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3 Ideas That Are Pushing the Edge of Science
Sperm-powered medical nanobots that can clear blood clots and prevent strokes. "Focus" fusion power that's ridiculously cheap and safe. A model of the universe with four dimensions of space—and two dimensions of time.
Sperm-powered medical nanobots that can clear blood clots and prevent strokes. "Focus" fusion power that's ridiculously cheap and safe. A model of the universe with four dimensions of space—and two dimensions of time.
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Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Friday, May 30, 2008, 10:01am
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Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Friday, May 30, 2008, 10:01am
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Science and Celluloid: A Match Made in Hollywood
For decades, science has made a huge splash on the big screen.
For decades, science has made a huge splash on the big screen.
Test your science and space smarts
What do you know about the week in science and space news? Take MSNBC.com's weekly quiz and see how much you remember.
What do you know about the week in science and space news? Take MSNBC.com's weekly quiz and see how much you remember.
How Coffee Changed the World
Did you hear the one about the goat, the monk and the Indian pilgrim?
Did you hear the one about the goat, the monk and the Indian pilgrim?
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 8:07am
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 8:07am
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Geek Chic: A Scientific Renaissance
As World Science Festival opens, scientists contend they're making a comeback.
As World Science Festival opens, scientists contend they're making a comeback.
9-year-old girl's twin is found inside her stomach
A 9-year-old girl who went to hospital in central Greece suffering from stomach pains was found to be carrying her embryonic twin
A 9-year-old girl who went to hospital in central Greece suffering from stomach pains was found to be carrying her embryonic twin
Vatican: It's OK to Believe in Aliens
Vatican's chief astronomer says one can believe in God and ET.
Vatican's chief astronomer says one can believe in God and ET.
Programmed death boosts business 
As credits crunch, recession bites, and business struggle to stay primed, researchers in Spain suggest that a more surgical approach to management and business practice is needed if a company is to survive. Writing in the International Journal of Management Practice from Inderscience Publishers, the team explains how businesses could take a cue from nature to restructure them.
As credits crunch, recession bites, and business struggle to stay primed, researchers in Spain suggest that a more surgical approach to management and business practice is needed if a company is to survive. Writing in the International Journal of Management Practice from Inderscience Publishers, the team explains how businesses could take a cue from nature to restructure them.
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, May 08, 2008, 9:04am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, May 08, 2008, 9:04am
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Picture: What Is This? A Toy Set for a Microscopic Child?
Here's a hint: It's part animal, part vegetable, and a smidge mineral.
Here's a hint: It's part animal, part vegetable, and a smidge mineral.
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Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, May 06, 2008, 8:52am
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Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, May 06, 2008, 8:52am
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Ancient meteorite goes unsold in N.Y. as dung sells
Some dinosaur dung was snapped up at auction in New York even as a 4.5 billion year old meteorite which was supposed to top the sale went unsold.
Some dinosaur dung was snapped up at auction in New York even as a 4.5 billion year old meteorite which was supposed to top the sale went unsold.
Biologists are from Mars, chemists are from Venus?
UD study explores how scientists from different fields work together
UD study explores how scientists from different fields work together
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, May 01, 2008, 8:59am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, May 01, 2008, 8:59am
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The Thrill-Seeker's Travel Guide
From the volcanic regions of Ethiopia to the desert of New Mexico, here are the world's 5 most challenging destinations for science travel and exploration.
From the volcanic regions of Ethiopia to the desert of New Mexico, here are the world's 5 most challenging destinations for science travel and exploration.
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Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 16, 2008, 9:44am
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Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 16, 2008, 9:44am
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What Aristotle could teach your business
Public scandals, such as the Enron affair, the sub-prime mortgage problem, and the ensuing global credit crunch have led to dwindling confidence in the business world. A transatlantic study to be published in the International Journal of Business Excellence, an Inderscience publication, suggests that relearning the ancient notion of virtue could help bring business and society closer.
Public scandals, such as the Enron affair, the sub-prime mortgage problem, and the ensuing global credit crunch have led to dwindling confidence in the business world. A transatlantic study to be published in the International Journal of Business Excellence, an Inderscience publication, suggests that relearning the ancient notion of virtue could help bring business and society closer.
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 15, 2008, 12:34pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 15, 2008, 12:34pm
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"You Just Readed This Headline Correctly"
The half-life of an irregular verb is based on how popular a verb is: The more often it is used, the longer it will take to convert. For example, the verbs have and hold both have irregular forms in the past tense—had and held.
The half-life of an irregular verb is based on how popular a verb is: The more often it is used, the longer it will take to convert. For example, the verbs have and hold both have irregular forms in the past tense—had and held.
