Saturday, 31 August 2019

Nanomachines, Jellyfish Hugs and Hurricane Dorian from Space: The Week's Best Science GIFs - Scientific American

Nanomachines, Jellyfish Hugs and Hurricane Dorian from Space: The Week's Best Science GIFs  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 ...



Scientists May Have Found a Volcanic Exomoon That Darth Vader Could Call Home - Space.com

Scientists May Have Found a Volcanic Exomoon That Darth Vader Could Call Home  Space.com

Scientists discovered clues that a volcanic exomoon may orbit a giant, hot exoplanet.



Scientists May Have Found a Volcanic Exomoon That Darth Vader Could Call Home - Space.com

Scientists May Have Found a Volcanic Exomoon That Darth Vader Could Call Home  Space.com

Scientists discovered clues that a volcanic exomoon may orbit a giant, hot exoplanet.



50 years ago, scientists thought they knew why geckos had sticky feet - Science News

50 years ago, scientists thought they knew why geckos had sticky feet  Science News

Scanner solves puzzle —. The secret of what enables the agile gecko lizard to stroll upside-down across glass and perform other remarkable sticky-footed feats ...



NSF's huge ecological observatory is open for business. But tensions remain - Science Magazine

NSF's huge ecological observatory is open for business. But tensions remain  Science Magazine

The National Ecological Observatory Network struggles to gain researchers' trust.



50 years ago, scientists thought they knew why geckos had sticky feet - Science News

50 years ago, scientists thought they knew why geckos had sticky feet  Science News

Scanner solves puzzle —. The secret of what enables the agile gecko lizard to stroll upside-down across glass and perform other remarkable sticky-footed feats ...



Scientists May Have Found a Volcanic Exomoon That Darth Vader Could Call Home - Space.com

Scientists May Have Found a Volcanic Exomoon That Darth Vader Could Call Home  Space.com

Scientists discovered clues that a volcanic exomoon may orbit a giant, hot exoplanet.



NSF's huge ecological observatory is open for business. But tensions remain - Science Magazine

NSF's huge ecological observatory is open for business. But tensions remain  Science Magazine

The National Ecological Observatory Network struggles to gain researchers' trust.



50 years ago, scientists thought they knew why geckos had sticky feet - Science News

50 years ago, scientists thought they knew why geckos had sticky feet  Science News

Scanner solves puzzle —. The secret of what enables the agile gecko lizard to stroll upside-down across glass and perform other remarkable sticky-footed feats ...



Amazon fires clearly linked to deforestation, scientists say - Science Magazine

Amazon fires clearly linked to deforestation, scientists say  Science Magazine

Brazil's government claims its policies aren't responsible for the fires that are ravaging the Amazon rainforest and triggered worldwide indignation last week.



NSF's huge ecological observatory is open for business. But tensions remain - Science Magazine

NSF's huge ecological observatory is open for business. But tensions remain  Science Magazine

The National Ecological Observatory Network struggles to gain researchers' trust.



How fuzzy science fooled Macron and his G-7 cronies on Amazon dangers - New York Post

How fuzzy science fooled Macron and his G-7 cronies on Amazon dangers  New York Post

They got images that they believed were of today's Amazon fires wrong and repeated lazy cliches about “the lungs of the planet,” wrapping it all in apocalyptic ...



50 years ago, scientists thought they knew why geckos had sticky feet - Science News

50 years ago, scientists thought they knew why geckos had sticky feet  Science News

Scanner solves puzzle —. The secret of what enables the agile gecko lizard to stroll upside-down across glass and perform other remarkable sticky-footed feats ...



Amazon fires clearly linked to deforestation, scientists say - Science Magazine

Amazon fires clearly linked to deforestation, scientists say  Science Magazine

Brazil's government claims its policies aren't responsible for the fires that are ravaging the Amazon rainforest and triggered worldwide indignation last week.



NSF's huge ecological observatory is open for business. But tensions remain - Science Magazine

NSF's huge ecological observatory is open for business. But tensions remain  Science Magazine

The National Ecological Observatory Network struggles to gain researchers' trust.



Superhuman AI for multiplayer poker - Science Magazine

Superhuman AI for multiplayer poker  Science Magazine

Computer programs have shown superiority over humans in two-player games such as chess, Go, and heads-up, no-limit Texas hold'em poker. However, poker ...



How fuzzy science fooled Macron and his G-7 cronies on Amazon dangers - New York Post

How fuzzy science fooled Macron and his G-7 cronies on Amazon dangers  New York Post

They got images that they believed were of today's Amazon fires wrong and repeated lazy cliches about “the lungs of the planet,” wrapping it all in apocalyptic ...



Scientists May Have Found a Volcanic Exomoon That Darth Vader Could Call Home - Space.com

Scientists May Have Found a Volcanic Exomoon That Darth Vader Could Call Home  Space.com

Scientists discovered clues that a volcanic exomoon may orbit a giant, hot exoplanet.



50 years ago, scientists thought they knew why geckos had sticky feet - Science News

50 years ago, scientists thought they knew why geckos had sticky feet  Science News

Scanner solves puzzle —. The secret of what enables the agile gecko lizard to stroll upside-down across glass and perform other remarkable sticky-footed feats ...



Amazon fires clearly linked to deforestation, scientists say - Science Magazine

Amazon fires clearly linked to deforestation, scientists say  Science Magazine

Brazil's government claims its policies aren't responsible for the fires that are ravaging the Amazon rainforest and triggered worldwide indignation last week.



How Big Is the Universe? - Livescience.com

How Big Is the Universe?  Livescience.com

It's one of the fundamental questions of astrophysics. It might be impossible to answer. That doesn't stop scientists from trying.



Past sea-level rise? Scientists find evidence several million years old - Fox News

Past sea-level rise? Scientists find evidence several million years old  Fox News

A group of scientists studying evidence preserved in cave formations have found that global sea levels were as much as 52 feet higher more than 3 million years ...



Programmed chromosome fission and fusion enable precise large-scale genome rearrangement and assembly - Science Magazine

Programmed chromosome fission and fusion enable precise large-scale genome rearrangement and assembly  Science Magazine

The model bacterium Escherichia coli has a single circular chromosome. Wang et al. created a method to fragment the E. coli genome into independent ...



Past sea-level rise? Scientists find evidence several million years old - Fox News

Past sea-level rise? Scientists find evidence several million years old  Fox News

A group of scientists studying evidence preserved in cave formations have found that global sea levels were as much as 52 feet higher more than 3 million years ...



Science at Work - 90.3 KAZU

Science at Work  90.3 KAZU

It's Labor Day, which means we're celebrating the hard-working people who keep the engines of productivity humming. This special fexplores how science and.



Past sea-level rise? Scientists find evidence several million years old - Fox News

Past sea-level rise? Scientists find evidence several million years old  Fox News

A group of scientists studying evidence preserved in cave formations have found that global sea levels were as much as 52 feet higher more than 3 million years ...



Community science: Not just a hobby - Science Magazine

Community science: Not just a hobby  Science Magazine

Community science brings a DIY sensibility to a range of research areas, providing a collegial atmosphere of collaboration and support.



Past sea-level rise? Scientists find evidence several million years old - Fox News

Past sea-level rise? Scientists find evidence several million years old  Fox News

A group of scientists studying evidence preserved in cave formations have found that global sea levels were as much as 52 feet higher more than 3 million years ...



Science at Work - 90.3 KAZU

Science at Work  90.3 KAZU

It's Labor Day, which means we're celebrating the hard-working people who keep the engines of productivity humming. This special fexplores how science and.



Friday, 30 August 2019

Science at Work - 90.3 KAZU

Science at Work  90.3 KAZU

It's Labor Day, which means we're celebrating the hard-working people who keep the engines of productivity humming. This special fexplores how science and.



New science blooms after star researchers die, study finds - MIT News

New science blooms after star researchers die, study finds  MIT News

A MIT economist's study shows that life sciences change course after star scientists die during their active careers.



The allure of monkeyflowers - Science Magazine

The allure of monkeyflowers  Science Magazine

A tough, diverse, colorful weed used in evolutionary studies is becoming a key model for plant biology. Embedded Image. The great diversity of flowers within ...



