Science News
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The mayor of Charleroi has said the award of a World Press Photo prize to a study on the gritty industrial Belgian town should be withdrawn as a "serious distortion of reality.
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Russia will continue using the International Space Station along with NASA until 2024, its space agency said, after Moscow had threatened to stop financing it in 2020.
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The American Diabetes Association faces a lawsuit after journal editors express concern over several papers. This is a rare activity within the science world.
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A recent study suggests that sea creatures may follow a hypothesis known as "Cope's rule," and this rule states that in a lineage, animals grow larger in the passage of time.
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The first "Super" moon of 2015 will rise on Feb. 18th. As the moon rises it will be a rare "Super New Moon" which means the moon will not be visible.
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The fiscal year 2016 could be promising for scientific research if the President Obama's budgetary requests are granted.
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Is technological progress slowing down? Are we simply refining technological advances originally made in the 1980s or earlier? Fear not: there is a next wave that will revolutionize technology. And it's small. Real small. A look at nanotechnology.
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New research has suggested that e-cigarette vapour contains toxic chemicals that are damaging to the body, implying they are not a safe alternative to traditional smoking and adding to the continuing debate about the health risks of "vaping."
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have a solution for changing between clear and shaded eyeglasses, quickly, without the long changeover time of transitional lenses.
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Major science publisher Macmillan Science and Education, the publisher of Nature and Scientific American, is to join forces with Springer Science+Business Media.
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Partnership agreements in science and technology were signed by Canadian delegates in last week's summit in Gujarat, India.
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During Christmas Eve Santa performs a number of herculean feats as he seeks to distribute gifts to many of the good boys and girls around the world. Is this physically possible? Maybe, Digital Journal assesses how.
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The U.S. legislature has passed a spending agreement for science for next year. The deal signals only modest increases for federal science agencies.
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Los Angeles -
Sony Pictures says it will screen madcap comedy "The Interview" in some US theaters on Christmas Day, a dramatic U-turn after its widely criticized decision to cancel the film following a cyber-assault blamed on North Korea.
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To close out an interesting year in science, Digital Journal brings you another round of the "science behind Christmas" features.
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Thanks to "DNA from the crypt" scientists now have powerful evidence that the lack of teeth in all modern birds can be traced to a common ancestor who became toothless in paradise about 116 million years ago.
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According to reports released by NASA, Mars' Gale Crater once contained a massive lake. NASA presented evidence that also suggests the lake existed for millions of years, long enough to sustain life.
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"The Tarantula Scientist" by acclaimed author Sy Montgomery is an award-winning informational children's book on tarantulas.
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The European Commission (EC) decided to retire the position of Chief Scientific Advisor, Some scientists have reacted angrily to what they see is political interference with the promotion of science.
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Bad weather will delay the launch of a Japanese space probe on a six-year mission to mine a distant asteroid, just weeks after a European spacecraft's historic landing on a comet captivated the world.
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2014 has seen a myriad of fascinating science news. Digital Journal looks back at the year in science and selects the 12 most interesting stories that have impacted people's lives around the world.
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Babies adopted across international borders may not remember the language they heard in their first days, but the words leave a lasting mark on their minds, scientists said Monday.
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Sixth graders in Turkish schools will no longer learn about human genitalia anatomy and reproduction, sparking controversy over the censorship.
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Seven Italian scientists who faced jail for failing to predict a deadly 2009 earthquake were cleared Monday of manslaughter convictions that had sparked international outrageThe seven men were sentenced to six years in jail in October 2012 after a cour...
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While female scientists in academia do not face an inhospitable workplace, the low numbers of female faculty are simply due to women’s career choices. This is the view of two psychologists.
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Researchers in the United Kingdom have discovered a drug combination that triggers a self-destruct mechanism in lung cancer cells.
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In a novel approach to filtering water, researchers in China and Saudi Arabia have come up with a way of using ash from cigarettes to remove arsenic from drinking water.
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If aliens exist, should we try to get in touch with them? According to a new poll, many Americans think it would be a bad idea.
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Columbia University university is to pay out over $9 million to resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. government over the submission of false claims regarding federal research funds.
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Emily Willingham, a U.S.-based biologist and freelance journalist, together with David Robert Grimes, a cancer researcher, has been awarded the 2014 John Maddox Prize for Standing up for Science.
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A computer model of the cocaine enzyme used in this study. It has shown some impressive results so far. Jawahar Swaminathan
Geothermal steam is one of many ways scientists propose to power the earth. However one team at MIT has found a new way to turn sunlight into steam. Ævar Guðmundsson
Science of Christmas: Ho, Ho, Ho CsCharms
"Annoying" - The science of what bugs us, by Joe Placa & Flora Lichtman
Mouse embryos are commonly used in scientific research. A team of researchers believe they created a process to regress evolution using these. Pazit Polak
The South Kensington Science Museum actually has an example of a genome sequence on display. As you can see there is a huge amount of information in the genetic structure of each living being. Some believe this may hold the key to fighting aging. George Gastin
With new planets being discovered constantly life could show up when we least expect it. Unmismoobjetivo
This chart shows the reality of believing and not believing in our Lord and Savior.
This diagram shows the normal interaction of stem cells. A study made some outrageous claims on what they could do with this cycle and they were called on it. Mike Jones via Wikimedia
Looking for an idea to include the kids in the gardening fun or a project to keep them occupied for the summer. Check back for step by step instructions on how to grow square watermelon for just a few dollars. Watermelons
A picture of a typical lab rat. Jean-Etienne Poirrier
Fungi growing in axenic culture (ascomycetes) Photo by: Dr. David Midgley Cultures: Dr. David Midgley University of Sydney, Australia
Ira Katznelson, professor of political science and history at Columbia University PR / Hunter College
Science on a Sphere - Smithsonian Natural History woodleywonderworks
Muscle stem cells growing in a nutrient gel, on velcro. Bart van Overbeeke, Eindhoven University of Technolog
Krypton gas is beautiful but also quite dangerous under certain circumstances. Jurii
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CohIT: The healthcare IT industry in Berlin
Museum of Science and Industry
Photo credit: Joe Ziolkowski The Museum of Science an Industry
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