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

The Southern Ledger
Who's better at math? Subtract gender
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 1 hour ago
The University of Wisconsin-Madison study released Thursday in the journal Science reported that, overall, US girls and boys got equal math scores, ...
The Myth of the Math Gender Gap TIME
Girls as good at math as boys, study finds Chicago Tribune
Math Scores Show No Gap for Girls, Study Finds New York Times
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Scientists learn what makes aurora flare
ABC Science Online, Australia - 33 minutes ago
Their findings resolve a 30-year debate about what causes these events, and appears in the latest edition of Science. Some scientists believed that auroral ...
Scientists Solve 30-year-old Aurora Borealis Mystery Science Daily (press release)
ATK's Constellation of Five Micro Satellites Enables NASA to Solve ... MarketWatch
Scientists figure out what makes northern lights dance San Francisco Chronicle
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STOCK ALERT - China's Xugong Science up sharply on deal with parent
Forbes, NY - 2 hours ago
BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - A-shares of Xugong Science & Technology Co Ltd (SZA 000425) rose sharply after the company announced plans to issue about 340 mln new ...
China's Xuzhou to buy $820 mln assets from parent Reuters
UPDATE 1-China's Xuzhou to buy $820 mln assets from parent Reuters
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Officials: Search for HIV vaccine needs overhaul
The Associated Press - 12 hours ago
Among the priorities will be increased research in chimpanzees, the Science article says. The recent failed vaccine study showed "we were maybe on the wrong ...
HIV infects, attacks body much faster than previously believed ... Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Fauci lays out HIV research plan Scientist
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SAC wins $500000 grant to recruit low-income students to science ...
Bizjournals.com, NC - 12 hours ago
San Antonio College (SAC) received a $551944 grant from the National Science Foundation for its META (Math, Engineering and Technology Awards) program. ...

Boston wants public input on future of Christian Science plaza
Bizjournals.com, NC - 12 hours ago
The Christian Science Plaza is located on a prime swath of property in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood and is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist. ...

Scientific American
Science Briefing: Study looks at age reversal
Financial Times, UK - 4 hours ago
Their research is published in Science magazine this week. Steroids have a different mode of action in plants and animal cells. ...
How one day we may all be eternally young Independent
Worm Study Challenges Prevailing Theory of Aging U.S. News & World Report
Prevailing Theory of Aging Challenged in Stanford Worm Study MarketWatch
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Get your mind out of the toilet! It's science!
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 1 hour ago
By JAMES LILEKS, Star Tribune It's funny you should mention snickering at scientific terms. After three years of teaching physics I can't find a good way to ...

Local boy's bright idea earns state science award
MetroWest Daily News, MA - 1 hour ago
By Matt Lynch/Daily News staff What began as a Hanukkah gift for 13-year-old Advanced Math and Science Academy student Alex Gribov turned into an ...

Canada.com
NASA/Ames scientists map our return to the moon
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - Jul 22, 2008
The conference, hosted by the newly created NASA Lunar Science Institute at NASA/Ames, doesn't start officially until today. Sunday's event at Moffett Field ...
Lunar Science Conference round up Nature.com (subscription)
Scientists ponder future moon mission activities Register
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Mini UAV and MAV Power Plants

A set up of harnessed Lithium Polymer Cells can be the answer to mini-UAVs. When... Read More

UAV Stealth and Radar Energy Capture for Power and Propulsion

A Feasible Idea for UAV Flight, Possible Research and Development Test; UAV Stealth and Radar... Read More

Does the Earth Have Hollow Areas Inside it?

Some skeptics of the geology text books we had in school theorize that the Earth... Read More

The Wages of Science

In the United States, Congress approved, last month, increases in the 2003 budgets of both... Read More

Electromagnetic Energy in Space

Tesla was always looking for a way to harvest electromagnetic energy and deliver it to... Read More

Moon Rover Robotic Concept; Planetary Exploration

I propose a beach ball hopping robotic planetary explorer, which could work in swarms, instead... Read More

The Fertilization Process and Implications of Test Tube Babies

Through the wonders of science, infertile couples who were previously unable to bear children, due... Read More

Pre-empt the Radiation or Die

At West Point, in a speech, President George W. Bush shared the doctrine of pre-emption... Read More

Ceramic Coatings Inside Plastic Water Bottles?

A new report claims Water in plastic bottles could pose a problem, and of course... Read More

A Tuned Bio-Field and a New Definition of Consciousness: Part 2

Love, pure Love, is the feeling one has when they are appreciating the deep beauty... Read More