New science blooms after star researchers die, study finds - MIT News

New science blooms after star researchers die, study finds  MIT News

A MIT economist's study shows that life sciences change course after star scientists die during their active careers.



Great white sharks have suddenly disappeared from one of their favorite hangouts - Science Magazine

Great white sharks have suddenly disappeared from one of their favorite hangouts  Science Magazine

Sightings of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) have crashed this year in False Bay near Cape Town, South Africa—one of the best-known hot spots of the ...



New science blooms after star researchers die, study finds - MIT News

New science blooms after star researchers die, study finds  MIT News

A MIT economist's study shows that life sciences change course after star scientists die during their active careers.



Programmed chromosome fission and fusion enable precise large-scale genome rearrangement and assembly - Science Magazine

Programmed chromosome fission and fusion enable precise large-scale genome rearrangement and assembly  Science Magazine

The model bacterium Escherichia coli has a single circular chromosome. Wang et al. created a method to fragment the E. coli genome into independent ...



Past sea-level rise? Scientists find evidence several million years old - Fox News

Past sea-level rise? Scientists find evidence several million years old  Fox News

A group of scientists studying evidence preserved in cave formations have found that global sea levels were as much as 52 feet higher more than 3 million years ...



Scientists fear homophobes will weaponize genetic study of sexuality - Salon

Scientists fear homophobes will weaponize genetic study of sexuality  Salon

A new study published on Thursday has invalidated the idea that there is a singular “gay gene” that influences behavior and sexual orientation. Rather ...



New science blooms after star researchers die, study finds - MIT News

New science blooms after star researchers die, study finds  MIT News

A MIT economist's study shows that life sciences change course after star scientists die during their active careers.



UnDisciplined: Science News Roundup - August 2019 - Utah Public Radio

UnDisciplined: Science News Roundup - August 2019  Utah Public Radio

This week on UnDisciplined, we're talking about the shape of the Milky Way Galaxy, life on the Moon, a poorly-timed tweet, and the potential impact of.



August's Stellar Space Pictures - Inside Science News Service

August's Stellar Space Pictures  Inside Science News Service

(Inside Science) -- Telescopes are the key to understanding the cosmos. From the humble citizen scientist's backyard telescope to the great Hubble Space ...



Science Advances - Science Advances

Science Advances  Science Advances

Comparing the elastic energy of a single feature supported on a substrate; Hertzian contact model of a deformable finger; Model parameters; Two-alternative ...



UnDisciplined: Science News Roundup - August 2019 - Utah Public Radio

UnDisciplined: Science News Roundup - August 2019  Utah Public Radio

This week on UnDisciplined, we're talking about the shape of the Milky Way Galaxy, life on the Moon, a poorly-timed tweet, and the potential impact of.



Science diplomacy leverages alliances to build global bridges - Science Magazine

Science diplomacy leverages alliances to build global bridges  Science Magazine

Nobel laureate and theoretical physicist Kip Thorne counts his decades-long collaboration with Russian experimental physicist Vladimir Braginsky as pivotal to ...



The 'Gay Gene' Is a Total Myth, Massive Study Concludes - Livescience.com

The 'Gay Gene' Is a Total Myth, Massive Study Concludes  Livescience.com

No individual gene alone makes a person gay, lesbian or bisexual; instead, thousands of genes likely influence sexual orientation, a massive new study of the ...



Science diplomacy leverages alliances to build global bridges - Science Magazine

Science diplomacy leverages alliances to build global bridges  Science Magazine

Nobel laureate and theoretical physicist Kip Thorne counts his decades-long collaboration with Russian experimental physicist Vladimir Braginsky as pivotal to ...



Science diplomacy leverages alliances to build global bridges - Science Magazine

Science diplomacy leverages alliances to build global bridges  Science Magazine

Nobel laureate and theoretical physicist Kip Thorne counts his decades-long collaboration with Russian experimental physicist Vladimir Braginsky as pivotal to ...



Science diplomacy leverages alliances to build global bridges - Science Magazine

Science diplomacy leverages alliances to build global bridges  Science Magazine

Nobel laureate and theoretical physicist Kip Thorne counts his decades-long collaboration with Russian experimental physicist Vladimir Braginsky as pivotal to ...



How do genes affect same-sex behavior? - Science Magazine

How do genes affect same-sex behavior?  Science Magazine

Studies have indicated that same-sex orientation and behavior has a genetic basis and runs in families, yet specific genetic variants have not been isolated (1).



Scientists quash idea of single 'gay gene' - The Guardian

Scientists quash idea of single 'gay gene'  The Guardian

A vast new study has quashed the idea that a single “gay gene” exists, scientists say, instead finding homosexual behaviour is influenced by a multitude of ...



How humans changed the face of Earth - Science Magazine

How humans changed the face of Earth  Science Magazine

Scientists across disciplines have been debating potential dates for the beginning of the Anthropocene—the period during which human activity has become a ...



Science diplomacy leverages alliances to build global bridges - Science Magazine

Science diplomacy leverages alliances to build global bridges  Science Magazine

Nobel laureate and theoretical physicist Kip Thorne counts his decades-long collaboration with Russian experimental physicist Vladimir Braginsky as pivotal to ...



Thursday, 29 August 2019

The 'Gay Gene' Is a Total Myth, Massive Study Concludes - Livescience.com

The 'Gay Gene' Is a Total Myth, Massive Study Concludes  Livescience.com

No individual gene alone makes a person gay, lesbian or bisexual; instead, thousands of genes likely influence sexual orientation, a massive new study of the ...



Scientists quash idea of single 'gay gene' - The Guardian

Scientists quash idea of single 'gay gene'  The Guardian

A vast new study has quashed the idea that a single “gay gene” exists, scientists say, instead finding homosexual behaviour is influenced by a multitude of ...



Science diplomacy leverages alliances to build global bridges - Science Magazine

Science diplomacy leverages alliances to build global bridges  Science Magazine

Nobel laureate and theoretical physicist Kip Thorne counts his decades-long collaboration with Russian experimental physicist Vladimir Braginsky as pivotal to ...



Editors' Choice - Science Magazine

Editors' Choice  Science Magazine

The ubiquitous protist parasite Toxoplasma gondii infects many species but only develops sexually in cats. PHOTO: DPA PICTURE ALLIANCE/ALAMY STOCK ...



Science diplomacy leverages alliances to build global bridges - Science Magazine

Science diplomacy leverages alliances to build global bridges  Science Magazine

Nobel laureate and theoretical physicist Kip Thorne counts his decades-long collaboration with Russian experimental physicist Vladimir Braginsky as pivotal to ...



How humans changed the face of Earth - Science Magazine

How humans changed the face of Earth  Science Magazine

Scientists across disciplines have been debating potential dates for the beginning of the Anthropocene—the period during which human activity has become a ...



Scientists quash idea of single 'gay gene' - The Guardian

Scientists quash idea of single 'gay gene'  The Guardian

A vast new study has quashed the idea that a single “gay gene” exists, scientists say, instead finding homosexual behaviour is influenced by a multitude of ...



Science diplomacy leverages alliances to build global bridges - Science Magazine

Science diplomacy leverages alliances to build global bridges  Science Magazine

Nobel laureate and theoretical physicist Kip Thorne counts his decades-long collaboration with Russian experimental physicist Vladimir Braginsky as pivotal to ...



Science diplomacy leverages alliances to build global bridges - Science Magazine

Science diplomacy leverages alliances to build global bridges  Science Magazine

Nobel laureate and theoretical physicist Kip Thorne counts his decades-long collaboration with Russian experimental physicist Vladimir Braginsky as pivotal to ...



Science diplomacy leverages alliances to build global bridges - Science Magazine

Science diplomacy leverages alliances to build global bridges  Science Magazine

Nobel laureate and theoretical physicist Kip Thorne counts his decades-long collaboration with Russian experimental physicist Vladimir Braginsky as pivotal to ...



Scientists quash idea of single 'gay gene' - The Guardian

Scientists quash idea of single 'gay gene'  The Guardian

A vast new study has quashed the idea that a single “gay gene” exists, scientists say, instead finding homosexual behaviour is influenced by a multitude of ...



