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In Misstep, Schools Vaccinate 2 Without Parental ConsentThe children suffered no adverse effects, but the error raised questions about how carefully the vaccination program is being carried out.
International Herald Tribune Friday, October 30, 2009Methane's role in global warming underestimatedGreenhouse gas calculations blame carbon dioxide too much for global warming, and methane too little, suggest researchers Thursday. In the journal Science, a team led by Drew Shindell of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York find that chemical interactions between greenhouse gases other than carbon dioxide and industrial aerosols cause more global warming than estimated by the Intergovernmental Panel on
climate change and other efforts.
USATODAY Friday, October 30, 2009TED MED: Grandma s Little Robot HelperFor Colin Angle, the statistics make the case clear. Institutional care for the elderly costs an average of more than $10,000 per month, about equal to “the mortgage payment for a $2 million home.” At the same time, three out of four seniors want to continue living at home. To do so, many may need support from their adult children--who themselves are strapped for time while juggling the demands of work and
family. “Something has to give in order for that to work,” Angle told the audience yesterday at the TED MED conference, which is being held this week in San Diego. “What am I going to do? Well, what about robots?” [More]
Scientific American Friday, October 30, 2009The Future is Wild (DVD) newly tagged ''science''The Future is Wild (DVD)By Tim White Buy new: $10.9925 used and new from $9.21 First tagged "science" by Michael Kerjman Customer tags: it, fauna, evolutionary biology, enimals, evolutionary theory, documentary, earth, environmentalism, doco, dvd, evolution, future
Amazon Friday, October 30, 2009UN signals delay in climate change treatyUNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Just weeks before an international conference on
climate change, the United Nations signaled it was scaling back expectations of reaching agreement on a new treaty to slow global warming....
The Arizona Republic Friday, October 30, 2009AP IMPACT: Statisticians reject global coolingWASHINGTON (AP) -- Have you heard that the world is now cooling instead of warming? You may have seen some news reports on the Internet or heard about it from a provocative new book. Only one problem: It's not true, according to an analysis of the numbers done by several independent statisticians for The Associated Press....
The Arizona Republic Friday, October 30, 2009Ariane puts satellites in orbitEurope's Ariane 5 rocket launches another two telecommunications satellites into orbit.
BBC Friday, October 30, 2009Short heels make elite sprinters super speedyWhat is it about elite sprinters that gives them the edge over non-sprinters in the 100m dash? Stephen Piazza from the Pennsylvania State University publishes his discovery, in The Journal of Experimental Biology, that the length of an elite sprinter's heel (the distance from the back of the heel to the ankle) is 25 percent shorter in elite athletes than non-sprinters, allowing them to generate more force when sprinting for gold.
Eurekalert.org Friday, October 30, 2009The Revised & Expanded Answers Book: The 20 Most-Asked Questions About Creation, Evolution & the Book of Genesis Answered! (Paperback) newly tagged ''science''The Revised & Expanded Answers Book: The 20 Most-Asked Questions About Creation, Evolution & the Book of Genesis Answered! (Paperback)By Don Batten 83 used and new from $0.01 Customer Rating: First tagged "science" by Daniel J. Knight "Hate evil, love good, maintain justice in the courts." Customer tags: christianity(5), creation(5), apologetics(3), ken ham(3), good explanation, cat vomit, easy to understand, concise explanation, genesis, dawkins, anthony flew, bad science
Amazon Friday, October 30, 2009Web Addresses Can Include Hebrew, HindiNonprofit Body that Oversees Internet Addresses Approves Scripts Not Based on Latin Alphabet
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