Archive for June, 2008



Science law could set the tone for Jindal - The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com

Friday 27 June 2008 @ 1:06 am
Science law could set the tone for Jindal
The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, LA -1 hour ago
Bobby Jindal attracted national attention and strongly worded advice about how he should deal with the Louisiana Science Education Act. Jindal ignored those

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Climate change forces plants to higher ground: study - CBC.ca

Friday 27 June 2008 @ 1:06 am

Scientific American
Climate change forces plants to higher ground: study
CBC.ca, Canada -12 hours ago
(Science/Associated Press) Temperatures aren't the only thing rising as a result of climate change; researchers say plants are creeping to higher elevations
Climate change pushes plants out of their comfort zoneXinhua
Climbing Trees: Plants Move Uphill as World WarmsScientific American
Global warming causing plant migration in Europe: studyAFP
National Geographic - Reuters UK
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DePauw Institute for Girls in Science Welcomes 30 to Campus - DePauw University

Friday 27 June 2008 @ 1:06 am

DePauw University
DePauw Institute for Girls in Science Welcomes 30 to Campus
DePauw University, IN -3 hours ago
DePauw science students and faculty serve as camp counselors and instructors. Campers spend eight hours a day in a laboratory, field or classroom for five
Science Publishes Letter by Prof. Wayne Hazel and Biology StudentsDePauw University
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Planetary science: Forming the martian great divide - Nature.com (subscription)

Friday 27 June 2008 @ 12:06 am

Nature.com (subscription)
Planetary science: Forming the martian great divide
Nature.com (subscription), UK -20 hours ago
Early in its history, Mars suffered a convulsion that left a lasting geological and topographical scar. The latest work adds to evidence that the cause was

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A quick, easy way to grill candidates on science policy - Symmetry magazine

Thursday 26 June 2008 @ 11:06 pm

Washington Post
A quick, easy way to grill candidates on science policy
Symmetry magazine, IL -19 hours ago
Sixteen prominent science and engineering organizations, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Society,
Send news tip to FOXNews.comFOXNews
MA Statehouse Compromise Will Boost Renewable Energy, Cut Global Union of Concerned Scientists
6/26/08 Meteorologist Fight Back Against a Recent Global Warming WDEF News 12
Wired News - The Australian
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Mars Lander Returns Treasure Trove For Science - Science Daily (press release)

Thursday 26 June 2008 @ 11:06 pm

Voice of America
Mars Lander Returns Treasure Trove For Science
Science Daily (press release) -5 hours ago
Mars or any planet, other than Earth," said Phoenix co-investigator Sam Kounaves of Tufts University, science lead for the wet chemistry investigation.
Martian soil has nutrients needed to grow plantsMinneapolis Star Tribune
Mars Soil Appears To Be Able To Sustain LifeSlashdot
Mars air once had moisture, new soil analysis saysSpace Ref (press release)
Houston Chronicle - Reuters
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Study may change birds' family tree - Chicago Tribune

Thursday 26 June 2008 @ 11:06 pm

Telegraph.co.uk
Study may change birds' family tree
Chicago Tribune, United States -5 hours ago
The report, which will be published in Friday's edition of the journal Science, concludes that falcons are more closely related to parrots than they are to
Birds of a feather revealed in evolutionary treeTelegraph.co.uk
New bird family tree reveals some odd ducksReuters
Major bird study rearranges avian evolutionary treeChicago Sun-Times
Australian Life Scientist - University of Florida
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Yellow Science - Wall Street Journal

Thursday 26 June 2008 @ 11:06 pm
Yellow Science
Wall Street Journal -3 hours ago
It is the feeding of this hunger that irreparably disgraced journalism, and a century later now threatens to do the same to science.

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WALL• E works as layered science fiction - Chicago Sun-Times

Thursday 26 June 2008 @ 10:06 pm
WALL• E works as layered science fiction
Chicago Sun-Times, United States -13 hours ago
Critic Pixar’s “WALL• E” succeeds at being three things at once: an enthralling animated film, a visual wonderment and a decent science-fiction story.
Family, Adventure, Science Fiction, ComedyMetromix
Great Wall: Kid-friendly ‘Wall•E’ does science fiction rightNorthwest Herald
REVIEW: 'WALL-E' maintains the Pixar charmNorth County Times
Gapers Block - Animation Magazine
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State-of-the-art science lab for school - Dispatch Online

Thursday 26 June 2008 @ 10:06 pm
State-of-the-art science lab for school
Dispatch Online, South Africa -1 hour ago
And yesterday saw the opening of a state-of-the-art science laboratory at the school, where most pupils have never seen test tubes and B unsen burners,

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