Clumps of cells in the lab spontaneously formed brain waves - Science News

Clumps of cells in the lab spontaneously formed brain waves  Science News

It's baby's first brain wave, sort of. As lentil-sized clusters of nerve cells grow in a lab dish, they begin to fire off rhythmic electrical signals. These oscillations ...



Programmed chromosome fission and fusion enable precise large-scale genome rearrangement and assembly - Science Magazine

Programmed chromosome fission and fusion enable precise large-scale genome rearrangement and assembly  Science Magazine

The model bacterium Escherichia coli has a single circular chromosome. Wang et al. created a method to fragment the E. coli genome into independent ...



Superhuman AI for multiplayer poker - Science Magazine

Superhuman AI for multiplayer poker  Science Magazine

Computer programs have shown superiority over humans in two-player games such as chess, Go, and heads-up, no-limit Texas hold'em poker. However, poker ...



Lessons in black excellence - Science Magazine

Lessons in black excellence  Science Magazine

Building a diverse STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) workforce is an enduring priority in the United States, but predominantly white ...



The allure of monkeyflowers - Science Magazine

The allure of monkeyflowers  Science Magazine

A tough, diverse, colorful weed used in evolutionary studies is becoming a key model for plant biology. Embedded Image. The great diversity of flowers within ...



Clumps of cells in the lab spontaneously formed brain waves - Science News

Clumps of cells in the lab spontaneously formed brain waves  Science News

It's baby's first brain wave, sort of. As lentil-sized clusters of nerve cells grow in a lab dish, they begin to fire off rhythmic electrical signals. These oscillations ...



Women Scientists Form a Policy Advocacy Network in the Mid-Atlantic - Union of Concerned Scientists

Women Scientists Form a Policy Advocacy Network in the Mid-Atlantic  Union of Concerned Scientists

Many societal challenges are rooted in structural inefficiencies and inequities that require government solutions informed by science. Women experience burden ...



A historic opioid trial highlights what we know about the deadly drugs - Science News

A historic opioid trial highlights what we know about the deadly drugs  Science News

There are no real winners in the opioid epidemic. But on August 26, a judge in Oklahoma handed a small victory to the state, which had sued opioid-maker ...



Pop Culture Says CBD Cures Everything—Here's What Scientists Say - Newsweek

Pop Culture Says CBD Cures Everything—Here's What Scientists Say  Newsweek

Until recently CBD was an obscure extract of a cousin of the marijuana plant, now it's everybody's favorite miracle cure for whatever ails them.



Make science PhDs more than just a training path for academia - Nature.com

Make science PhDs more than just a training path for academia  Nature.com

Science PhD programmes cater almost exclusively to students bound for academia, but they don't have to, says Sarah Anderson.



Standing Up for Science - Eugene Weekly

Standing Up for Science  Eugene Weekly

Midway through his career, comedian Shane Mauss was at a crossroads. He'd already accomplished a lot of what he'd set out to do as a comedian — he'd won ...



50 years ago, scientists thought they knew why geckos had sticky feet - Science News

50 years ago, scientists thought they knew why geckos had sticky feet  Science News

Scanner solves puzzle —. The secret of what enables the agile gecko lizard to stroll upside-down across glass and perform other remarkable sticky-footed feats ...



Nonprofit Releases Free Middle School Science Instruction Materials - T.H.E. Journal

Nonprofit Releases Free Middle School Science Instruction Materials  T.H.E. Journal

OpenSciEd is making open-*content* instruction materials available for three units in middle school science.



Nonprofit Releases Free Middle School Science Instruction Materials - T.H.E. Journal

Nonprofit Releases Free Middle School Science Instruction Materials  T.H.E. Journal

OpenSciEd is making open-*content* instruction materials available for three units in middle school science.



5 newly discovered moons of Jupiter now have official names - Science News

5 newly discovered moons of Jupiter now have official names  Science News

Meet the new moons of Jupiter. After a public contest, five newly discovered Jovian satellites now have official astronomical names, the International ...



No microbiome is an island, unprecedented survey of Hawaiian valley reveals - Science Magazine

No microbiome is an island, unprecedented survey of Hawaiian valley reveals  Science Magazine

LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY—Even the internal world of microbes on which almost every plant and animal depends is part of a larger ecosystem, findings from a ...



Wednesday, 28 August 2019

Science Complex on schedule to completion - The Advocate

Science Complex on schedule to completion  The Advocate

Students can finally expect construction to begin on the new highly anticipated $68.86 million Science Complex coming in the fall semester. Just a year ago, ...



A 3.8 million-year-old skull reveals the face of Lucy's possible ancestors - Science News

A 3.8 million-year-old skull reveals the face of Lucy's possible ancestors  Science News

In a remarkable evolutionary windfall, fossil hunters have discovered neatly fitting halves of a nearly complete, 3.8-million-year-old hominid skull.



New science blooms after star researchers die, study finds - MIT News

New science blooms after star researchers die, study finds  MIT News

A MIT economist's study shows that life sciences change course after star scientists die during their active careers.



A 3.8 million-year-old skull reveals the face of Lucy's possible ancestors - Science News

A 3.8 million-year-old skull reveals the face of Lucy's possible ancestors  Science News

In a remarkable evolutionary windfall, fossil hunters have discovered neatly fitting halves of a nearly complete, 3.8-million-year-old hominid skull.



A 3.8 million-year-old skull reveals the face of Lucy's possible ancestors - Science News

A 3.8 million-year-old skull reveals the face of Lucy's possible ancestors  Science News

In a remarkable evolutionary windfall, fossil hunters have discovered neatly fitting halves of a nearly complete, 3.8-million-year-old hominid skull.



2019 Science and Cooking Lecture Series offers a global sampling of culinary creativity - Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

2019 Science and Cooking Lecture Series offers a global sampling of culinary creativity  Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

This year's Science and Cooking Public Lecture Series takes attendees on a tantalizing tour of global culinary hot spots, from the chilly canals of Copenhagen, ...



A 3.8 million-year-old skull reveals the face of Lucy's possible ancestors - Science News

A 3.8 million-year-old skull reveals the face of Lucy's possible ancestors  Science News

In a remarkable evolutionary windfall, fossil hunters have discovered neatly fitting halves of a nearly complete, 3.8-million-year-old hominid skull.



Biogeochemical controls of surface ocean phosphate - Science Advances

Biogeochemical controls of surface ocean phosphate  Science Advances

Surface ocean phosphate is commonly below the standard analytical detection limits, leading to an incomplete picture of the global variation and ...



A 3.8 million-year-old skull reveals the face of Lucy's possible ancestors - Science News

A 3.8 million-year-old skull reveals the face of Lucy's possible ancestors  Science News

In a remarkable evolutionary windfall, fossil hunters have discovered neatly fitting halves of a nearly complete, 3.8-million-year-old hominid skull.



Quantum Gravity Could Reverse Cause and Effect - Livescience.com

Quantum Gravity Could Reverse Cause and Effect  Livescience.com

Any theory of quantum gravity is going to have to grapple with some weird time stuff.



Millennials, think you're digitally better than us? Yes, according to science: Study one of the first to examine IT switching prowess phenomenon in the 'net generation' with some unexpected results - Science Daily

Millennials, think you're digitally better than us? Yes, according to science: Study one of the first to examine IT switching prowess phenomenon in the 'net generation' with some unexpected results  Science Daily

Legend has it that millennials, specifically the 'Net Generation,' masterfully switch from one technology to the next. They claim that it's easy and that they can do it ...



Female scientists face implicit gender bias when seeking promotions - Vox.com

Female scientists face implicit gender bias when seeking promotions  Vox.com

A French study examines the unconscious bias holding back female scientists — and how to fight it.



At Yale Science Building, a move-in as big as the research to come - Yale News

At Yale Science Building, a move-in as big as the research to come  Yale News

The facility will offer faculty and students seven stories and 280300 square feet of newly finished space for scientific research — once they get moved in.



