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New Energy Bill: Reducing Our Dependence on Foreign Oil

The U. S. economy is feeling the brunt of skyrocketing oil prices as the nation's dependence on foreign oil continues to grow. We need a responsible energy plan to reduce our reliance on foreign oil. President Bush and Senator Kerry appear to be skirting the real issues involved. Growing... Read More

America and its Collision Course

Energy ESP #7 - America and its Collision CourseCrude oil explodes through $46.50 as the problems are growing -It's bigger than Iraq, bigger than Bin Laden and even bigger thanthe next election. America has entered into an exhaustive racefor survival - And nobody is talking about it.Talking about what you... Read More

Positive Effects of Carbon Dioxide for Plant Growth

Many articles have been written about the negative effects of carbon dioxide. Sick Building Syndrome, loss of concentration due to high levels of carbon dioxide, asphyxiation in breweries or wine cellars, all these things spring to mind when we hear the magic phrase carbon dioxide. Yet, perhaps today when Venus... Read More

Marine News - Summer 2004 - Our Ocean Environment

Our oceans are home to many marine mammals, fish, turtles, corals and others. The delicate balance between man and the ocean is constantly being challenged by the demands of our society. Most of our planet is covered by water, a necessary ingredient of human life. The state of our oceans... Read More

How Body Piercing Works -- The Ins and Outs of this Cutting Edge Process

Body piercing (defined as any piercing beyond the standard earlobe piercing) has become such a popular form of body modification that between five and ten percent of the population of the United States has indulged in at least one form of it at some time in their lives. In most... Read More

The Joy of Recycling

I have always been an advocate of recycling. Even though I am not always convinced of its financial viability, I am thoroughly convinced of its value as a means of increasing public awareness of the cost of our consumerism. In the 20+ years I have been in the organizing profession,... Read More

Energy and America

America is entering into a time of Energy crisis. It could easily be the greatest crisis that human-kind is to face. America can not continue to lead the world econimcally and drain it dry at the same time. The National Collegiate Clean Energy Initiative is working to unite American students... Read More

Diamond Flashes

Beyond magnificence and splendor, the world of diamonds evolves on stirred grounds. When the stake is so important, interests collide. But technology develops following its onward course. Here are some interesting off-stage events in the diamond industry and innovations in technology.De Beers sued by head of the Diamond BourseDerek Parsons,... Read More

The Valuable Individual

How can we, as individuals, participate in waste management? Because some of us are so overwhelmed with Earth's problems, we feel that our contributions have no real consequence in the end. For others, social barriers can be an issue. A lady we once knew confessed that she did not want... Read More

Trash Talk Your Way to a Better World

North Americans account for less than 10% of the world's population, yet we produce 50% of the world's garbage and consume more than 33% of it's resources. If everyone consumed like the average North American, we would require three Earths!Authors Dave and Lillian Brummet offer an upbeat, proactive look at... Read More

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Academia Uneasy With Lack Of Diversity On 'Dude Walls' Honor' : Shots - Health News NPRHistoric portraits of revered scientists and doctors can be found all over medical schools and universities — and, as it happens, most feature white men.

Nail Art Gets A Scientific Makeover On Instagram: @nailsciart : Goats and Soda NPRA young scientist decided that one way to get girls into science would be by painting neurons and parasitic worms on her nails.

Science breakthrough after researchers major discovery could lead to unhackable internet Express.co.ukAN UNHACKABLE internet could be on the horizon after scientists managed to transfer complex information through complicated quantum systems.

Nasa astronaut committed crime in space, claims divorcing spouse: Report India TodayAstronaut Anne McClain is accused of identity theft and improperly accessing her estranged wife's private financial records while on a sixth-month mission ...

The case for strategic and managed climate retreat Science MagazineFaced with global warming, rising sea levels, and the climate-related extremes they intensify, the question is no longer whether some communities will ...

Science And Storytelling On Alton Brown's Good Eats: The Return ForbesWatching Alton Brown effortlessly disseminate scientific wonkery on the original Good Eats two decades ago may have misled the casual viewer into thinking it's ...

Scientists say sustainable forestry organizations should lift ban on biotech trees Science MagazineLook at anything made from trees—a ream of paper, a cardboard box, lumber—and it's probably stamped with the logo of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) ...

