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The US National Science Foundation (NSF) proudly announces the extension of the vast scientific network Taj to the Global Ring Network for Advanced Application Development (GLORIAD) grid, spanning across the Northern Hemisphere. India, Singapore, Vietnam and Egypt and now connected to the previous GLORIAD global infr... |
16 October 2009
09:46 GMT |
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Over the past few years, an eminent group of scientists has argued that the range of Nobel Prizes awarded every year should be increased, so as to reflect the new fields of science. The prizes, which are the highest a scientist can get, are currently only awarded for a few categories, and experts say that these do no... |
2 October 2009
03:24 GMT |
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A Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills review team is currently proposing that references to Neil Armstrong be removed from 5th-grade science books, for reasons known only to it. The main argument that it brings to the table is that the famous astronaut, who is also the first man to have walked on the Moon, is not a ... |
23 September 2009
02:33 GMT |
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Even when I was but a little boy, I had respect for science. The people in my family have it as well, with them being engineers and doctors and whatnot. They may not have agreed that evolution is the way humans evolved, but they were in doubt on this matter, especially my doctor mother. She believes in God, but canno... |
12 September 2009
05:43 GMT |
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Fans of conspiracy / alien theories had hoped the new millennium would finally prove them right, not necessarily in the sense that it would bring about the end of the world, but that some sort of catastrophe would hit, just like they had predicted years before. 06/06/06 came and went rather uneventfully, to their rat... |
9 September 2009
03:34 GMT |
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The human body is, indeed, one of the most mysterious and best put together constructs in the world, but its amazing complexity and functions must not lead people to believe that it is the work of a higher power. For example, Intelligent Design (ID) proponents have said for a long time that one of their main argument... |
28 August 2009
05:55 GMT |
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According to a new statistical study, it would appear that about four in five British parents cannot answer basic scientific questions that their children ask, such as “What makes a rainbow?” or “Why is the sky blue?” Moreover, one in five parents seem to believe that their children know more ... |
13 August 2009
03:44 GMT |
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Scientists at the University of Michigan have recently released a new research, detailing their belief on how college major options influence religious belief, and vice versa. Broadly, they have determined that those majoring in humanities and social sciences tend to become less religious than the average, whereas th... |
3 August 2009
18:51 GMT |
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President Barack Obama reasserted his trust in science as the only means of averting future economic crises in his radio address on Saturday, saying that long-term investments in research were the only things that could ensure a sustainable and strong economy. Results will not be visible right away, and the fact that... |
3 August 2009
01:59 GMT |
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Life Scientists owning an iPhone or iPod touch can now access protocols at the bench on their devices using the Promega app, available for free download through the App Store. This virtual Promega Protocols and Applications Guide provides information that is useful and applicable to scientists whether or not they are... |
9 April 2009
09:02 GMT |
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The new head of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Jane Lubchenco, a former marine biologist at the Oregon State University, has just been confirmed in office Thursday. The American Senate has decided that she is the most appropriate person to run the agency that will most likely have to s... |
20 March 2009
07:43 GMT |
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According to a series of recent surveys among the general population, most US citizens seem to be unable to pass even the most basic science literacy test, a trend that has got experts very concerned. Because individuals lack this ability, they may find it very difficult to interpret scientific articles, and some may... |
13 March 2009
11:34 GMT |
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Over the past few years, a growing number of people with no expertise in any field of research has started contradicting scientists over even the smallest detail of their research, like they have any idea what they're talking about. Members of the international scientific community say that the situation is very... |
5 March 2009
04:00 GMT |
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Most children who turn out to be prodigies at an early age are usually raised to know exactly what they want, and thus end up following careers in domains pertaining to exact or applied sciences. When they are asked why they have chosen such areas of expertise, they seldom know what to answer, and a new scientific st... |
4 March 2009
10:02 GMT |
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For years now, political analysts have been talking about the fact that America is currently in its final years as a world superpower, and that it will soon fall back to the benefit of other countries, while its place will be taken by another nation. And although many have contradicted their opinions with potent argu... |
4 March 2009
03:12 GMT |
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It's commonly believed that knowing and learning more scientific facts each day somehow contributes to the formation of a scientific line of reasoning in young adults, especially in middle- and high-school, and, later, in college. But a new research, conducted on American and Chinese teens, proved that to be utt... |
30 January 2009
05:15 GMT |
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The fact that the Church and scientists have been in opposition for at least the last 400 years has seeded into our minds the fact that the two have to be fundamentally opposed to each other. Thus, both cannot be true at the same time, a line of thought that is visible in the most common question ever – How was... |
16 January 2009
05:42 GMT |
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A new report, released by an appointed panel of the non-partisan National Research Council, shows that the way in which America's scientific secrets are kept is no longer secure, now that the Soviet Union is gone and the term “enemies” can designate virtually anyone. Additionally, the report underlin... |
9 January 2009
04:01 GMT |
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Poetic ramblings and incurable romantics will soon become a matter of the past, if scientists are right in their predictions of how research in the field of love evolves. One behavioral psychologist, for instance, strongly believes science is one step closer to unlocking the “love drug” and thus pave the ... |
8 January 2009
07:14 GMT |