Scientists fight Trump EPA 'secret science' proposal to exclude certain research | TheHill - The Hill

Scientists fight Trump EPA 'secret science' proposal to exclude certain research | TheHill  The Hill

Scientists on Tuesday pushed back against a Trump administration proposal that would block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from relying on ...



Scientists Fertilize Eggs From the Last Two Northern White Rhinos - The New York Times

Scientists Fertilize Eggs From the Last Two Northern White Rhinos  The New York Times

A mother and daughter are the only two northern white rhinoceroses left in the world. Their eggs were fertilized using sperm from males who have died.



Scientists Fertilize Eggs From the Last Two Northern White Rhinos - The New York Times

Scientists Fertilize Eggs From the Last Two Northern White Rhinos  The New York Times

A mother and daughter are the only two northern white rhinoceroses left in the world. Their eggs were fertilized using sperm from males who have died.



Exercise is good for the aging brain: Researchers find a single bout of exercise boosts cognition, memory performance in some older people - Science Daily

Exercise is good for the aging brain: Researchers find a single bout of exercise boosts cognition, memory performance in some older people  Science Daily

Researchers have found that a single bout of exercise benefits some older people's brains. In experiments in which participants aged 60 to 80 exercised once ...



Scientists Fertilize Eggs From the Last Two Northern White Rhinos - The New York Times

Scientists Fertilize Eggs From the Last Two Northern White Rhinos  The New York Times

A mother and daughter are the only two northern white rhinoceroses left in the world. Their eggs were fertilized using sperm from males who have died.



Readers share favorite destinations for our next ‘science trip’ - Washington Post

Readers share favorite destinations for our next ‘science trip’  Washington Post

From spooky rocks to deep freshwater springs to giant astronomy arrays, here are more hot spots to witness science in the U.S..



Department of Energy Announces $21.4 Million for Quantum Information Science Research - Energy.gov

Department of Energy Announces $21.4 Million for Quantum Information Science Research  Energy.gov

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $21.4 million in funding for research in Quantum Information Science (QIS) ...



Protectors of Mauna Kea Are Fighting Colonialism, Not Science - Common Dreams

Protectors of Mauna Kea Are Fighting Colonialism, Not Science  Common Dreams

Thousands of Native Hawaiians and their supporters have been congregating since July 15 at the base of Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano and mountain on the ...



A "Data-Driven" History of Philosophy of Science - Daily Nous

A "Data-Driven" History of Philosophy of Science  Daily Nous

Philosophy of science is what philosophers of science do. But what is it that philosophers of science do?” A team of researchers has just published their answer, ...



A "Data-Driven" History of Philosophy of Science - Daily Nous

A "Data-Driven" History of Philosophy of Science  Daily Nous

Philosophy of science is what philosophers of science do. But what is it that philosophers of science do?” A team of researchers has just published their answer, ...



Tuesday, 27 August 2019

Department of Energy Announces $21.4 Million for Quantum Information Science Research - Energy.gov

Department of Energy Announces $21.4 Million for Quantum Information Science Research  Energy.gov

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $21.4 million in funding for research in Quantum Information Science (QIS) ...



Department of Energy Announces $21.4 Million for Quantum Information Science Research - Energy.gov

Department of Energy Announces $21.4 Million for Quantum Information Science Research  Energy.gov

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $21.4 million in funding for research in Quantum Information Science (QIS) ...



A historic opioid trial highlights what we know about the deadly drugs - Science News

A historic opioid trial highlights what we know about the deadly drugs  Science News

There are no real winners in the opioid epidemic. But on August 26, a judge in Oklahoma handed a small victory to the state, which had sued opioid-maker ...



Science With Sabrina: Walking Water - KFSM 5Newsonline

Science With Sabrina: Walking Water  KFSM 5Newsonline

We know that water provides nutrients to the trees and plants around us. But, what about the steps of getting from the dirt to the leaves? Meteorologist Sabrina ...



Honeybee brain upgrades may help the insects find food - Science News

Honeybee brain upgrades may help the insects find food  Science News

A honeybee that's been promoted to forager has upgrades in her nerve cells, too. Vibration-sensing nerve cells, or neurons, are more specialized in bees tasked ...



Art Meets Science In Venture Capital - Forbes

Art Meets Science In Venture Capital  Forbes

Bullpen Capital is one of the top Venture Capital firms in the country because they do things differently. Bullpen has made a business out of looking for ...



Oldest parasite DNA yet recorded found in prehistoric puma poo - The Guardian

Oldest parasite DNA yet recorded found in prehistoric puma poo  The Guardian

Coprolite reveals felines in southern Andes had roundworm 17000 years ago, long before humans got there.



Making machine learning in science an everyday reality - SynBioBeta

Making machine learning in science an everyday reality  SynBioBeta

A few months into my postdoc, an Excel spreadsheet dealt me quite a blow. As I was preparing to perform some statistical analyses, I made a horrifying ...



Can Science Save Citrus? - UC Davis

Can Science Save Citrus?  UC Davis

By Diane Nelson Photographs and video by Joe Proudman on August 27, 2019 in Feeding a Growing Population. In an orange grove outside Exeter, California, ...



Clarkson University Offering New Master of Science Degree in Supply Chain Management - Clarkson University News

Clarkson University Offering New Master of Science Degree in Supply Chain Management  Clarkson University News

Today's ever-changing economy requires well-trained professionals to plan and manage all activities through which products and services are created and ...



Unraveling the history and science behind ancient decorative metal threads - Science Daily

Unraveling the history and science behind ancient decorative metal threads  Science Daily

When it comes to historical fashion, nothing stands out more than an item woven with shiny metal threads. But the historical record has limited insight into how ...



How do you Doogie - Science Magazine

How do you Doogie  Science Magazine

Our Experimental Error columnist reflects on the allure of youth.



Want to Write a Popular Science Book? Here's What You Need to Know. | PLOS SciComm - PLoS Blogs

Want to Write a Popular Science Book? Here's What You Need to Know. | PLOS SciComm  PLoS Blogs

Whether you're a scientist who wants to communicate their findings to a broader audience or a science enthusiast who is eager to tell the world about mind.



Why I disagree with TCD geneticist on the clash between religion and science - The Irish Times

Why I disagree with TCD geneticist on the clash between religion and science  The Irish Times

Rite&Reason: Both sides owe it to humankind to explore an intrinsic value in what it truly is to be human.



A new book explores the ways that humans could go extinct - Science News

A new book explores the ways that humans could go extinct  Science News

A new book looks at the threats that could wipe out humankind and what can be done to counteract them.



Why I disagree with TCD geneticist on the clash between religion and science - Irish Times

Why I disagree with TCD geneticist on the clash between religion and science  Irish Times

Rite&Reason: Both sides owe it to humankind to explore an intrinsic value in what it truly is to be human.



How do you Doogie - Science Magazine

How do you Doogie  Science Magazine

Our Experimental Error columnist reflects on the allure of youth.



Maryland University to Get $387K Grant for Science Support - U.S. News & World Report

Maryland University to Get $387K Grant for Science Support  U.S. News & World Report

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has been awarded a $387,500 grant to support scientific research. By Associated Press, Wire *Service Content* Aug.



A new book explores the ways that humans could go extinct - Science News

A new book explores the ways that humans could go extinct  Science News

A new book looks at the threats that could wipe out humankind and what can be done to counteract them.



A new book explores the ways that humans could go extinct - Science News

A new book explores the ways that humans could go extinct  Science News

A new book looks at the threats that could wipe out humankind and what can be done to counteract them.



Malawi Grooms Future Female Scientists Through Science Camp - VOA News

Malawi Grooms Future Female Scientists Through Science Camp  VOA News

One hundred teenage girls from high schools in Malawi recently attended a "Girls in Science" camp at the Malawi University of Science and Technology, known ...



A new book explores the ways that humans could go extinct - Science News

A new book explores the ways that humans could go extinct  Science News

A new book looks at the threats that could wipe out humankind and what can be done to counteract them.



A new book explores the ways that humans could go extinct - Science News

A new book explores the ways that humans could go extinct  Science News

A new book looks at the threats that could wipe out humankind and what can be done to counteract them.



