Harvard Business School

My path into the field of biotechnology began at a young age. I was largely influenced by my mother, who is a chemical engineer with an MBA, and by my ...

Scientists on Madeira see new 'plasticrust' sea pollution | Science | Journal Gazette - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Scientists on Madeira see new 'plasticrust' sea pollution | Science | Journal Gazette Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Researchers say they may have identified a new kind of plastic pollution in the sea and they're calling it ''plasticrust.''

Monday 24 June 2019

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion - Science Magazine

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion Science Magazine

Quantum mechanically, an object can be described by a pair of noncommuting observables, typically by its position and momentum. The precision to which ...

Interdisciplinary research pushes science in new directions - Purdue News Service

Interdisciplinary research pushes science in new directions Purdue News Service

A completely new approach to discovering pharmaceutical biologics to fight infectious diseases, new therapies for autism, and exploring a newly discovered ...

Following Behe Review, Another Disturbing Peek Behind the Scenes at Science - Discovery Institute

Following Behe Review, Another Disturbing Peek Behind the Scenes at Science Discovery Institute

We got a look into the sausage factory that is Science Magazine when that prestigious journal reviewed Michael Behe's recent book, Darwin Devolves.

Following Behe Review, Another Disturbing Peek Behind the Scenes at Science - Discovery Institute

Following Behe Review, Another Disturbing Peek Behind the Scenes at Science Discovery Institute

We got a look into the sausage factory that is Science Magazine when that prestigious journal reviewed Michael Behe's recent book, Darwin Devolves.

Interdisciplinary research pushes science in new directions - Purdue News Service

Interdisciplinary research pushes science in new directions Purdue News Service

A completely new approach to discovering pharmaceutical biologics to fight infectious diseases, new therapies for autism, and exploring a newly discovered ...

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy will launch Bill Nye's science experiment into orbit - WPEC

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy will launch Bill Nye's science experiment into orbit WPEC

(CNN) — A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, the most powerful launch vehicle in the world, is standing on a pad in Florida ready to make the "most difficult launch" ...

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy will launch Bill Nye's science experiment into orbit - WPEC

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy will launch Bill Nye's science experiment into orbit WPEC

(CNN) — A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, the most powerful launch vehicle in the world, is standing on a pad in Florida ready to make the "most difficult launch" ...

Interdisciplinary research pushes science in new directions - Purdue News Service

Interdisciplinary research pushes science in new directions Purdue News Service

A completely new approach to discovering pharmaceutical biologics to fight infectious diseases, new therapies for autism, and exploring a newly discovered ...

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy will launch Bill Nye's science experiment into orbit - WPEC

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy will launch Bill Nye's science experiment into orbit WPEC

(CNN) — A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, the most powerful launch vehicle in the world, is standing on a pad in Florida ready to make the "most difficult launch" ...

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy will launch Bill Nye's science experiment into orbit - WPEC

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy will launch Bill Nye's science experiment into orbit WPEC

(CNN) — A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, the most powerful launch vehicle in the world, is standing on a pad in Florida ready to make the "most difficult launch" ...

Interdisciplinary research pushes science in new directions - Purdue News Service

Interdisciplinary research pushes science in new directions Purdue News Service

A completely new approach to discovering pharmaceutical biologics to fight infectious diseases, new therapies for autism, and exploring a newly discovered ...

Interdisciplinary research pushes science in new directions - Purdue News Service

Interdisciplinary research pushes science in new directions Purdue News Service

A completely new approach to discovering pharmaceutical biologics to fight infectious diseases, new therapies for autism, and exploring a newly discovered ...

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Will Launch Bill Nye’s Science Experiment Into Orbit - CBS Miami

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Will Launch Bill Nye’s Science Experiment Into Orbit CBS Miami

CAPE CANAVERAL (CNN) — A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, the most powerful launch vehicle in the world, is standing on a pad in Florida ready to make the ...

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion - Science Magazine

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion Science Magazine

Quantum mechanically, an object can be described by a pair of noncommuting observables, typically by its position and momentum. The precision to which ...

Interdisciplinary research pushes science in new directions - Purdue News Service

Interdisciplinary research pushes science in new directions Purdue News Service

A completely new approach to discovering pharmaceutical biologics to fight infectious diseases, new therapies for autism, and exploring a newly discovered ...