Scientists Start Building a Parts List for the Brain Scientific AmericanScientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the ...

Abortion Bans Based on So-Called "Science" Are Fraudulent Scientific AmericanWe are scientists, and we believe that evidence, not ideology, should inform health care decisions. The wave of anti-abortion laws across the U.S. is the latest in ...

Funding crisis at Brazilian science agency could leave 80000 researchers and students without pay Science MagazineA major budget crisis at Brazil's leading science funding agency could disrupt the lives of thousands of students and early-career scientists. In September, the ...

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

Programmable CRISPR-responsive smart materials Science MagazineCRISPR technology is best known as a gene editing tool. English et al. developed a group of stimuli-responsive hydrogels to respond to the programmable ...

The physics professor who says online extremists act like curdled milk The GuardianHate may be less like a cancer and more like bubbles, says Neil Johnson, who applies physics theory to human behavior.

Flashing Neurons, Invisible Moonlight and Adorable Squid Babies: The Week's Best Science GIFs Scientific AmericanScientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the ...

Persistence of neuronal representations through time and damage in the hippocampus Science MagazineHow does the brain store information over a long period of time? Gonzalez et al. chronically implanted custom-built high-sensitivity microendoscopes and ...

The science of addiction: a personal struggle to kick cocaine gives a neuroscientist unique insights The GuardianHaving survived a decade of drink and drugs as a young woman, Professor Judith Grisel focused all her determination on writing a book about addiction.

Ultrafast laser welding of ceramics Science MagazineLaser welding is an integral part of modern manufacturing, but it fractures ceramic materials. Penilla et al. developed two methods for welding ceramics using ...

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

Antarctica scientists ‘blown out of water’ by bizarre creature: ‘Can’t explain it’ Express.co.ukANTARCTICA scientists were left stumped when they discovered a unique creature at the bottom of the ocean, a documentary showed.

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

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

A roadmap for malaria research Science MagazineAlthough malaria is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases worldwide, causing almost half a million deaths from 219 million cases annually (1), the ...

A 24-year-old entrepreneur was bored in science class — so she started this company CNBCLab4U teaches basic science principles in physics, chemistry and biology by enabling experiments from an app on a smartphone or tablet.

Sending Even a Tiny Message Through a Black Hole Would Make It Evaporate Livescience.comSending a carrier pigeon across the cosmos would probably be a more reliable way to send a message.

Amazon Fires and the Horrifying Science of Deforestation WIREDBeing a rainforest, the Amazon isn't supposed to burn out of control, unlike California's drier landscape, which is built to burn and burn explosively. Yet here we ...

Daily briefing: How to communicate your science to the people in charge Nature.comSix simple strategies for informing policymakers, researchers speak about life in a troubled ancient-DNA lab and the 'CRISPR age' spawns smart materials.

The 200-year effort to see the embryo Science MagazineThe year 2018 was a watershed moment for the science of embryos. Building on the recent development of single-cell transcriptomic approaches, time-resolved, ...

Probing an evolutionary riddle Science MagazineA startling evolutionary hypothesis considers why humans harm themselves—and how they've kept themselves safe for millennia. Embedded Image.

Calvin F. Quate (1923–2019) Science MagazineCalvin (“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 ...

Suicide attempts are hard to anticipate. A study that tracks teens' cellphone use aims to change that Science MagazineResearchers hope mobile devices can capture signs of imminent risk that a doctor's questionnaire can't.

News at a glance Science MagazineCuba fumigated homes to try to control mosquitoes spreading Zika. PHOTO: DESMOND BOYLAN/AP PHOTO. After Zika virus raced through the Americas and ...

'The system is swamped.' Canada can't keep up with requests to study cannabis Science MagazineThe Canadian government is scrambling to respond to a glut of license applications for cannabis research prompted by the drug's legalization in October 2018.

We Could Detect Extraterrestrials Because They May Glow, Scientists Say Livescience.comExtraterrestrial life could glow in spectacular reds and greens. Why? To shield itself from punishing flares of UV radiation.

Scientists may have spotted a black hole and a neutron star colliding Science MagazineGravitational-wave hunters may have spotted their most exotic quarry yet. On 14 August at 5:10:39 p.m. EDT, a trio of gigantic detectors in the United States and ...