California science teachers offer more input on new classroom materials - EdSource

California science teachers offer more input on new classroom materials  EdSource

As California revamps how it teaches science to K-12 students, teachers are playing a bigger role in vetting the new instruction materials. Adopting a new ...



NSF graduate fellowships disproportionately go to students at a few top schools - Science Magazine

NSF graduate fellowships disproportionately go to students at a few top schools  Science Magazine

For many early-career scientists, the National Science Foundation's (NSF's) graduate fellowship is the award to win. Officially called the Graduate Research ...



Hey Siri,"How Do I Foster a Science-Minded Household?" - KQED

Hey Siri,"How Do I Foster a Science-Minded Household?"  KQED

Science is everywhere, really. Parents who wish to foster a science mindset in their children can do much to keep the spirit of inquiry alive at home,



Why The Science Of Nostalgia Will Makes You Crave The New Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew - Forbes

Why The Science Of Nostalgia Will Makes You Crave The New Starbucks Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew  Forbes

Pumpkin aficionados can rejoice: Starbucks is launching a new pumpkin cream cold brew on Aug. 27. It combines vanilla, pumpkin cream cold foam and ...



Monday, 26 August 2019

Jeffrey Epstein’s Links To Scientists Are Even More Extensive Than We Thought - BuzzFeed News

Jeffrey Epstein’s Links To Scientists Are Even More Extensive Than We Thought  BuzzFeed News

Scientists took Epstein's money or associated with the financier after he was jailed for soliciting an underage girl for prostitution. Some say they are sorry. Others ...



Nina Balke: Fine-tuned science - Newswise

Nina Balke: Fine-tuned science  Newswise

ORNL scientist Nina Balke uses scanning probe microscopy to explore materials' nanoscale properties and push boundaries in nanomaterials for energy ...



Jeffrey Epstein’s Links To Scientists Are Even More Extensive Than We Thought - BuzzFeed News

Jeffrey Epstein’s Links To Scientists Are Even More Extensive Than We Thought  BuzzFeed News

Scientists took Epstein's money or associated with the financier after he was jailed for soliciting an underage girl for prostitution. Some say they are sorry. Others ...



According To Science This Simple Non-Intuitive Step Is The Key To Solving Many Of Your Toughest Problems - Inc.com

According To Science This Simple Non-Intuitive Step Is The Key To Solving Many Of Your Toughest Problems  Inc.com

When we're faced with a very challenging problem our instinct is to double down and work it out. But in many cases that's precisely what we shouldn't do.



Financial crisis looms at Brazilian science agency - Science Magazine

Financial crisis looms at Brazilian science agency  Science Magazine

A deep financial crisis at Brazil's leading science funding agency could disrupt thousands of lives and have ripple effects across Brazilian research.



UW's Burrows Reappointed as Co-Editor of CITE Journal's Science Section | News - University of Wyoming News

UW's Burrows Reappointed as Co-Editor of CITE Journal's Science Section | News  University of Wyoming News

Associate Professor Andrea Burrows, of the University of Wyoming's College of Education, recently was selected for reappointment as the co-editor of the CITE ...



The Hidden Figure in Climate Science - Scientific American

The Hidden Figure in Climate Science  Scientific American

John Tyndall was a mountaineer, prolific writer of science books, prominent physicist and professor of natural philosophy at the Royal Institution of Great Britain.



Many Teens Are Using Ultra-Potent 'Marijuana Concentrates' - Livescience.com

Many Teens Are Using Ultra-Potent 'Marijuana Concentrates'  Livescience.com

A striking proportion of teens are using highly potent forms of marijuana known as marijuana concentrates, at least in one state, a new study suggests. The study ...



A 24-year-old entrepreneur was bored in science class — so she started this company - CNBC

A 24-year-old entrepreneur was bored in science class — so she started this company  CNBC

Lab4U teaches basic science principles in physics, chemistry and biology by enabling experiments from an app on a smartphone or tablet.



What Sci-Fi Can Teach Computer Science About Ethics - WIRED

What Sci-Fi Can Teach Computer Science About Ethics  WIRED

Schools are adding ethics classes to their computer-science curricula. The reading assignments: science fiction.



What Sci-Fi Can Teach Computer Science About Ethics - WIRED

What Sci-Fi Can Teach Computer Science About Ethics  WIRED

Schools are adding ethics classes to their computer-science curricula. The reading assignments: science fiction.



The Hidden Figure in Climate Science - Scientific American

The Hidden Figure in Climate Science  Scientific American

John Tyndall was a mountaineer, prolific writer of science books, prominent physicist and professor of natural philosophy at the Royal Institution of Great Britain.



Is Science Political? - Boston Review

Is Science Political?  Boston Review

Many take the separation between science and politics for granted, but this view of science has its own political history: it was developed, in part, as an ...



NASA Administrator Says Pluto Is Still a Planet, And Things Are Getting Heated - ScienceAlert

NASA Administrator Says Pluto Is Still a Planet, And Things Are Getting Heated  ScienceAlert

Saturday 24 August 2019 marked a vexing anniversary for planetary scientists. It was 13 years to the day that Pluto's official definition changed - what was once ...



Smashing for science - Hot Springs Sentinel

Smashing for science  Hot Springs Sentinel

The Sentinel-Record/Tanner Newton Mid-America Science Museum's director of exhibits and facilities, Dylan Kuchel, smashes a watermelon Saturday during ...



Images from the surface of asteroid Ryugu show rocks similar to carbonaceous chondrite meteorites - Science Magazine

Images from the surface of asteroid Ryugu show rocks similar to carbonaceous chondrite meteorites  Science Magazine

In October 2018, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft dropped the Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout (MASCOT) lander onto the surface of the asteroid (162173) Ryugu.



This Week in Science - Science Magazine

This Week in Science  Science Magazine

Photograph of the surface of (162173) Ryugu, taken at night by the MASCOT camera. PHOTO: MASCOT/DLR/JAXA. In October 2018, the Hayabusa2 spacecraft ...



Is Science Political? - Boston Review

Is Science Political?  Boston Review

Many take the separation between science and politics for granted, but this view of science has its own political history: it was developed, in part, as an ...



National Dog Day 2019: Why Dogs are Better than Cats, According to Science - Newsweek

National Dog Day 2019: Why Dogs are Better than Cats, According to Science  Newsweek

Science shows that dogs are better in different areas than their feline friends especially when it comes to health.



California science teachers offer more input on new classroom materials - EdSource

California science teachers offer more input on new classroom materials  EdSource

As California revamps how it teaches science to K-12 students, teachers are playing a bigger role in vetting the new instruction materials. Adopting a new ...



Sunday, 25 August 2019

A 24-year-old entrepreneur was bored in science class — so she started this company - CNBC

A 24-year-old entrepreneur was bored in science class — so she started this company  CNBC

Lab4U teaches basic science principles in physics, chemistry and biology by enabling experiments from an app on a smartphone or tablet.



Sharing science – for the good of all - Big Ideas - ABC News

Sharing science – for the good of all - Big Ideas  ABC News

A scientific career is based on getting published in peer reviewed academic journals. But this pressure increases the risk for scientists to employ flexible analytic ...



Why Is Mold Fuzzy? - Livescience.com

Why Is Mold Fuzzy?  Livescience.com

The green, furry tufts of mold that pop up on bread and cheddar cheese aren't very appetizing. Their mere presence raises the questions: Why is mold so fuzzy, ...



Nature Index 2019: A year of Arab science in numbers - Nature Middle East

Nature Index 2019: A year of Arab science in numbers  Nature Middle East

The Nature Index 2019 rankings bring *fresh* insight into Arab institutions' global research standing, with an impressive performance from Saudi Arabia.



A new book explores the ways that humans could go extinct - Science News

A new book explores the ways that humans could go extinct  Science News

A new book looks at the threats that could wipe out humankind and what can be done to counteract them.



Marijuana is getting more popular in America while cocaine declines - Science News

Marijuana is getting more popular in America while cocaine declines  Science News

In 2006, drug users spent more on cocaine than on heroin, marijuana or methamphetamine. By 2016, marijuana expenditures had exceeded the other drugs.