Interdisciplinary research pushes science in new directions - Purdue News Service

Interdisciplinary research pushes science in new directions Purdue News Service

A completely new approach to discovering pharmaceutical biologics to fight infectious diseases, new therapies for autism, and exploring a newly discovered ...

“Buddhism Is What Science Should Be Doing” - Tricycle

“Buddhism Is What Science Should Be Doing” Tricycle

Robert Thurman discuss Buddhist science and argues that the Buddha's scientific worldview is less dogmatic than modern science.

How NASA Sold the Science and Glamour of Space Travel - The New York Times

How NASA Sold the Science and Glamour of Space Travel The New York Times

At the time of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission in the 1960s, some Americans had reservations about the wisdom of reaching for the stars when troubles ...

Science Leaders: We Can't Stop Russian's Plan for CRISPR Babies - Futurism

Science Leaders: We Can't Stop Russian's Plan for CRISPR Babies Futurism

Science leaders tell STAT there's nothing they can do to stop a Russian scientist's plan to create more CRISPR babies from progressing.

Interdisciplinary research pushes science in new directions - Purdue News Service

Interdisciplinary research pushes science in new directions Purdue News Service

A completely new approach to discovering pharmaceutical biologics to fight infectious diseases, new therapies for autism, and exploring a newly discovered ...

7 Far-Out Discoveries About the Universe's Beginnings - Live Science

7 Far-Out Discoveries About the Universe's Beginnings Live Science

Physicists are constantly learning new facts about the universe's beginnings, and they're mind-blowing.

“Buddhism Is What Science Should Be Doing” - Tricycle

“Buddhism Is What Science Should Be Doing” Tricycle

Robert Thurman discuss Buddhist science and argues that the Buddha's scientific worldview is less dogmatic than modern science.

How NASA Sold the Science and Glamour of Space Travel - The New York Times

How NASA Sold the Science and Glamour of Space Travel The New York Times

At the time of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission in the 1960s, some Americans had reservations about the wisdom of reaching for the stars when troubles ...

How NASA Sold the Science and Glamour of Space Travel - The New York Times

How NASA Sold the Science and Glamour of Space Travel The New York Times

At the time of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission in the 1960s, some Americans had reservations about the wisdom of reaching for the stars when troubles ...

How NASA Sold the Science and Glamour of Space Travel - The New York Times

How NASA Sold the Science and Glamour of Space Travel The New York Times

At the time of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission in the 1960s, some Americans had reservations about the wisdom of reaching for the stars when troubles ...

Why Science For The Public Has To Be Different - Forbes

Why Science For The Public Has To Be Different Forbes

Different strategies like #ShowYourStripes are needed when communicating science to the public. Here's why.

How NASA Sold the Science and Glamour of Space Travel - The New York Times

How NASA Sold the Science and Glamour of Space Travel The New York Times

At the time of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission in the 1960s, some Americans had reservations about the wisdom of reaching for the stars when troubles ...

Misinformation is everywhere. These scientists can teach you to fight BS. - Washington Post

Misinformation is everywhere. These scientists can teach you to fight BS. Washington Post

University of Washington professors are trying to dam the flood of misinformation.

Scientists captured video of a giant squid. Watch the sea creature emerge from the darkness. - The Washington Post

Scientists captured video of a giant squid. Watch the sea creature emerge from the darkness. The Washington Post

The legendary sea creatures are rarely captured on film.

How NASA Sold the Science and Glamour of Space Travel - The New York Times

How NASA Sold the Science and Glamour of Space Travel The New York Times

At the time of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, some Americans had reservations about the wisdom of reaching for the stars when troubles swelled on Earth.

Science podcast: "Dope Labs" hosts Titi Shodiya and Zakiya Whatley on making science more inclusive and relatable - CBS News

Science podcast: "Dope Labs" hosts Titi Shodiya and Zakiya Whatley on making science more inclusive and relatable CBS News

Titi Shodiya and Zakiya Whatley say their bi-monthly show "Dope Labs" isn't your typical science podcast. That's because they are not your typical scientists.

Sunday 23 June 2019

Particle analogs of electrons in colloidal crystals - Science Magazine

Particle analogs of electrons in colloidal crystals Science Magazine

The crystallization of nanoparticles can be controlled by functionalizing them with DNA strands that direct assembly through hybridization. The design rules for ...