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Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Friday, Apr 11, 2008, 9:43am
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Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Friday, Apr 11, 2008, 9:43am
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Picture this: Explaining science through drawings
Undergrads master scientific concepts by explaining them to high schoolers through drawings
Undergrads master scientific concepts by explaining them to high schoolers through drawings
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 10, 2008, 2:42pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 10, 2008, 2:42pm
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Using street theater to channel the lessons of molecules
Molecules, any chemist will tell you, have lots to teach us. Giving voice to the lessons of molecules and other props of science, as the lamentable state of science literacy in the United States attests, is no easy task.
Molecules, any chemist will tell you, have lots to teach us. Giving voice to the lessons of molecules and other props of science, as the lamentable state of science literacy in the United States attests, is no easy task.
Misc
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 08, 2008, 12:17pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 08, 2008, 12:17pm
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Astrology's myopia
Seasonal effects on birth physiology inevitably raise spectres of astrology. But that’s just irrational nonsense, says Philip Ball.
Seasonal effects on birth physiology inevitably raise spectres of astrology. But that’s just irrational nonsense, says Philip Ball.
Exactly how much housework does a husband create?
Having a husband creates an extra seven hours a week of housework for women, according to a University of Michigan study of a nationally representative sample of U.S. families.
Having a husband creates an extra seven hours a week of housework for women, according to a University of Michigan study of a nationally representative sample of U.S. families.
Video: Viennese Orchestra Uses Instruments Made of Produce
Carrot recorders, pumpkin harps, leek violins, eggplant clappers, cucumberphones...
Carrot recorders, pumpkin harps, leek violins, eggplant clappers, cucumberphones...
Misc
Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 03, 2008, 9:32am
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Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 03, 2008, 9:32am
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Laughter brings out a red nose
New research has revealed that the red nose and face-painting traditionally associated with clowns may have its origins in science.
New research has revealed that the red nose and face-painting traditionally associated with clowns may have its origins in science.
Listen:The Pioneer Who Died for the South Pole
A century ago, British Naval Officer Robert Falcon Scott sought to lead the first team to the South Pole. He and his men raced through miserable conditions and struggled with frostbite, the death of their ponies and a shortage of food, only to discover that Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen beat them by five weeks.
A century ago, British Naval Officer Robert Falcon Scott sought to lead the first team to the South Pole. He and his men raced through miserable conditions and struggled with frostbite, the death of their ponies and a shortage of food, only to discover that Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen beat them by five weeks.
The man who whipped chocolate
Daniel Cressey talks to Hervé This, one of the inventors of the science of culinary transformations.
Daniel Cressey talks to Hervé This, one of the inventors of the science of culinary transformations.
March Madness Boosts Student Applications
Tournament-winning basketball teams boost student applications.
Tournament-winning basketball teams boost student applications.
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 25, 2008, 9:57am
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 25, 2008, 9:57am
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Get Ready for an Experience: Your Final Graduate School Year
Many graduate students are not aware of their many responsibilities during the last year of their Ph.D. program. Mary Collins, University of Florida at Gainesville, writes from the major professor’s point-of-view in the 2008 Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education and offers her sage 25 years of advice.
Many graduate students are not aware of their many responsibilities during the last year of their Ph.D. program. Mary Collins, University of Florida at Gainesville, writes from the major professor’s point-of-view in the 2008 Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education and offers her sage 25 years of advice.
Researcher's discover how to ignite, retain female interest in the study of science
It might be surprising that 40,275 grams of slime, 4,030 ink dots, 3,876 M&Ms, 977 baby diapers, 489 cups of milk and a few electrified pickles can make a difference in the academic lives of adolescent girls, but it’s true.
It might be surprising that 40,275 grams of slime, 4,030 ink dots, 3,876 M&Ms, 977 baby diapers, 489 cups of milk and a few electrified pickles can make a difference in the academic lives of adolescent girls, but it’s true.
Misc
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 20, 2008, 1:55pm
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 20, 2008, 1:55pm
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Slideshow: Wellcome awards show off microscopic talent
Really cool high resolution photos of microscopic objects
Really cool high resolution photos of microscopic objects
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Source: Wellcome Images
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 20, 2008, 9:47am
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Source: Wellcome Images
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 20, 2008, 9:47am
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20 Things You Didn't Know About Sex
And you thought you knew everything...
And you thought you knew everything...
Misc
Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008, 9:47am
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Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 19, 2008, 9:47am
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The Most Famous Ghost Town in America
Like a zombie, Bodie is in a permanent state of “arrested decay.”
Like a zombie, Bodie is in a permanent state of “arrested decay.”
Misc
Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 18, 2008, 9:31am
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Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 18, 2008, 9:31am
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How the Heck Did a Woman Become Fused to a Toilet Seat?
(Hard bones + soft tissue) x one month of immobility = extremely bad news
(Hard bones + soft tissue) x one month of immobility = extremely bad news
Misc
Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Monday, Mar 17, 2008, 9:30am
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Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Monday, Mar 17, 2008, 9:30am
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