Former UNC chancellor named editor-in-chief of Science magazine - The Daily Tar Heel

Former UNC chancellor named editor-in-chief of Science magazine  The Daily Tar Heel

Science, a family of academic journals, named former UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp as its new editor-in-chief. Thorp, a chemist, was chancellor from 2008 to ...



Financial crisis looms at Brazilian science agency - Science Magazine

Financial crisis looms at Brazilian science agency  Science Magazine

A deep financial crisis at Brazil's leading science funding agency could disrupt thousands of lives and have ripple effects across Brazilian research.



A new book explores the ways that humans could go extinct - Science News

A new book explores the ways that humans could go extinct  Science News

A new book looks at the threats that could wipe out humankind and what can be done to counteract them.



Academic Science Rethinks All-Too-White 'Dude Walls' Of Honor - WFUV News

Academic Science Rethinks All-Too-White 'Dude Walls' Of Honor  WFUV News

A few years ago, TV celebrity Rachel Maddow was at Rockefeller University to hand out a.



Academia Uneasy With Lack Of Diversity On 'Dude Walls' Honor' : Shots - Health News - NPR

Academia Uneasy With Lack Of Diversity On 'Dude Walls' Honor' : Shots - Health News  NPR

Historic portraits of revered scientists and doctors can be found all over medical schools and universities — and, as it happens, most feature white men.



Academic Science Rethinks All-Too-White 'Dude Walls' Of Honor - KRCC

Academic Science Rethinks All-Too-White 'Dude Walls' Of Honor  KRCC

A few years ago, TV celebrity Rachel Maddow was at Rockefeller University to hand out a prize that's given each year to a prominent female scientist.



Academic Science Rethinks All-Too-White 'Dude Walls' Of Honor - KERA News

Academic Science Rethinks All-Too-White 'Dude Walls' Of Honor  KERA News

A few years ago, TV celebrity Rachel Maddow was at Rockefeller University to hand out a prize that's given each year to a prominent female scientist.



Reuters Science News Summary - Yahoo News

Reuters Science News Summary  Yahoo News

Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Florida scientists induce spawning of Atlantic coral in lab for first time. Scientists in Florida have artificially ...



Why Is Mold Fuzzy? - Livescience.com

Why Is Mold Fuzzy?  Livescience.com

The green, furry tufts of mold that pop up on bread and cheddar cheese aren't very appetizing. Their mere presence raises the questions: Why is mold so fuzzy, ...



Universities must teach their budding scientists entrepreneurship - The Conversation - Africa

Universities must teach their budding scientists entrepreneurship  The Conversation - Africa

Most universities focus on teaching basic sciences with little reference to commercialisation of ideas and new technologies.



The science of cut-resistant gloves | 2019-08-25 - Safety+Health magazine

The science of cut-resistant gloves | 2019-08-25  Safety+Health magazine

Responding is Corenne Taylor, *content* marketing specialist, Superior Glove, Cheektowaga, NY. When you hear the words “cut-resistant gloves,” what comes to ...



Brazil's Space Agency Head Was Forced Out for Defending Climate Science - Space.com

Brazil's Space Agency Head Was Forced Out for Defending Climate Science  Space.com

Ricardo Galvão, director of Brazil's space and climate-monitoring agency, left his position earlier this month after defending scientific observations of Amazon ...



How memories form and fade: Strong memories are encoded by teams of neurons working together in synchrony - Science Daily

How memories form and fade: Strong memories are encoded by teams of neurons working together in synchrony  Science Daily

Researchers have identified the neural processes that make some memories fade rapidly while other memories persist over time.



Science And Storytelling On Alton Brown's Good Eats: The Return - Forbes

Science And Storytelling On Alton Brown's Good Eats: The Return  Forbes

Watching Alton Brown effortlessly disseminate scientific wonkery on the original Good Eats two decades ago may have misled the casual viewer into thinking it's ...



Saturday, 24 August 2019

A new book explores the ways that humans could go extinct - Science News

A new book explores the ways that humans could go extinct  Science News

A new book looks at the threats that could wipe out humankind and what can be done to counteract them.



The 200-year effort to see the embryo - Science Magazine

The 200-year effort to see the embryo  Science Magazine

The year 2018 was a watershed moment for the science of embryos. Building on the recent development of single-cell transcriptomic approaches, time-resolved, ...



Brazil's Space Agency Head Was Forced Out for Defending Climate Science - Space.com

Brazil's Space Agency Head Was Forced Out for Defending Climate Science  Space.com

Ricardo Galvão, director of Brazil's space and climate-monitoring agency, left his position earlier this month after defending scientific observations of Amazon ...



My younger sister died by suicide. Can science succeed in helping others? - Science Magazine

My younger sister died by suicide. Can science succeed in helping others?  Science Magazine

When my younger sister died by suicide 7 years ago, at age 30, the loss was shattering. If I considered the role of science at all, it was through the lens of ...



Climate change may make El Niño and La Niña less predictable - Science News

Climate change may make El Niño and La Niña less predictable  Science News

Climate change may make it harder to predict the most severe of the El Niño and La Niña weather disturbances in the Pacific Ocean. That's because these ...



A new book explores the ways that humans could go extinct - Science News

A new book explores the ways that humans could go extinct  Science News

A new book looks at the threats that could wipe out humankind and what can be done to counteract them.



Climate change may make El Niño and La Niña less predictable - Science News

Climate change may make El Niño and La Niña less predictable  Science News

Climate change may make it harder to predict the most severe of the El Niño and La Niña weather disturbances in the Pacific Ocean. That's because these ...



Science And Storytelling On Good Eats: The Return - Forbes

Science And Storytelling On Good Eats: The Return  Forbes

I caught up with Brown on the phone to chat about how entertainment, technology and his own vision of himself has changed since the first show.



Climate change may make El Niño and La Niña less predictable - Science News

Climate change may make El Niño and La Niña less predictable  Science News

Climate change may make it harder to predict the most severe of the El Niño and La Niña weather disturbances in the Pacific Ocean. That's because these ...



Climate change may make El Niño and La Niña less predictable - Science News

Climate change may make El Niño and La Niña less predictable  Science News

Climate change may make it harder to predict the most severe of the El Niño and La Niña weather disturbances in the Pacific Ocean. That's because these ...



My younger sister died by suicide. Can science succeed in helping others? - Science Magazine

My younger sister died by suicide. Can science succeed in helping others?  Science Magazine

When my younger sister died by suicide 7 years ago, at age 30, the loss was shattering. If I considered the role of science at all, it was through the lens of ...



A 24-year-old entrepreneur was bored in science class — so she started this company - CNBC

A 24-year-old entrepreneur was bored in science class — so she started this company  CNBC

Lab4U teaches basic science principles in physics, chemistry and biology by enabling experiments from an app on a smartphone or tablet.



Friday, 23 August 2019

A tiny skull fossil suggests primate brain areas evolved separately - Science News

A tiny skull fossil suggests primate brain areas evolved separately  Science News

A 20-million-year-old monkey skull that fits in the palm of an adult's hand may contain remnants of piecemeal brain evolution in ancient primates.



Climate change may make El Niño and La Niña less predictable - Science News

Climate change may make El Niño and La Niña less predictable  Science News

Climate change may make it harder to predict the most severe of the El Niño and La Niña weather disturbances in the Pacific Ocean. That's because these ...



My younger sister died by suicide. Can science succeed in helping others? - Science Magazine

My younger sister died by suicide. Can science succeed in helping others?  Science Magazine

When my younger sister died by suicide 7 years ago, at age 30, the loss was shattering. If I considered the role of science at all, it was through the lens of ...



A tiny skull fossil suggests primate brain areas evolved separately - Science News

A tiny skull fossil suggests primate brain areas evolved separately  Science News

A 20-million-year-old monkey skull that fits in the palm of an adult's hand may contain remnants of piecemeal brain evolution in ancient primates.



AAAS names chemist Holden Thorp as editor-in-chief of Science - Science Magazine

AAAS names chemist Holden Thorp as editor-in-chief of Science  Science Magazine

Holden Thorp, a chemist who held top leadership positions at two major U.S. research universities, was named today as the next editor-in-chief of the Science ...