Students study outer space at Central Science Camp - The knoxville focus

Students study outer space at Central Science Camp The knoxville focus

By Ken Lay. In June, the halls at Central High School are normally quiet. No slamming of lockers and no rushing to class to beat the tardy bell. And things were ...

‘Teachers can change things’: tackling the maths and science shortage - The Guardian

‘Teachers can change things’: tackling the maths and science shortage The Guardian

Half of maths and physics teachers quit within five years, so it's hardly surprising students struggle with engineering's core subjects.

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion - Science Magazine

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion Science Magazine

Quantum mechanically, an object can be described by a pair of noncommuting observables, typically by its position and momentum. The precision to which ...

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion - Science Magazine

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion Science Magazine

Quantum mechanically, an object can be described by a pair of noncommuting observables, typically by its position and momentum. The precision to which ...

How NASA Sold the Science and Glamour of Space Travel - The New York Times

How NASA Sold the Science and Glamour of Space Travel The New York Times

At the time of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, some Americans had reservations about the wisdom of reaching for the stars when troubles swelled on Earth.

Direct arene C–H fluorination with 18F− via organic photoredox catalysis - Science Magazine

Direct arene C–H fluorination with 18F− via organic photoredox catalysis Science Magazine

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a widely used imaging technique for medical diagnostics and pharmaceutical development. As the name implies, ...

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion - Science Magazine

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion Science Magazine

Quantum mechanically, an object can be described by a pair of noncommuting observables, typically by its position and momentum. The precision to which ...

Direct arene C–H fluorination with 18F− via organic photoredox catalysis - Science Magazine

Direct arene C–H fluorination with 18F− via organic photoredox catalysis Science Magazine

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a widely used imaging technique for medical diagnostics and pharmaceutical development. As the name implies, ...

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion - Science Magazine

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion Science Magazine

Quantum mechanically, an object can be described by a pair of noncommuting observables, typically by its position and momentum. The precision to which ...

Direct arene C–H fluorination with 18F− via organic photoredox catalysis - Science Magazine

Direct arene C–H fluorination with 18F− via organic photoredox catalysis Science Magazine

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a widely used imaging technique for medical diagnostics and pharmaceutical development. As the name implies, ...

Direct arene C–H fluorination with 18F− via organic photoredox catalysis - Science Magazine

Direct arene C–H fluorination with 18F− via organic photoredox catalysis Science Magazine

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a widely used imaging technique for medical diagnostics and pharmaceutical development. As the name implies, ...

Particle analogs of electrons in colloidal crystals - Science Magazine

Particle analogs of electrons in colloidal crystals Science Magazine

The crystallization of nanoparticles can be controlled by functionalizing them with DNA strands that direct assembly through hybridization. The design rules for ...

Particle analogs of electrons in colloidal crystals - Science Magazine

Particle analogs of electrons in colloidal crystals Science Magazine

The crystallization of nanoparticles can be controlled by functionalizing them with DNA strands that direct assembly through hybridization. The design rules for ...

How NASA Sold the Science and Glamour of Space Travel - The New York Times

How NASA Sold the Science and Glamour of Space Travel The New York Times

At the time of the Apollo 11 lunar landing mission, some Americans had reservations about the wisdom of reaching for the stars when troubles swelled on Earth.

Science News Briefs from Around the World - Scientific American

Science News Briefs from Around the World Scientific American

A few brief reports about international science and technology from Canada to Kenya, including one about how humans thousands of years ago in what is now ...

Scientists captured a historic video of a giant squid. Watch it emerge from the darkness. - Houston Chronicle

Scientists captured a historic video of a giant squid. Watch it emerge from the darkness. Houston Chronicle

The legendary sea creatures are rarely captured on film.

Turning science into music, Kato Perlman funds new generation of musicians - Madison.com

Turning science into music, Kato Perlman funds new generation of musicians Madison.com

Kato Perlman loved music before it was taken away from her.

Ted Sarandos on How Netflix Develops Original Content: ‘It’s 70-80% Art, and 20-30% Science’ - IndieWire

Ted Sarandos on How Netflix Develops Original Content: ‘It’s 70-80% Art, and 20-30% Science’ IndieWire

Netflix has always been fighting for its fair shake in Hollywood, be it breaking in as an original *content* producer or being considered for major awards. But now ...