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

Here's what Earth might look like to aliens Science MagazineAstronomers reverse engineer Earth images to understand data from exoplanets.

Suicide—turning the tide Science MagazineSuicide is a devastating public health problem, afflicting individuals, families, and societies. Fortunately, continuous striving by the World Health Organization to ...

Paths out of darkness Science MagazineA Science special package explores how researchers are tackling the devastating public health challenge of suicide. Embedded Image. At a suicide prevention ...

Scientists discover new pain-sensing organ The GuardianA new organ involved in the sensation of pain has been discovered by scientists, raising hopes that it could lead to the development of new painkilling drugs.

Cane growers support front group working to undermine Great Barrier Reef science The GuardianExclusive: Farmers United says 'we know in our hearts and minds' experts are wrong about run-off damaging the reef.

Climate misinformation may be thriving on YouTube, a social scientist warns Science NewsAnalyzing 200 climate-related videos on YouTube shows that a majority challenge widely accepted views about climate change and climate engineering.

New 'polypill' could cut heart attack risk by half Science MagazineCardiovascular diseases kill more people every year globally than any other cause. A new daily pill could slash that risk, but experts are divided on the ethics of ...

Astronomers Create 8 Million Baby Universes Inside a Computer and Watch Them Grow. Here's What They Learned. Livescience.comA team of astrophysicists has just spawned 8 million unique universes inside a supercomputer and let them evolve from just tots to old geezers. Their goal?

Reducing the metabolic rate of walking and running with a versatile, portable exosuit Science MagazineWalking and running require different gaits, with each type of motion putting a greater bias on different muscles and joints. Kim et al. developed a soft, fully ...

Specialized cutaneous Schwann cells initiate pain sensation Science MagazinePain has been thought to be initiated by activation of free nerve endings without end organs in the skin. In contrast to this paradigm, Abdo et al. discovered a ...

A Cosmic Rarity Found in Antarctic Snow The AtlanticThe isotope iron-60, produced when a star explodes, is hidden in some of Earth's most isolated places.

Earth's Mysterious Inner Core Could Finally Be Explained by New Science ScienceAlertIt's one of the deepest unknowns in geophysics: the hidden movements of Earth's innermost core.

This rocky 'super-Earth' may be a hard place for life to get a foothold Science MagazineWhen scientists go looking for life on distant exoplanets, they generally focus on rocky worlds the size of Earth. But most of these so-called super-Earths orbit, not ...

Primordial and recycled helium isotope signatures in the mantle transition zone Science MagazineHelium isotopes provide a window into the very deepest and oldest parts of Earth's voluminous mantle. However, several processes tend to obscure the helium ...

China's scientists alarmed, bewildered by growing anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States Science MagazineSHANGHAI, CHINA—Scientists in China are concerned about what they see as growing anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States. They dismiss claims of a ...

Hundreds of extreme self-citing scientists revealed in new database Nature.comSome highly cited academics seem to be heavy self-promoters — but researchers warn against policing self-citation.

CRISPR comes to the silver screen Science MagazineIf you could cure a child suffering from sickle cell anemia, would you? This is the question at the center of Human Nature, a new documentary directed by Adam ...

Vanishing Arctic ice will open the way for more science voyages, analysis suggests Science MagazineEarly this month, the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy embarked on a journey through the Arctic seas off of the coast of Alaska, helping researchers conduct ...

Russia to supply critical components to India's Gaganyaan India TodayIndia is likely to discuss with Russia on the supply of critical components for its human space capsule that would carry Indian cosmonauts to space.

Public trust that scientists work for the good of society is growing Science NewsMore Americans trust the motives of scientists than of journalists or politicians.

Reducing tropical deforestation Science MagazinePrimary tropical forests continue to be lost at high rates, with disturbing consequences for biodiversity, climate change, and the rights and livelihoods of local ...

How strep throat may spark mental illness in some kids Science NewsOne night in December 2013, Hans Korbmacher awoke in a fury. The book-loving, introverted 10-year-old was feverish, agitated and gnawing on his tongue.