How do you Doogie - Science Magazine

How do you Doogie  Science Magazine

Our Experimental Error columnist reflects on the allure of youth.



How do you Doogie - Science Magazine

How do you Doogie  Science Magazine

Our Experimental Error columnist reflects on the allure of youth.



Emails Reveal Science Publisher Found Papers On Herbicide Safety Should Be Retracted Due to Monsanto Meddling - U.S. Right to Know

Emails Reveal Science Publisher Found Papers On Herbicide Safety Should Be Retracted Due to Monsanto Meddling  U.S. Right to Know

Secretive influence by Monsanto in a set of papers published in the scientific journal Critical Reviews in Toxicology was so unethical that an investigation by the ...



How do you Doogie - Science Magazine

How do you Doogie  Science Magazine

Our Experimental Error columnist reflects on the allure of youth.



Canadian cannabis research hits licensing logjam - Science Magazine

Canadian cannabis research hits licensing logjam  Science Magazine

The Canadian government is scrambling to respond to a glut of license applications for cannabis research prompted by the drug's legalization in October 2018.



How do you Doogie - Science Magazine

How do you Doogie  Science Magazine

Our Experimental Error columnist reflects on the allure of youth.



Calvin F. Quate (1923–2019) - Science Magazine

Calvin F. Quate (1923–2019)  Science Magazine

Calvin (“Cal”) Forrest Quate, a pioneer in nanoscience and inventor of new forms of microscopy, passed away on 6 July 2019. He was 95. Cal was always on the ...



For an asteroid, Ryugu has surprisingly little dust on its surface - Science News

For an asteroid, Ryugu has surprisingly little dust on its surface  Science News

Ryugu is a neat freak. The surface of the small, near-Earth asteroid is surprisingly free of dust, observations from Germany's MASCOT lander show. The asteroid ...



Lizards gone wild! UC Berkeley researcher’s ‘feminist science’ bucks male-dominated inquiry - The Mercury News

Lizards gone wild! UC Berkeley researcher’s ‘feminist science’ bucks male-dominated inquiry  The Mercury News

For as long as humans have practiced science, men have dominated research. Much of our understanding of the world has been filtered through their beliefs.



Drew Science Students Talk Mentors, Passions Written by sdezenhall - Drew Today

Drew Science Students Talk Mentors, Passions Written by sdezenhall  Drew Today

August 2019 – Summer break doesn't mean a research break for Drew University students in the lab. Students in the Drew Summer Science Institute (DSSI) ...



How do you Doogie - Science Magazine

How do you Doogie  Science Magazine

Our Experimental Error columnist reflects on the allure of youth.



Lizards gone wild! UC Berkeley researcher’s ‘feminist science’ bucks male-dominated inquiry - The Mercury News

Lizards gone wild! UC Berkeley researcher’s ‘feminist science’ bucks male-dominated inquiry  The Mercury News

For as long as humans have practiced science, men have dominated research. Much of our understanding of the world has been filtered through their beliefs.



How do you Doogie - Science Magazine

How do you Doogie  Science Magazine

Our Experimental Error columnist reflects on the allure of youth.



Lizards gone wild! UC Berkeley researcher’s ‘feminist science’ bucks male-dominated inquiry - The Mercury News

Lizards gone wild! UC Berkeley researcher’s ‘feminist science’ bucks male-dominated inquiry  The Mercury News

For as long as humans have practiced science, men have dominated research. Much of our understanding of the world has been filtered through their beliefs.



Is Science Political? - Boston Review

Is Science Political?  Boston Review

Many take the separation between science and politics for granted, but this view of science has its own political history: it was developed, in part, as an ...



Brazil’s Amazon has burned this badly before. This year’s fires are still bad - Science News

Brazil’s Amazon has burned this badly before. This year’s fires are still bad  Science News

The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is being ravaged by fire. More than 74,000 fires have burned in the country since January, according to the country's National ...



For an asteroid, Ryugu has surprisingly little dust on its surface - Science News

For an asteroid, Ryugu has surprisingly little dust on its surface  Science News

Ryugu is a neat freak. The surface of the small, near-Earth asteroid is surprisingly free of dust, observations from Germany's MASCOT lander show. The asteroid ...



What makes a great trip? Science! - Washington Post

What makes a great trip? Science!  Washington Post

We visited a fungus immense enough to kill a forest, a telescope taller than the Statue of Liberty and an ancient city that in its day was bigger than London.



Thursday, 22 August 2019

Bill to fight sexual harassment in universities approved by Chilean Senate - Science Magazine

Bill to fight sexual harassment in universities approved by Chilean Senate  Science Magazine

Proposal, inspired in part by new National Science Foundation rules, makes funding contingent on measures to keep women safe.



Arctic researchers prepare to go with the floes - Science Magazine

Arctic researchers prepare to go with the floes  Science Magazine

In 1893, Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen of Norway deliberately froze his wooden ship, the Fram, into the drifting sea ice north of Siberia. His rationale: Rather ...



Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region - Science Magazine

Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region  Science Magazine

In 1893, Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen of Norway deliberately froze his wooden ship, the Fram, into the drifting sea ice north of Siberia. His rationale: Rather ...



Infected travelers reveal Cuba's 'hidden' Zika outbreak - Science Magazine

Infected travelers reveal Cuba's 'hidden' Zika outbreak  Science Magazine

As Zika virus raced through the Americas and the Caribbean in 2015 and 2016, it infected an estimated 800,000 people and left nearly 4000 newborns with ...



Arctic researchers prepare to go with the floes - Science Magazine

Arctic researchers prepare to go with the floes  Science Magazine

In 1893, Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen of Norway deliberately froze his wooden ship, the Fram, into the drifting sea ice north of Siberia. His rationale: Rather ...



Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region - Science Magazine

Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region  Science Magazine

In 1893, Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen of Norway deliberately froze his wooden ship, the Fram, into the drifting sea ice north of Siberia. His rationale: Rather ...



Arctic researchers prepare to go with the floes - Science Magazine

Arctic researchers prepare to go with the floes  Science Magazine

In 1893, Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen of Norway deliberately froze his wooden ship, the Fram, into the drifting sea ice north of Siberia. His rationale: Rather ...



Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region - Science Magazine

Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region  Science Magazine

In 1893, Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen of Norway deliberately froze his wooden ship, the Fram, into the drifting sea ice north of Siberia. His rationale: Rather ...



Mission to Jupiter's icy moon confirmed - Science Daily

Mission to Jupiter's icy moon confirmed  Science Daily

An icy ocean world in our solar system that could tell us more about the potential for life on other worlds is coming into focus with confirmation of the Europa ...



Arctic researchers prepare to go with the floes - Science Magazine

Arctic researchers prepare to go with the floes  Science Magazine

In 1893, Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen of Norway deliberately froze his wooden ship, the Fram, into the drifting sea ice north of Siberia. His rationale: Rather ...



The global soil community and its influence on biogeochemistry - Science Magazine

The global soil community and its influence on biogeochemistry  Science Magazine

Soils harbor a rich diversity of invertebrate and microbial life, which drives biogeochemical processes from local to global scales. Relating the biodiversity ...



Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region - Science Magazine

Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region  Science Magazine

In 1893, Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen of Norway deliberately froze his wooden ship, the Fram, into the drifting sea ice north of Siberia. His rationale: Rather ...



Arctic researchers prepare to go with the floes - Science Magazine

Arctic researchers prepare to go with the floes  Science Magazine

In 1893, Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen of Norway deliberately froze his wooden ship, the Fram, into the drifting sea ice north of Siberia. His rationale: Rather ...



Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region - Science Magazine

Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region  Science Magazine

In 1893, Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen of Norway deliberately froze his wooden ship, the Fram, into the drifting sea ice north of Siberia. His rationale: Rather ...



Arctic researchers prepare to go with the floes - Science Magazine

Arctic researchers prepare to go with the floes  Science Magazine

In 1893, Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen of Norway deliberately froze his wooden ship, the Fram, into the drifting sea ice north of Siberia. His rationale: Rather ...



Science Again Upholds The Notion That Love Is Good For Us - Forbes

Science Again Upholds The Notion That Love Is Good For Us  Forbes

"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other."~Audrey Hepburn. They are your rock, your anchor, your best friend. And while you might be able to live without ...



Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region - Science Magazine

Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region  Science Magazine

In 1893, Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen of Norway deliberately froze his wooden ship, the Fram, into the drifting sea ice north of Siberia. His rationale: Rather ...



Media creates false balance on climate science, study shows - University of California

Media creates false balance on climate science, study shows  University of California

About half of mainstream media visibility goes to climate-change deniers, many of whom are not climate scientists.



Arctic researchers prepare to go with the floes - Science Magazine

Arctic researchers prepare to go with the floes  Science Magazine

In 1893, Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen of Norway deliberately froze his wooden ship, the Fram, into the drifting sea ice north of Siberia. His rationale: Rather ...



Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region - Science Magazine

Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region  Science Magazine

In 1893, Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen of Norway deliberately froze his wooden ship, the Fram, into the drifting sea ice north of Siberia. His rationale: Rather ...



Arctic researchers prepare to go with the floes - Science Magazine

Arctic researchers prepare to go with the floes  Science Magazine

In 1893, Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen of Norway deliberately froze his wooden ship, the Fram, into the drifting sea ice north of Siberia. His rationale: Rather ...



Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region - Science Magazine

Arctic researchers will lock this ship in ice for a year to study the changing polar region  Science Magazine

In 1893, Arctic explorer Fridtjof Nansen of Norway deliberately froze his wooden ship, the Fram, into the drifting sea ice north of Siberia. His rationale: Rather ...



Canadian cannabis research hits licensing logjam - Science Magazine

Canadian cannabis research hits licensing logjam  Science Magazine

The Canadian government is scrambling to respond to a glut of license applications for cannabis research prompted by the drug's legalization in October 2018.



Lizards gone wild! UC Berkeley researcher's feminist science - East Bay Times

Lizards gone wild! UC Berkeley researcher's feminist science  East Bay Times

For as long as humans have practiced science, men have dominated research. Much of our understanding of the world has been filtered through their beliefs.



This Is The Most Relaxing Music To Travel To According To Science - Forbes

This Is The Most Relaxing Music To Travel To According To Science  Forbes

While there are a number of ways to help combat travel-related stress, music therapy has been scientifically proven to be one of the most effective means of ...



My experiment in studying science has reinforced my belief in exams - Financial Times

My experiment in studying science has reinforced my belief in exams  Financial Times

In his final report, our writer says he discovered that learning is rewarding at any age — and great fun.



Electrodes show a glimpse of memories emerging in a brain - Science News

Electrodes show a glimpse of memories emerging in a brain  Science News

Seconds before a memory pops up, certain nerve cells jolt into collective action. The discovery of this signal, described in the Aug. 16 Science, sheds light on the ...



Climate facts subject to rules on partisan advertising in Canada - Science Magazine

Climate facts subject to rules on partisan advertising in Canada  Science Magazine

Environmental charities and campaigners in Canada's upcoming federal election this fall say they are facing new restrictions on how they talk about climate ...



What Is Dark Energy? - Livescience.com

What Is Dark Energy?  Livescience.com

Dark energy is an enigmatic phenomenon that acts in opposition to gravity and is responsible for accelerating the expansion of the universe. Though dark ...



Shaky Science: Build a Seismograph - Scientific American

Shaky Science: Build a Seismograph  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 ...



Russian Scientists Instructed to Report on Foreign Colleagues - Inside Higher Ed

Russian Scientists Instructed to Report on Foreign Colleagues  Inside Higher Ed

New recommendations from Russia's Ministry of Science and Higher Education instruct scientists to seek advance permission to meet with foreign colleagues ...



Video: An inside look at Sac State's new $91 million science complex - StateHornet.com

Video: An inside look at Sac State's new $91 million science complex  StateHornet.com

The Ernest E. Tschannen Science Complex is nearly complete. With less than a week left before the semester starts, last minute adjustments are being made to ...



This 30-year-old's start-up is bringing science to everyone - CNBC

This 30-year-old's start-up is bringing science to everyone  CNBC

30-year-old CEO Komal Dadlani has new formula for teaching science – and all it takes is the phone in your pocket. CNBC's Elizabeth Schulze finds out how ...



Russian Scientists Instructed to Report on Foreign Colleagues - Inside Higher Ed

Russian Scientists Instructed to Report on Foreign Colleagues  Inside Higher Ed

New recommendations from Russia's Ministry of Science and Higher Education instruct scientists to seek advance permission to meet with foreign colleagues ...



Wednesday, 21 August 2019

Larry Swearingen, who claimed science excluded him as killer, is executed by Texas - The Washington Post

Larry Swearingen, who claimed science excluded him as killer, is executed by Texas  The Washington Post

Larry Swearingen, who claimed to his dying breath that he did not commit the murder of 19-year-old Melissa Trotter in 1998, was executed by injection ...



Texas executed Larry Swearingen for a 1998 Texas slaying. His lawyer says bad science got him on death row. - The Texas Tribune

Texas executed Larry Swearingen for a 1998 Texas slaying. His lawyer says bad science got him on death row.  The Texas Tribune

Swearingen consistently maintained his innocence in the strangling death of 19-year-old Melissa Trotter. Texas prosecutors, however, had no doubt he was her ...



Larry Swearingen, who claimed science excluded him as killer, is executed by Texas - The Washington Post

Larry Swearingen, who claimed science excluded him as killer, is executed by Texas  The Washington Post

Larry Swearingen, who claimed to his dying breath that he did not commit the murder of 19-year-old Melissa Trotter in 1998, was executed by injection ...



Texas executed Larry Swearingen for a 1998 Texas slaying. His lawyer says bad science got him on death row. - The Texas Tribune

Texas executed Larry Swearingen for a 1998 Texas slaying. His lawyer says bad science got him on death row.  The Texas Tribune

Swearingen consistently maintained his innocence in the strangling death of 19-year-old Melissa Trotter. Texas prosecutors, however, had no doubt he was her ...



Electrodes show a glimpse of memories emerging in a brain - Science News

Electrodes show a glimpse of memories emerging in a brain  Science News

Seconds before a memory pops up, certain nerve cells jolt into collective action. The discovery of this signal, described in the Aug. 16 Science, sheds light on the ...



This New Book Shows The Poetic Side Of Science - Forbes

This New Book Shows The Poetic Side Of Science  Forbes

The book "A Sonnet To Science" highlights the creative side of research by profiling six scientists who also write poetry. From Ada Lovelace to Miroslav Holub, ...



Larry Swearingen, who claimed science excluded him as killer, is executed by Texas - The Washington Post

Larry Swearingen, who claimed science excluded him as killer, is executed by Texas  The Washington Post

Larry Swearingen, who claimed to his dying breath that he did not commit the murder of 19-year-old Melissa Trotter in 1998, was executed by lethal injection ...



BBC Studios to Explore ‘The Edge of Science’ for YouTube Originals - Variety

BBC Studios to Explore ‘The Edge of Science’ for YouTube Originals  Variety

The BBC's production division, BBC Studios, has won its first YouTube Originals commission, “The Edge of Science.”



This 30-year-old's start-up is bringing science to everyone - CNBC

This 30-year-old's start-up is bringing science to everyone  CNBC

30-year-old CEO Komal Dadlani has new formula for teaching science – and all it takes is the phone in your pocket. CNBC's Elizabeth Schulze finds out how ...



BBC Studios to Explore ‘The Edge of Science’ for YouTube Originals - Variety

BBC Studios to Explore ‘The Edge of Science’ for YouTube Originals  Variety

The BBC's production division, BBC Studios, has won its first YouTube Originals commission, “The Edge of Science.”



BBC Studios to Explore ‘The Edge of Science’ for YouTube Originals - Variety

BBC Studios to Explore ‘The Edge of Science’ for YouTube Originals  Variety

The BBC's production division, BBC Studios, has won its first YouTube Originals commission, “The Edge of Science.”



Science, facts and truth matter most when human lives are at stake - Religion News Service

Science, facts and truth matter most when human lives are at stake  Religion News Service

(RNS) — In politics, it is common to have disagreements over values and goals. What makes government decision-making even more difficult today is that we ...