Why Do Seasonal Allergies Make You Feel Sleepy? - Live Science

Why Do Seasonal Allergies Make You Feel Sleepy? Live Science

As the weather warms and pollen begins its dance across the sky, some people's bodies hurl them into a storm of watery eyes, runny noses and sneezing fits.

Science podcast: "Dope Labs" hosts Titi Shodiya and Zakiya Whatley on making science more inclusive and relatable - CBS News

Science podcast: "Dope Labs" hosts Titi Shodiya and Zakiya Whatley on making science more inclusive and relatable CBS News

Titi Shodiya and Zakiya Whatley say their bi-monthly show "Dope Labs" isn't your typical science podcast. That's because they are not your typical scientists.

Cure summer boredom with citizen science - WRAL.com

Cure summer boredom with citizen science WRAL.com

Citizen science is real, hands-on science that leverages the brains, experience and insights of people, providing real data that helps researchers answer big ...

Medicine contends with how to use artificial intelligence - Science Magazine

Medicine contends with how to use artificial intelligence Science Magazine

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to upend the practice of medicine, boosting the efficiency and accuracy of diagnosis in specialties that rely on images, such as ...

Why Do Seasonal Allergies Make You Feel Sleepy? - Live Science

Why Do Seasonal Allergies Make You Feel Sleepy? Live Science

As the weather warms and pollen begins its dance across the sky, some people's bodies hurl them into a storm of watery eyes, runny noses and sneezing fits.

Growing body of science links fracking to health hazards - Grist

Growing body of science links fracking to health hazards Grist

There's a steadily growing body of science on the connection between fracking and human health, according to a new analysis published by a group of ...

New approaches may help solve the Lyme disease diagnosis dilemma - Science News

New approaches may help solve the Lyme disease diagnosis dilemma Science News

In 2005, Rachel Straub was a college student returning home from a three-week medical *service* mission in Central America. Soon after, she suffered a brutal ...

Lost at sea - Science Magazine

Lost at sea Science Magazine

Try, for a moment, to be a fish. As you swim through dim waters, you see shapes moving past and watch for threats. You hear other animals calling or producing ...

Curing cancer: Easy politics, difficult science - The CT Mirror

Curing cancer: Easy politics, difficult science The CT Mirror

President Donald Trump made a new promise if voters grant him a second term: “We will come up with the cures to many, many problems, to many, many ...

New Mexico Science Fiesta kicks off - KRQE News 13

New Mexico Science Fiesta kicks off KRQE News 13

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- Science enthusiasts young and old came together for a day filled with exciting experiments. The New Mexico Science Fiesta ...

Quote of the Day: Science - Ricochet.com

Quote of the Day: Science Ricochet.com

Ernest Rutherford was a physicist. (You could tell, couldn't you?) Yet he hits on one essential truth with this quote: the more rigorous and replicable experiments ...

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion - Science Magazine

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion Science Magazine

Quantum mechanically, an object can be described by a pair of noncommuting observables, typically by its position and momentum. The precision to which ...

Saturday 22 June 2019

School 3 assembly promotes creativity, science | News, Sports, Jobs - Evening Observer

School 3 assembly promotes creativity, science | News, Sports, Jobs Evening Observer

Earlier this month, Dr. Mike Jabot from the State University of New York at Fredonia and Amanda Kulig, Dunkirk City Schools district elementary STEM coach, ...

Direct arene C–H fluorination with 18F− via organic photoredox catalysis - Science Magazine

Direct arene C–H fluorination with 18F− via organic photoredox catalysis Science Magazine

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a widely used imaging technique for medical diagnostics and pharmaceutical development. As the name implies, ...

The glycan CA19-9 promotes pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer in mice - Science Magazine

The glycan CA19-9 promotes pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer in mice Science Magazine

Patients with pancreatic cancer often have elevated blood levels of CA19-9, a carbohydrate antigen present on many proteins. CA19-9 is thus commonly used ...

Fight for the Arctic Ocean is a boon for science - Science Magazine

Fight for the Arctic Ocean is a boon for science Science Magazine

A competition for the North Pole heated up last month, as Canada became the third country to claim—based on extensive scientific data—that it should have ...