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The Lemelson-MIT Invention Index for 2009 showed without a doubt that America's youth is prepared and willing to embrace careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), with a very large percentage of them showing an active interest in learning “how things work.” Alt... |
7 January 2009
09:25 GMT |
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Apple is featuring an article on one of the physicists working at the Large Hadron Collider, who just so happens to be a huge Mac fan. According to Brian Cox, any physicist will tell you that the Mac is the way to go, especially if you need to run both new apps and old UNIX programs. According to the piece currently... |
28 December 2008
17:01 GMT |
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The very name of the first lunar vehicle built by the Indians, Chandrayaan-1, says a lot about their hopes and efforts for the future. This is a statement that the probe is just the first in a series of similar bold attempts, which will place India among the largely-developed super-powers of the world who have their ... |
15 December 2008
03:41 GMT |
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The popular video-sharing website has recently gained further praise, as more and more videos detailing subjects such as math, physics, sciences and biology are starting to get posted on-line by specialists or by people who have a gift of explaining fairly complex notions very easily. Students who flunk these subject... |
12 December 2008
16:01 GMT |
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A thorough look back through scientific history indicates that the major breakthroughs were the result of the genius and hard work of single gifted individuals rather than to the collective effort of savants working under institutional umbrellas. Einstein, Newton, da Vinci or Copernicus stand out as vivid examples to... |
10 December 2008
08:38 GMT |
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Religiousness is a soft spot when it comes to being president or any other kind of country leader, wherever in the world. A vast majority of people hold on to their religious beliefs and would expect the same from their ruler, up to the extent where they would not vote for a candidate that is an atheist. In spite of ... |
10 December 2008
04:31 GMT |
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Researchers at the Purdue University (PU) announced recently that they had some 7 new types of bats to find a name for, as well as one pair of Amazonian turtles, which were just recently discovered. They announced that whoever wanted to have the new species named after him or her could apply for the auction, a move t... |
9 December 2008
08:56 GMT |
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Normally, the links between the vast fields of science and visual entertainment are restricted to casual depictions or to the fact that the former helps enhancing the possibilities of the latter, but it's very rarely that this goes both ways. That is why the National Academy of Sciences tried to address the matt... |
21 November 2008
05:31 GMT |
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Yesterday, November 4th, 2008, US citizens from all over the world (including in space) have chosen Barack Obama as their 44th president. His approach to science support and development had attracted praises and votes from a large number of Nobel prize winners. Two months ago, he declared that the US had reduced too... |
5 November 2008
11:09 GMT |
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Many of you already know that the IgNobel prizes are the mocking versions of the Nobels. This year, they were awarded for “crucial” research, such as the fact that dog fleas can jump higher than cat ones.IgNobels have been awarded since 1991 by genuine Nobel winners at the Sanders Theater from Harvard Uni... |
16 October 2008
11:38 GMT |
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The Google Earth application has had some impressive success over the last period. The Mountain View company has brought its product a number of important upgrades, which made feature more options for its users. We have also seen Google Earth being used as a rescue tool providing satellite imagery of the recently aff... |
22 May 2008
10:50 GMT |
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Astronomer Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, director of the Vatican Observatory, revealed in an interview published yesterday that the Vatican believed that alien life might exist and that it didn't necessarily mean it contradicted the belief in God. Makes you remember the cheerful days of the middle ages, doesn't ... |
14 May 2008
09:48 GMT |
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If moving to Dundee, Scotland, was not on your priority list, things could change starting now. If you are a gamer, that is. And still in school. Because a really interesting project started by Learning and Teaching Scotland took place for 10 weeks and proved that video games are far from being a mindless waste of ti... |
14 March 2008
04:59 GMT |
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We've stumbled upon yet another piece of evidence that, instead of turning us into snobs, Macs "bring science down to Earth" for everyone to understand and appreciate. Recent Apple Science news say that when producers at the American Museum of Natural History needed a next-gen environment to create high-definiti... |
21 February 2008
03:28 GMT |
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It seems that scientists are not only interested in researches that prove how bad video games are for your body, mind and soul. Some of them actually appreciate the video consoles (OK, not the games) and start using their power to conduct very important scientific researches. Yes, I said "important", not those resear... |
18 February 2008
06:33 GMT |
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There is some ridiculous trying to show that science does cope with religion. But the result is a bogus science. Real science is not based on predetermined facts. And scientists indeed are less religious than the general population, as revealed by a new research, but the cause has little to do with science itself or ... |
2 July 2007
02:47 GMT |
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So far, scientists haven't found a way to talk to the faithful about science: is the goal to teach science or to discredit religion? Can the two worldviews ever enrich each other? Is there a middle-ground between the two?Lawrence M. Krauss is a physicist, an Ambrose Swasey Professor and director of the Center f... |
18 June 2007
04:23 GMT |
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It's the trunk which makes the elephant so likable for most people. No wonder two scientists are working on a new handy trunk-device (well, that's not their only purpose, maybe they want people to like them too). Benjamin Eimer and Lawrence Taylor, both of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, US, thoug... |
20 March 2007
04:08 GMT |
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Just about when I was going to buy a new hard drive, I came across this news article about the reliability of Mean time between failures (MTBF), as being given by the hard drive manufacturers. It's an independent study made by the Computer Science Department at the Carnegie Mellon University. They have taken inf... |
12 March 2007
09:45 GMT |
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