NEW YORK — Being a scientist is a noble profession, but it has its darker side. From fierce competition to plagiarism to outright scientific fraud, scientists are far from immune to the sordid. Livescience.com News Headlines – Yahoo! News
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Lack of kit ‘hampers school science’
By admin on Saturday, May 4th, 2013 | Comments Off
Pupils at many state-funded schools in England miss out on practical science experiments because of a lack of basic equipment, a report suggests. BBC News – Science & Environment
Read More...Science vs. Fiction: A Real Iron Man Suit?
By admin on Saturday, May 4th, 2013 | Comments Off
The real star of the Iron Man movies is, of course, the suit. How close are we to creating this high-tech hardware? Discovery News
Read More...Teen girl expelled, charged with a felony after science experiment goes awry
By admin on Friday, May 3rd, 2013 | Comments Off
A 16-year-old Florida teenager knows this all too well. went to school and mixed some household chemicals in a tiny eight-ounce water bottle. Science News
Read More...Obama Champions Science Research in Address
By admin on Monday, April 29th, 2013 | Comments Off
President Barack Obama expressed his unequivocal support for the science industry in a public address today (April 29), saying the nation cannot afford to make sweeping budget cuts that threaten to stall the depth and pace of research. Livescience.com News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...Science of ‘Protein Origami’ Unfolds
By admin on Sunday, April 28th, 2013 | Comments Off
There's now a way to make "protein origami" — self-assembling shapes made of twisted molecular strands— a new study reveals. Livescience.com News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...Sea surface temperatures reach highest level in 150 years | Science Codex
By admin on Sunday, April 28th, 2013 | Comments Off
Sea surface temperatures in the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem during 2012 were the highest recorded in 150 years, according to the latest Ecosystem Advisory issued by NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center . Science News
Read More...What Does the Average American Know About Science?
By admin on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 | Comments Off
Can you identify the gas that makes up most of Earth’s atmosphere? If yes, you may be surprised to be among the minority in the United States. (Hint: It’s not oxygen.) But if you know which kind of radiation that sunscreen protects against, you’re in good company. Science News Headlines – Yahoo! News
Read More...The Teenaged “Troublemaker” Fighting For Science
By admin on Sunday, April 14th, 2013 | Comments Off
Zack Kopplin has been fighting to have the “Louisiana Science Education Act” overturned since it was first passed in 2008, and he was in high school. Critics of the SLEA say it’s used to introduce creationism and other non-scientific theories into public school science class. Kopplin, now at Rice University discusses his continuing campaign against [...]
Read More...Shamed British bank bosses seek solace in science and cricket
By admin on Saturday, April 13th, 2013 | Comments Off
By Steve Slater LONDON (Reuters) – Say sorry, give back some of the money and become an adviser. Playing cricket and keeping a low profile also seem to help. These appear to be the best routes to rehabilitation or at least a more peaceful life for bankers in Britain blamed and shamed for bringing their [...]
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