As countries battle for control of North Pole, science is the ultimate winner - Science Magazine

As countries battle for control of North Pole, science is the ultimate winner Science Magazine

A competition for the North Pole heated up last month, as Canada became the third country to claim—based on extensive scientific data—that it should have ...

New Mexico Science Fiesta kicks off - KRQE News 13

New Mexico Science Fiesta kicks off KRQE News 13

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)- Science enthusiasts young and old came together for a day filled with exciting experiments. The New Mexico Science Fiesta ...

NASA Rover on Mars Detects Puff of Gas That Hints at Possibility of Life - The New York Times

NASA Rover on Mars Detects Puff of Gas That Hints at Possibility of Life The New York Times

The Curiosity mission's scientists picked up the signal this week, and are seeking additional readings from the red planet.

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion - Science Magazine

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion Science Magazine

Quantum mechanically, an object can be described by a pair of noncommuting observables, typically by its position and momentum. The precision to which ...

What universities can learn from one of science's biggest frauds - Nature.com

What universities can learn from one of science's biggest frauds Nature.com

Detailed analysis of misconduct investigations into huge research fraud suggests institutional probes aren't rigorous enough.

Promising to cure cancer is easy politics. The science is much more difficult - Los Angeles Times

Promising to cure cancer is easy politics. The science is much more difficult Los Angeles Times

Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have promised to cure cancer while out on the campaign trail. Scientists say that will be easier said than done.

Youth learn science during summer academy | News | avpress.com - Antelope Valley Press

Youth learn science during summer academy | News | avpress.com Antelope Valley Press

MOJAVE — From science experiments to water slides, model rockets to baby goats, Friday's celebration to mark the close of the Mojave Unified School District's ...

Want to Raise Successful Kids? Science Says Do These 5 Things Every Day - Inc.com

Want to Raise Successful Kids? Science Says Do These 5 Things Every Day Inc.com

My poor daughter. She's happy and healthy, and has loving parents and a stable home. But, she also has a dad who scours scholarly articles to find the modern ...

NIH prepares to toughen harassment rules - Science Magazine

NIH prepares to toughen harassment rules Science Magazine

Last year, on the heels of several high-profile cases of sexual harassment in science, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) came under fire for standing by while ...

Government-funded research increasingly fuels innovation - Science Magazine

Government-funded research increasingly fuels innovation Science Magazine

Innovation increasingly relies on scientific knowledge (1, 2). Research to generate that knowledge has historically been funded by both industry and government ...

Fight for the Arctic Ocean is a boon for science - Science Magazine

Fight for the Arctic Ocean is a boon for science Science Magazine

A competition for the North Pole heated up last month, as Canada became the third country to claim—based on extensive scientific data—that it should have ...

NIH prepares to toughen harassment rules - Science Magazine

NIH prepares to toughen harassment rules Science Magazine

Last year, on the heels of several high-profile cases of sexual harassment in science, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) came under fire for standing by while ...

As countries battle for control of North Pole, science is the ultimate winner - Science Magazine

As countries battle for control of North Pole, science is the ultimate winner Science Magazine

A competition for the North Pole heated up last month, as Canada became the third country to claim—based on extensive scientific data—that it should have ...

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion - Science Magazine

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion Science Magazine

Quantum mechanically, an object can be described by a pair of noncommuting observables, typically by its position and momentum. The precision to which ...

Friday 21 June 2019

How can you help shape US science over the next decade? Here are some big ideas. - SynBioBeta

How can you help shape US science over the next decade? Here are some big ideas. SynBioBeta

The National Science Foundation put out a call last fall for big ideas to inform its research agenda for the coming decade, and it received more than 800 ...

As countries battle for control of North Pole, science is the ultimate winner - Science Magazine

As countries battle for control of North Pole, science is the ultimate winner Science Magazine

A competition for the North Pole heated up last month, as Canada became the third country to claim—based on extensive scientific data—that it should have ...

What’s Working: Campers experiencing adventures in math and science - WKRG News 5

What’s Working: Campers experiencing adventures in math and science WKRG News 5

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Summertime comes with a lot of downtime, but students in our community are getting smarter and learning subjects that will help them ...

As countries battle for control of North Pole, science is the ultimate winner - Science Magazine

As countries battle for control of North Pole, science is the ultimate winner Science Magazine

A competition for the North Pole heated up last month, as Canada became the third country to claim—based on extensive scientific data—that it should have ...

