Archive for the Science Category


Cloned stem-cell study under fire for sloppy errors

Duplicated images in a research paper have sparked worries that the journal Cell may have been hasty in its peer review process      New Scientist – Online news

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New EU climate policy unlikely before 2015: Poland

The European Union is unlikely to hammer out its new policy on global warming ahead of a global climate deal that could be clinched in 2015, Poland's environment minister said Wednesday. Environment News Headlines – Yahoo! News UK

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Kids Who Only Play One Sport Risk Injuries

Experts' advice: Don't practice or play more hours than child's age. Discovery News

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Slovenian flyer lands in France on return trip from Arctic

Slovenian adventurer Matevz Lenarcic landed on Thursday in Western France after having overflown the North Pole in an ultra-light plane equipped to measure air pollution. Environment News Headlines – Yahoo! News UK

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Descending Into The Mariana Trench: James Cameron’s Odyssey

At nearly seven miles below the water’s surface, the Mariana Trench is the deepest spot in Earth’s oceans. And the site north of Guam is where director and explorer James Cameron fulfilled a longtime goal of reaching the bottom in a manned craft. Environment

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Commercial human ventures planned for the moon: NASA study

By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – Corporate researchers may be living on the moon by the time NASA astronauts head off to visit an asteroid in the 2020s, a study of future human missions unveiled on Thursday shows. The study by Bigelow Aerospace, commissioned by NASA, shows "a lot of excitement and interest [...]

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Inside A Tart Cherry Revival: ‘Somebody Needs To Do This!’

The revival is partly based on the humble sour fruit’s growing reputation as a superfood. And in Michigan, a scientist is on a quest to introduce a whole new world of hardier, tastier tart cherries by breeding American trees with ancestral varieties from Eastern Europe. Environment

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Cockroaches evolving to evade traps

Cockroaches are outsmarting our efforts to kill them by evolving to avoid the taste of sugar traps, a study reveals. BBC News – Science & Environment

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Sweden's riots raise questions about inequality

Sweden has long been a bastion of generous social welfare and an egalitarian political culture. Science News

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Active Hurricane Season Expected, US Forecasters Say

Get ready for a busy and possibly "extremely active" hurricane season, said forecasters who today (May 23) unveiled their predictions of the number and intensity of storms expected in the Atlantic Ocean basin during the 2013 hurricane season. Livescience.com News Headlines – Yahoo! News

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