NASA Images Show Just How Much Carbon Monoxide Is Coming Off The Burning Amazon ScienceAlertA NASA satellite captured harrowing images of carbon monoxide in the atmosphere due to the wildfires that continue to rage in the Amazon rainforest.

Century-old salmon-smeared notebooks reveal past bounty of fisheries Science MagazineOne day in June 1919, workers in a busy Canadian cannery in Port Essington rushed to clean, cook, and can the bright red flesh of a huge number of sockeye ...

Nearly ferromagnetic spin-triplet superconductivity Science MagazineIn conventional, and in many unconventional, superconductors, the electrons that form Cooper pairs have spins pointing in opposite directions. An applied ...

Plants have awareness and intelligence, argue scientists Big ThinkResearch in plant neurobiology shows that plants have senses and intelligence. Plants were found to have 15-20 senses, including many like humans.

NASA latest: Agency chief reveals nuclear 'game changer' Express.co.ukNASA's administrator has described plans by the agency, the China National Space Administration and Russia's Roscosmos to develop rockets powered by ...

Cataclysmic collision could explain Jupiter's fuzzy core Science MagazineJupiter harbors a deep mystery: Rather than the distinct core scientists expected, it has a fuzzy center, according to recent observations by NASA's Juno ...

Hippocampal sharp-wave ripples linked to visual episodic recollection in humans Science MagazineWhat are the brain mechanisms responsible for episodic memory retrieval? Norman et al. investigated epilepsy patients who had electrodes implanted in the ...

Drinking fluoridated water during pregnancy may lower IQ in sons, controversial study says Science MagazineBut critics say the results are “barely statistically significant”

Communicating science to policymakers: six strategies for success Nature.comScientists can improve how they inform politicians and other policymakers on how to make decisions, say Hannah Safford and Austin Brown.

If Scientists Don't Speak out Today, Who Will Be Left to Defend Science Tomorrow? The WireAn open letter to Prof Subhasis Chaudhuri, director of IIT Bombay, following his silence over Union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal's pseudoscientific claims at a ...

Mystery solved? Why cats eat grass Science MagazineCats do a lot of weird things. One of the biggies is eating grass, often to throw it up just a few minutes later. Now, after perhaps centuries of mystery, scientists ...

Scientists Grew a Mysterious Life Form That Could Reveal The Origins of Complex Life ScienceAlertWhen scientists ran DNA analysis on a sediment core taken from the floor of the Arctic ocean back in 2010, they found something surprising. A previously ...

Thermal unequilibrium of strained black CsPbI3 thin films Science MagazineThe perovskite materials used for solar cells and light-emitting diodes (which are black in color) are generally less stable at room temperature than the ...

'Science Needs More Space in Mainstream Media' The Wire"It is an irony that while our scientists can detect traces of methane on distant Mars, closer home we see people getting asphyxiated in manholes."

Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate Change Scientific AmericanRecently, the U.K. Met Office announced a revision to the Hadley Center historical analysis of sea surface temperatures (SST), suggesting that the oceans have ...

Faith in science Otago Daily TimesBird-lover and Oxford academic Dr Andy Gosler says faith and science do not need to do battle. His views, which are likely to stir controversy at both extremes, ...

Salmon-smeared notebooks reveal fisheries past bounty Science MagazineOne day in June 1919, workers in a busy Canadian cannery in Port Essington rushed to clean, cook, and can the bright red flesh of a huge number of sockeye ...

In her element: 'Nerdy' teacher helps students learn that science is cool Greenville Daily ReflectorKim Grizzart. Sunday, August 25, 2019. Ann Marie Mehdi doesn't really care if she stands out as a nerd at South Central High School. She's not embarrassed by ...

White and wonderful? Microplastics prevail in snow from the Alps to the Arctic Science AdvancesMicroplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous, and considerable quantities prevail even in the Arctic; however, there are large knowledge gaps regarding pathways to the ...

Pathways to prevention Science MagazineSome straightforward approaches show promise. One question is how they can reach more people. Embedded Image. Research on hotlines underscores how a ...

Reading an anguished brain Science MagazineScanning the brains of people who are depressed or suicidal could point to better-targeted treatments. Embedded Image. Leanne Williams (standing) and ...

Cortical layer–specific critical dynamics triggering perception Science MagazineHow are behaviorally relevant representations of the outside world initiated and manifested in the mammalian brain? Marshel et al. combined a ...