NIH prepares to toughen harassment rules - Science Magazine

NIH prepares to toughen harassment rules Science Magazine

Last year, on the heels of several high-profile cases of sexual harassment in science, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) came under fire for standing by while ...

Government-funded research increasingly fuels innovation - Science Magazine

Government-funded research increasingly fuels innovation Science Magazine

Innovation increasingly relies on scientific knowledge (1, 2). Research to generate that knowledge has historically been funded by both industry and government ...

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion - Science Magazine

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion Science Magazine

Quantum mechanically, an object can be described by a pair of noncommuting observables, typically by its position and momentum. The precision to which ...

NIH prepares to toughen harassment rules - Science Magazine

NIH prepares to toughen harassment rules Science Magazine

Last year, on the heels of several high-profile cases of sexual harassment in science, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) came under fire for standing by while ...

“Buddhism Is What Science Should Be Doing” - Tricycle

“Buddhism Is What Science Should Be Doing” Tricycle

Robert Thurman discuss Buddhist science and argues that the Buddha's scientific worldview is less dogmatic than modern science.

Why dirt-eating goats never need to visit the dentist - Science Magazine

Why dirt-eating goats never need to visit the dentist Science Magazine

For goats, a side dish of sand and dust is the normal accompaniment for a hearty meal of grass and plants. But despite their constant chomping, goat teeth never ...

Understanding the asymmetrical thermoelectric performance for discovering promising thermoelectric materials - Science Advances

Understanding the asymmetrical thermoelectric performance for discovering promising thermoelectric materials Science Advances

Thermoelectric modules, consisting of multiple pairs of n- and p-type legs, enable converting heat into electricity and vice versa. However, the thermoelectric ...

Thursday 20 June 2019

He's a Science Denier—and He Oversees the Nation's Farm Policy - Union of Concerned Scientists

He's a Science Denier—and He Oversees the Nation's Farm Policy Union of Concerned Scientists

The pattern is clear: by consistently requesting that Congress cut budgets for science, and by decreeing that all federal executive agencies arbitrarily terminate ...

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion - Science Magazine

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion Science Magazine

Quantum mechanically, an object can be described by a pair of noncommuting observables, typically by its position and momentum. The precision to which ...

to Science Committee: Say No to Purple Pigment Report | NRDC - Natural Resources Defense Council

to Science Committee: Say No to Purple Pigment Report | NRDC Natural Resources Defense Council

My colleague, Daniel Rosenberg and I both had the opportunity to present public comments on behalf of NRDC to the EPA Science Advisory Committee on ...

Oswego professor, scholarly team produce 28 science-themed videos to teach Hindi - oswegocountynewsnow.com

Oswego professor, scholarly team produce 28 science-themed videos to teach Hindi oswegocountynewsnow.com

OSWEGO — Dr. Alok Kumar, distinguished teaching professor of physics at SUNY Oswego, had an idea to pitch to the National Security Agency: a series of ...

Fight for the Arctic Ocean is a boon for science - Science Magazine

Fight for the Arctic Ocean is a boon for science Science Magazine

A competition for the North Pole heated up last month, as Canada became the third country to claim—based on extensive scientific data—that it should have ...

As countries battle for control of North Pole, science is the ultimate winner - Science Magazine

As countries battle for control of North Pole, science is the ultimate winner Science Magazine

A competition for the North Pole heated up last month, as Canada became the third country to claim—based on extensive scientific data—that it should have ...

to Science Committee: Say No to Purple Pigment Report | NRDC - Natural Resources Defense Council

to Science Committee: Say No to Purple Pigment Report | NRDC Natural Resources Defense Council

My colleague, Daniel Rosenberg and I both had the opportunity to present public comments on behalf of NRDC to the EPA Science Advisory Committee on ...

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion - Science Magazine

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion Science Magazine

Quantum mechanically, an object can be described by a pair of noncommuting observables, typically by its position and momentum. The precision to which ...

How reindeer evolved to survive freezing Arctic winters - Science Magazine

How reindeer evolved to survive freezing Arctic winters Science Magazine

Santa's warm workshop is nothing like the cold, often-dark Arctic where reindeer really live. Above the Arctic Circle, temperatures can drop as low as –67°C and ...

