Mars Science Lab Has Trouble Lifting Off; Might Make a âNuclear … - Discover Magazine

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Mars Science Lab Has Trouble Lifting Off; Might Make a âNuclear …
Discover Magazine, NY - 12 hours ago
Huge cost overruns and technical difficulties may cause the $2 billion dollar [sic] Mars Science Laboratory to be delayed or canceled outright, …
New NASA nuclear Mars rover hits budget, time problems Register
Snow discovered on Mars McGill Tribune (subscription)
Science and Environment: Vision.org Examines International …International Business Times
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October 7, 2008 @ 11:06 AM · Filed under Uncategorized
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Miller clashed with Palin over science on global warming - Greensboro News Record

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Miller clashed with Palin over science on global warming
Greensboro News Record, NC - 4 hours ago
“This is really about the legitimacy of science,” Miller said recently. Not in dispute is that the polar ice shelf, the polar bear’s habitat, is shrinking. …
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October 6, 2008 @ 11:08 AM · Filed under Uncategorized
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Proposal 2: Limits slow science at the University of Michigan - MLive.com

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Proposal 2: Limits slow science at the University of Michigan
MLive.com, MI - 6 hours ago
It’s a cluster of more than 1000 human embryonic stem cells, which normally reside in a nitrogen-cooled freezer in O’Shea’s lab in the Biomedical Science …
Mich. voters to decide stem cell research measure WOOD-TV
Stem cell ballot issue emotional Leelanau Enterprise
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October 5, 2008 @ 11:08 AM · Filed under Uncategorized
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Dog fleas, string star in wacky science prizes - AFP

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Dog fleas, string star in wacky science prizes
AFP - Oct 2, 2008
The Ig event, produced by science humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research, honors the hair-brained efforts of a brainy profession in hope it can “make …
This astonishing non-revelation is one of 10 pieces of real …BBC News
Scientists with funny bones Boston Globe
Ig Nobels Reward Quirky Research The MIT Tech
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October 4, 2008 @ 11:08 AM · Filed under Uncategorized
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Dog fleas, string star in wacky science prizes - AFP

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Dog fleas, string star in wacky science prizes
AFP - 11 hours ago
The Ig event, produced by science humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research, honors the hair-brained efforts of a brainy profession in hope it can “make …
This astonishing non-revelation is one of 10 pieces of real …BBC News
Ig Nobel prizes: Awards showcase humorous side of research Boston Globe
Ig Nobels Reward Quirky Research The MIT Tech
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October 3, 2008 @ 11:08 AM · Filed under Uncategorized
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Is the broken Hubble Telescope worth saving? - USA Today

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Is the broken Hubble Telescope worth saving?
USA Today - 17 hours ago
The failure of a device called the Side A Science Data Formatter, used to send images and other data from Hubble back to Earth, is a problem, but likely one …
Hubble telescope mission delayed by fault Telegraph.co.uk
Students and Astronauts use Powerful New Tool to Explore Earth …Space Ref (press release)
Hubble Dies. Can NASA Revive It? EDN.com
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October 2, 2008 @ 11:08 AM · Filed under Uncategorized
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Group urges no politics, religion in science curriculum - Houston Chronicle

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Group urges no politics, religion in science curriculum
Houston Chronicle, United States - 5 hours ago
By GARY SCHARRER AUSTIN â A coalition of Texas scientists warned the State Board of Education Tuesday not to inject politics or religion into new science …
Texas & Southwest briefs Dallas Morning News
Texas scientists challenge proposal to teach weaknesses of …Austin American-Statesman
Texas scientists defend teaching of evolution in public schools KVUE
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October 1, 2008 @ 11:07 AM · Filed under Uncategorized
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Hubble device fails; shuttle launch delayed - Los Angeles Times

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Hubble device fails; shuttle launch delayed
Los Angeles Times, CA - 6 hours ago
By John Johnson Jr., Los Angeles Times Staff Writer An instrument that stores and transmits science data back to Earth has broken down on the Hubble Space …
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NASA Delays Trip to Repair Hubble Telescope New York Times
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September 30, 2008 @ 11:07 AM · Filed under Uncategorized
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Crowds pack grand opening of new SF science museum - San Jose Mercury News

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Crowds pack grand opening of new SF science museum
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 17 hours ago
AP SAN FRANCISCOâThe long-awaited opening of San Francisco’s innovative new science museum is drawing huge crowds hoping to glimpse an albino alligator and …
Renewal: California Academy of Science re-opens.Examiner.com
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September 29, 2008 @ 11:06 AM · Filed under Uncategorized
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Students shine in science - Boston Globe

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Students shine in science
Boston Globe, United States - 3 hours ago
Students in the class of 2010 are the first to be required to pass the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System science exam in order to graduate, …
NH students score low on science examCabinet.com
MCAS science exam brings mixed resultsMetroWest Daily News
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September 28, 2008 @ 11:06 AM · Filed under Uncategorized
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