Twitter Goes 'Yeah Science!' After Netflix Drops 'El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie' Teaser ScoopWhoopEl Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie was perhaps the best kept secret as no-effin'-one knew about it until Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston posted cryptic tweets ...

Ancient Skeletons with Alien-Like Heads Unearthed in Croatia Livescience.comArchaeologists have unearthed three ancient skeletons in Croatia — and two of them had pointy, artificially deformed skulls.

Maths and tech specialists need Hippocratic oath, says academic The GuardianMathematicians, computer engineers and scientists in related fields should take a Hippocratic oath to protect the public from powerful new technologies under ...

Asteroid warning: Apocalyptic 'God of Chaos' powering towards Earth in time for 2029 Express.co.ukTHE APOCALYPTIC 'God of Chaos' asteroid, a gargantuan space rock taller than the Eiffel Tower, will speed perilously and unprecedentedly close to Earth in ...

Chemists have created and imaged a new form of carbon Science NewsAn elusive wreath of carbon has made its long-awaited debut. Scientists created a molecule called cyclocarbon and imaged its structure, describing the ring of ...

We Need a New Science of Progress The AtlanticIn 1861, the American scientist and educator William Barton Rogers published a manifesto calling for a new kind of research institution. Recognizing the “daily ...

'Mystery' volcano that cooled the ancient world traced to El Salvador Science MagazineThe sixth century was a rough time to be alive: Lower-than-average temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere triggered crop failure, famine, and maybe even ...

The global soil community and its influence on biogeochemistry Science MagazineSoils harbor a rich diversity of invertebrate and microbial life, which drives biogeochemical processes from local to global scales. Relating the biodiversity ...

IIT Students Clean Up 31st Street Beach For Science And Service CBS ChicagoCHICAGO (CBS) — Some South Side college students learned a valuable environmental lesson outside of the classroom Saturday. More than 100 students and ...

The Milky Way is more warped than astronomers thought Science Magazine3D map of bright, pulsing stars shows galactic disk is S-shaped, not flat.

Emergent ferromagnetism near three-quarters filling in twisted bilayer graphene Science MagazineWhen two layers of graphene in a bilayer are twisted with respect to each other by just the right, “magic,” angle, the electrons in the system become strongly ...

Analysis of a Strange Erupting Magnetar Hints Link With Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts ScienceAlertA magnetar that recently erupted with a storm of activity may have given us a lead on the mystery of fast radio bursts (FRBs). According to a new analysis of the ...

Increased atmospheric vapor pressure deficit reduces global vegetation growth Science AdvancesAtmospheric vapor pressure deficit (VPD) is a critical variable in determining plant photosynthesis. Synthesis of four global climate datasets reveals a sharp ...

Slow-motion video reveals how ants deliver their painful venom Science MagazinePainful encounters with ants don't stem from their bite; it's their venom-delivering stingers. Now, in a video posted online this week, a researcher has recorded ...

The Solar System's Loneliest Planets, Revisited Scientific AmericanScientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the ...

Al-Quds University harvests second place in 2019 Asian Science Competition hosted in China WAFA - Palestine News AgencyCHINA, Sunday, August 25, 2019 (WAFA) - Al-Quds University harvested second place for the best research project on environment at the Asian Science Camp ...

NAD+ cleavage activity by animal and plant TIR domains in cell death pathways Science MagazineOne way that plants respond to pathogen infection is by sacrificing the infected cells. The nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat immune receptors responsible ...

An ecologist with an eye toward forecasting the future Science MagazineLOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY—The ultimate goal of many biologists is to be able to predict how their system—be it a genome, a cell, an organism, or an entire ...

LIGO and Virgo probably spotted the first black hole swallowing up a neutron star Science NewsIn a first, astronomers may just have detected gravitational waves from a black hole merging with a neutron star.

Space telescope would turn Earth into a giant magnifying lens Science MagazineProposed “Terrascope” could gather light from small exoplanets with the power of a 150-meter mirror.

Ionic liquid–based click-ionogels Science AdvancesGels that are freeze-resistant and heat-resistant and have high ultimate tensile strength are desirable in practical applications owing to their potential in ...

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