Science Saves an Old Chestnut - The Wall Street Journal

Science Saves an Old Chestnut The Wall Street Journal

A blight-tolerant American chestnut tree is the latest example of what the science community has begun to call a GRO—a genetically rescued organism. In the ...

Scientists Used 17,000 "Lost" Wallets to Study How Honest People Really Are - ScienceAlert

Scientists Used 17,000 "Lost" Wallets to Study How Honest People Really Are ScienceAlert

In 2015, a Swiss graduate student departed from the Zurich airport with a suitcase filled with empty wallets, loads of cash and 400 spare keys. The authorities ...

Resolving ruminants - Science Magazine

Resolving ruminants Science Magazine

Ruminants are one of the most diverse groups of mammals. All members have a specialized digestive organ known as the rumen, as well as other organs that ...

to Science Committee: Say No to Purple Pigment Report | NRDC - Natural Resources Defense Council

to Science Committee: Say No to Purple Pigment Report | NRDC Natural Resources Defense Council

My colleague, Daniel Rosenberg and I both had the opportunity to present public comments on behalf of NRDC to the EPA Science Advisory Committee on ...

Randy Schekman: Don't put science 'behind a paywall' - UC Berkeley

Randy Schekman: Don't put science 'behind a paywall' UC Berkeley

“Scientific research shouldn't sit behind a paywall,” writes UC Berkeley professor Randy Schekman in a new op-ed in Scientific American. Discovery and ...

People trust scientists, says landmark survey, but there are troubling trends - Massive Science

People trust scientists, says landmark survey, but there are troubling trends Massive Science

Landmark Wellcome Global Monitor report surveyed over 140000 people in 140 countries.

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion - Science Magazine

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion Science Magazine

Quantum mechanically, an object can be described by a pair of noncommuting observables, typically by its position and momentum. The precision to which ...

Science Saves an Old Chestnut - The Wall Street Journal

Science Saves an Old Chestnut The Wall Street Journal

A blight-tolerant American chestnut tree is the latest example of what the science community has begun to call a GRO—a genetically rescued organism. In the ...

Science camps keep kids learning in the summer - News8000.com - WKBT

Science camps keep kids learning in the summer News8000.com - WKBT

Science day camps are giving area kids a chance to keep learning during the summer.

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion - Science Magazine

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion Science Magazine

Quantum mechanically, an object can be described by a pair of noncommuting observables, typically by its position and momentum. The precision to which ...

Hyped-up science is a problem. One clever Twitter account is pushing back. - Vox.com

Hyped-up science is a problem. One clever Twitter account is pushing back. Vox.com

How a simple nudge can improve health and nutrition reporting.

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion - Science Magazine

Quantum amplification of mechanical oscillator motion Science Magazine

Quantum mechanically, an object can be described by a pair of noncommuting observables, typically by its position and momentum. The precision to which ...

New Products - Science Magazine

New Products Science Magazine

Designed to help scientists accommodate sample quantities from 250 mL to 20 L, the Media Bottle and Multiport Cap System offered by DWK Life Sciences is ...

A Proposed New Law Could Help Reduce Sexual Harassment in the Sciences - Pacific Standard

A Proposed New Law Could Help Reduce Sexual Harassment in the Sciences Pacific Standard

The Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act would compel America's science agencies to hold taxpayer-funded labs accountable for harassment.

Wednesday 19 June 2019

Trump's order to trim science advisory panels sparks outrage | TheHill - The Hill

Trump's order to trim science advisory panels sparks outrage | TheHill The Hill

Former agency heads and environmentalists are blasting a new executive order issued late Friday evening as a stealthy means to remove scientific oversight ...

Extreme pressure and heat in Earth's mantle simulated - Science Daily

Extreme pressure and heat in Earth's mantle simulated Science Daily

Unlike flawless gems, fibrous diamonds often contain small saline inclusions. These give hints to scientists about the conditions under which diamonds are ...

Scientists chart course toward a new world of synthetic biology: Engineering/synthetic biology can improve many aspects of life, but needs federal support - Science Daily

Scientists chart course toward a new world of synthetic biology: Engineering/synthetic biology can improve many aspects of life, but needs federal support Science Daily

A team has compiled a roadmap for the future of synthetic or engineering biology, based on the input of 80 leaders in the field from more than 30 institutions.

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